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DOT Now Releasing Tarmac Delay Information

Sorry I’m a little late this morning, but we’re (finally) getting some serious rain here in Southern California and that knocked out our power for awhile. We’re back up and running now, so let’s get to it. If you read other blogs...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2008 4:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations, ExpressJet
This Week on BNET (Dec 6 - 12)

November Airline Traffic Numbers Traffic numbers for November are in, and man is it ugly. Pinnacle Improves Delta Connection On Time Performance It wasn’t long ago that Delta was looking to ditch Pinnacle as a regional carrier due to poor performance...

Published Sat, Dec 13 2008 3:22 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Lufthansa, Schedule Changes, Seats, Delta, Northwest, BNET, Pinnacle, AirTran, BBG - Branson
This Year’s Aviation Dally (NOT the Dilly)

If you read the very good but insanely expensive Aviation Daily or you’ve just been around this industry long enough, you’re probably familiar with the time-honored tradition that is Aviation Dilly. Every year around this time, the aviation...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 4:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Virgin America Moves Into Renovated LAX Terminal 3

As I mentioned, the reason I had the chance to interview Virgin America CEO David Cush yesterday was because he was in town for the ribbon-cutting on the airline’s newly renovated space in LAX Terminal 3. They’ve done a great job here, and...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 9:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Airport Experience, Schedule Changes
Across the Aisle from Virgin America CEO David Cush

I have to give Virgin America credit. There’s no question that I’ve been very critical of many of the moves the airline has made, but they’ve always been willing to answer my questions. This week, they not only invited me to the grand...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Across the Aisle Interviews
The Future of Airline Loyalty Programs

I’ve got a special guest post for you today from Jason Steele from AskMrCreditCard.com fame on the future of airline loyalty. Hit the comments below and let me know what you think. As a frequent traveler, and the reward cards blogger over at AskMrCreditCard...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 3:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Guest Posts
United Furthers Trend to Offer Elite Benefits to Everyone Else

Ah the life of an elite member on United. No fees, special lines, and free upgrades to Economy Plus. It may seem like a fair reward for devoting your business to United, but the airline continues to devalue elite benefits. Now, the difference between...

Published Tue, Dec 9 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Airport Experience, Frequent Flier Programs
Impact of FAA’s Potential Downgrade of India and Israel Safety Ratings is Limited

Rumors have been swirling for a couple of weeks that the FAA is about to downgrade the safety ratings of India and Israel from Category 1 to Category 2, and an article in the Wall Street Journal last week saw a couple of emails hit my inbox. This may...

Published Mon, Dec 8 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, El Al, Air India
This Week on BNET (Dec 1 - 5)

Mesa Settles Aloha Lawsuit, Wants to Use Aloha Name Mesa wants to use the name of its now vanquished rival, Aloha, on its airplanes. There are so many reasons this is a bad idea, it’s not even funny. Continental’s November Traffic Performance Shows...

Published Sat, Dec 6 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Lufthansa, JetBlue, Southwest, Continental, Aloha, Delta, Hawaiian, Go!, BNET, Fuel, LGA - New York/La Guardia
Lufthansa Italia Tries to Add Pressure as Alitalia Receives EU Approval

Ok kids, who’s ready for an Alitalia update? I know, it’s been a little while. It may seem like plenty has happened, but really, we’re not that much closer to resolving this hilarious situation. One of these days, I’ll get around...

Published Fri, Dec 5 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Alitalia, Air France
Homeland Security and the TSA Open Up in a Blogger Roundtable

I have to say that as much flack as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the TSA get, they do a pretty good job of facing it head on. Case in point . . . they held a blogger roundtable recently where DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and TSA Administrator...

Published Thu, Dec 4 2008 4:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Government Regulation
Ignore Irresponsible Warning About Holiday Travel on JetBlue and to Minneapolis

Those of you who are Elliott.org readers might have been a little alarmed by an article yesterday entitled, Christmas air travel warning: avoid Minneapolis, JetBlue and Northwest Flight 189. That article was so incredibly misleading that I had to clear...

Published Wed, Dec 3 2008 4:10 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Delays/Cancellations, Northwest
Allegiant Goes to Punta Gorda; Is It Their Next Base?

Looks like Allegiant might have its eyes on Punta Gorda as its next base after it announced flights to the city from both Greenville/Spartanburg and Knoxville today. This is the first move outside its current base structure in awhile, and it could be...

Published Tue, Dec 2 2008 4:05 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Allegiant
Cranky’s New Site Layout

Those of you who came by the site this weekend may have noticed a new look on Cranky. I tried to do it on Friday night when traffic was lower so that if it blew up in my face, I wouldn’t anger too many people. Fortunately within an hour of it launching...

Published Mon, Dec 1 2008 4:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
The UK’s APD Increase Continues to Convince People Not to Visit

Just as California likes to bump up the car tax to plug its budget holes, the UK has a soft spot for taxing the heck out of air travel. The Air Passenger Duty (APD) has only been at its current rate for a couple years, but apparently it’s time to...

Published Mon, Dec 1 2008 4:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, Fares

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