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Virgin America’s Main Cabin Select

I’ve got more to write about from NBTA (tomorrow I’ll feature the battle of the First Class suites), but today I’m going to take a break and talk about Virgin America’s latest. Though I was supposed to meet with Virgin America...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2008 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Frequent Flier Programs
NBTA: OpenSkies’ Earth-Shaking Announcement in Los Angeles

OpenSkies has been full of news this week. First it was the announcement of Amsterdam - New York flights and then yesterday it was the decision to ditch coach and go with all premium economy and business class. The news was quite literally earth-shaking...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2008 3:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Seats, British Airways, OpenSkies
NBTA: Continental Goes Flat in BusinessFirst

It was an action-packed day at NBTA today. I think I talked to enough people and sat in enough seats to really have a couple weeks of posts here. Unfortunately, as you might expect, the focus is almost entirely on the premium cabin experience. So, much...

Published Tue, Jul 29 2008 3:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Continental
Trip Report: Back to the Bay

This weekend, we had a quick trip up north to do some more wedding planning. We took JetBlue up since Long Beach is always our first choice. But we saved over $100 flying back on Southwest, and they had a better schedule for us anyway. Since a friend...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Southwest, Trip Reports
NBTA This Week

I’ll have a trip report from my short weekend up in the Bay Area tomorrow morning, and then I’ll be spending the next couple days at the NBTA (National Business Travel Association) convention. If you’re in town for the show, drop me...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 4:01 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
This Week on BNET (July 21 - July 25)

This week was Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) week over at BNET. Grant applications for this year’s program are rolling in, and I look at some of the best and worst. The federal government offers up this money to help small...

Published Sat, Jul 26 2008 3:23 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Schedule Changes, BNET, Airports
American Ditches Kayak, But Let’s Clear Some Things Up

I first saw the news on TechCrunch a couple days ago. Once I noticed Kayak’s Keith Melnick and Steve Hafner confirm it in the comments section, I figured it was true. American has decided to stop participation in Kayak. After reading the blog post...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2008 3:21 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Distribution
Alaska Releases Its Low Fare Calendar

When it comes to technology, Alaska tends to be ahead of the curve when compared to other airlines. Their latest release? They now have a low fare calendar that shows you the lowest fares for an entire month for both your outbound and return. This isn’t...

Published Thu, Jul 24 2008 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alaska Airlines, Distribution
Emirates Ditches Paper, Keeps Showers

I saw this post from Gulliver noting that Emirates has decided to remove all paper from the seatback pockets of its A380 to save weight, and I couldn’t stop laughing. It seems to me that if the airline was really that concerned about fuel burn,...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, Emirates
WestJet Adds Fees the Right Way

Once again, it appears that those north of the border have figured out a better way to raise money . . . charge for new services instead of ones that are currently free. The latest comes from WestJet, which has announced it will begin offering seat assignments...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2008 3:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Westjet
Midwest Rolls Out Its Post-MD80 Schedule

We knew it was coming. When Midwest said it would ditch its MD-80s, that had to mean a lot of flight cuts and schedule shuffling. Well, now we know the extent of the damage. The new schedule not only cuts 11 cities, but it shuffles a lot of service around...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2008 3:27 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, MD80, Midwest Airlines
This Week on BNET (July 14 - July 18)

Bombardier Kicks Off Farnborough by Launching the C-Series Bombardier has talked about it for years, and now it’s official. The 110 to 130 seat C-Series has launched, and it’s promising massive fuel savings. ExpressJet Ending Branded Service...

Published Sat, Jul 19 2008 2:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Safety/Security, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, ExpressJet, Bombardier, Pinnacle
Across the Aisle From British Airways’ Head of Environment

I know this isn’t entirely about the traveler experience, but I thought it would be a very interesting way to close the week nonetheless. I had the chance to speak with British Airways’ Head of Environment, Jonathon Counsell, yesterday. We...

Published Fri, Jul 18 2008 3:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, British Airways, Fuel, Across the Aisle Interviews
Boarding Pass Ads and Privacy Worries

Am I the only one who thinks this whole boarding pass advertising thing is a little creepy? It’s not the concept that bothers me. You want to throw some ads on my boarding pass? Go ahead. It’s the fact that they’re using my demographics...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Continental, American, Delta, Northwest, Advertising
JetBlue to Make Portland Oregon a Focus City (or Is it a Glitch?)

Sometimes, it pays to have good timing. A fellow airline dork came across a very interesting message on the JetBlue website. Unless there’s some sort of technical glitch, it appears that JetBlue will be starting up a Portland (Oregon) focus city...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2008 1:44 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, JetBlue, PDX - Portland

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