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Spend Christmas with the Dally

If you celebrate Christmas, you’re probably thinking you need a little break from the family right now. So, come on over to Aviation Dally and see some of the stories that have gone live since it first launched. Here are the latest: United Launches...

Published Thu, Dec 25 2008 3:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
A Pilot’s View on the Brazilian Gol/ExcelAire Accident (Guest Post)

We got into an off-topic discussion in the comments section of a previous post recently about the latest in the Gol/ExcelAire midair collision in Brazil, and I thought it was worth a closer look. Fortunately, I was able to turn to a pilot friend of mine...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2008 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Guest Posts, Gol
This Week on BNET (Dec 22 - 26)

Secretary of Transportation Nominee Ray LaHood on Aviation Obama has picked former Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) as his Secretary of Transportation. Will this be good for the airline industry? When Twitter Gets Interesting It’s rare that I find...

Published Sat, Dec 27 2008 3:51 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, Southwest, Continental, Accidents/Incidents, Delays/Cancellations, American, Delta, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Alliances, Westjet, LGA - New York/La Guardia
Just Remember One Thing

I must admit that I’m phoning it in today. I’m tired and just want to nap. So, here’s a video that a friend sent to me of Louis CK doing a hilarious appearance on Conan O’Brien to help you kill some time this morning. I know that...

Published Fri, Dec 26 2008 3:23 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Southwest Links to WestJet, Does Anyone Care?

I know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting the Southwest-WestJet codeshare to get going, and yesterday the airlines took their first steps. Southwest put up a link to WestJet, and I have to say it is completely and totally lame. Head on over...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Alliances, Westjet
Delta’s Terminal Consolidation Plans Begin to Take Shape

Details of Delta’s plans to combine facilities with Northwest are starting to leak out, and I’m very happy to see that the most difficult terminal situations are being addressed early. First up, the LA Times is reporting that Delta has decided...

Published Tue, Dec 23 2008 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, Delta, Northwest
cFares Might be Worth Checking on Your Next Trip

I’m sure you’re familiar with Kayak, Sidestep, Farecast, etc in addition to the Expedias, Orbitzes, and Travelocitys of the world. There are obviously plenty of places to book tickets, but there’s another one you probably haven’t...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Distribution
Trip Report: A Mess of a Trip

I’ve had several people ask me if I had given up on writing trip reports, and the answer is no. I just haven’t been on an airplane for awhile, so I had nothing to write. But I’m back, and this one is a doozy. I usually have good luck...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Delays/Cancellations, Trip Reports
Airlines We Lost in 2008

It’s time once again for the third annual edition of “Airlines We Lost.” This was a pretty active year, as you can probably imagine. Sadly, my wish last year for Alitalia to be on this year’s list has not come true. That airline...

Published Wed, Dec 31 2008 4:25 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: ATA, Aloha, Skybus, ExpressJet, Eos, Champion, Palmair, Pan Am, Adam Air, Silverjet, Airlines We Lost, Oasis Hong Kong, Aero California
US Airways Pilots End ASAP Participation

I wrote about American’s inability to come to agreement with its pilots on continuing participation on the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) in October, and now we’ve seen this very sad problem spread to other carriers as well. The latest...

Published Mon, Dec 22 2008 4:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Safety/Security
Qantas and United Finally Getting Competition to Australia

For the last few years, Qantas and United have been the only two airlines to get passengers nonstop from the mainland US to Australia (Hawaiian will get you from Honolulu as well). While Qantas may have a good onboard product, its fares are high. United...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2008 4:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, Delta, V Australia, Qantas
This Week on BNET (Dec 15-19)

Forrester Says Leisure Travel Brand Loyalty Disappearing Rapidly Forrester says brand loyalty is disappearing. That hardly means that travel companies should just give up. There’s opportunity to be had. Building a Green Hangar How about a hangar...

Published Sat, Dec 20 2008 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Mergers/Finance, Fares, Delta, Northwest, BNET, MSP - Minneapolis/St Paul
LAX Opens Public reLAX Lounge, Others Should Follow

So, you’ve been trying to get to Seattle for a few days now, huh? I’m one of the lucky ones this year since I’m not going anywhere for the holidays, but if I were, I’m sure that the nasty weather would have me sitting on the floor...

Published Wed, Dec 24 2008 4:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airport Experience, LAX - Los Angeles
Alitalia Ends the Year By Sucking as Usual

I couldn’t let this year finish up without squeezing in one more post on Alitalia. It’s just too much fun. The airline has finished up the year just as it started, by being completely and totally awful in every way. The sale of the airline...

Published Tue, Dec 30 2008 3:57 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
Pan Am 103 Crashed Twenty Years Ago Today

I know I usually don’t post on Sundays, but this is no usual Sunday. It’s December 21, and that means it has now been 20 years since Pan Am Flight 103 exploded in flight and the remains rained down on Lockerbie, Scotland. Two hundred fifty...

Published Sun, Dec 21 2008 8:01 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Pan Am

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