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Continental’s Auto Check-In: What’s the Point?

I was recently talking to someone and the subject of Continental’s relatively new auto check-in came up. It sounds pretty cool, but I honestly can’t quite figure out when I’d want to use this feature. Let’s see if you guys have...

Published Thu, Oct 2 2008 3:48 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, Continental
Tony France: Qantas Got it Right, Almost – The Airbus A380

Tony France, the Traveling Optimist, is back with another post, and this is a long one. Last time Tony generated a lot of discussion, so let’s hope this does the same. Friends of mine were planning on getting married in New Zealand during their...

Published Fri, Oct 3 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Guest Posts, A380, Qantas
Ask Cranky: Is the Clear Program Worthwhile?

Thank you for submitting your questions after the inaugural Ask Cranky column. Please keep them coming . . . Dear Cranky, I’ve been reading you a while and I wonder what your experience/opinion is of the Clear program that is now in place at 17...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, Safety/Security
More About Palmair

A couple months ago, I wrote about the Which? magazine survey that ranked single-airplane Palmair one of the top airlines in the world. While the survey results aren’t exactly helpful for 99% of the people in the world (and therefore not a great...

Published Wed, Oct 8 2008 3:21 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Palmair
Air France’s LAX-London Open Skies Experiment Ends

Delta put out a press release last week entitled “Delta to Offer 180-Degree Full Flat Beds to Heathrow From New York and Atlanta.” Sounds thrilling right? Not so much. But buried in that release was a little note that says “Air France...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Air France
A Glimpse at the Strange World of African Aviation

I was emailing with someone about aviation in Africa, and that prompted me to take a look at a few African airline websites. I know they do things differently over there, but there are some things that just make me shake my head. ADC and Sosoliso, both...

Published Mon, Oct 6 2008 3:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
Virgin America Announces EleVAte Redemption Levels and More

It has been a very busy start to the month of October for Virgin America. So far, they’ve rolled out point redemption in the EleVAte frequent flier program, launched Main Cabin Select, added refundable fares, introduced a credit card, and started...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Frequent Flier Programs, Fares
This Week on BNET (Sep 29 - Oct 3)

Delta Adds First Class to New York Shuttle Flights Delta will reconfigure its Washington-New York-Boston Shuttle fleet to have First Class seating. This isn’t all about the customer experience. Why I Didn’t Write About Delta and Northwest Approving...

Published Sat, Oct 4 2008 3:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Mergers/Finance, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Northwest, BNET
Mokulele Hires Republic for Interisland Flying in Hawai’i

I wrote about this on BNET last week when it was still a rumor. Now it’s been confirmed that Republic will operate Embraer 170s within Hawai’i for Mokulele. This seems like a smart move, and it will put some pressure on go!. [/caption]In fact...

Published Fri, Oct 17 2008 5:18 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Go!, Republic, Mokulele
Southwest Heads North to Minneapolis

I know I’m a little late on this one, but I had to say something. In case you haven’t heard, last week Southwest announced it would finally be going into Minneapolis/St Paul. This is one of those Southwest destinations that had been predicted...

Published Thu, Oct 9 2008 4:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Southwest
Alitalia’s Death Postponed

I’d take a poll on how many people are surprised to hear that Alitalia looks like it has cheated death once again, but I know the answer. Nobody is surprised, and you shouldn’t be. This airline will live on forever, and that’s good news...

Published Wed, Oct 1 2008 2:58 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
Delta’s Wireless Internet is On Its Way

I think it’s worth mentioning that Delta has been doing some good work on its blog lately. Beyond Marie Force and her excellent archives posts (like this one on the Hercules), they’ve been disseminating some important information as well....

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 5:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, American, Delta
American Orders Up to 100 787s

American may have announced a $360 million loss excluding special items yesterday, but that news was overshadowed by the airline’s decision to order up to 100 787 Dreamliners. They join Delta/Northwest and Continental as having 787s on order while...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, 787
This Week on BNET (Oct 6 - 10)

Lufthansa’s Social Networking Effort Lufthansa has launched its own social network. I’d be surprised if anyone used it. Keep reading to see why. TSA’s Useless Photo ID Rules As usual, TSA photo ID rules are full of holes. What are they focusing...

Published Sat, Oct 11 2008 3:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Lufthansa, Safety/Security, Government Regulation, Delta, Air Canada, BNET, Republic, MDW - Chicago/Midway
Time to Get Married

The time has finally come. I’m leaving today for my wedding this weekend. As you can imagine, I’m not going to be online much over the next week, but I do have new posts ready to go live each day for you. The only difference you’ll see...

Published Wed, Oct 1 2008 6:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin

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