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Spirit Wants Ads on Flight Attendants, I Say “Why Not?”

Spirit has been pretty quiet lately, and that should scare all of us. This is an airline that thrives on getting itself free PR, and it usually does a very good job with it. But maybe their old tricks just aren’t working anymore. So what do they...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 4:02 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Advertising, Spirit
This Week on BNET (Jan 26 - 30)

Southwest Reports Q4 Loss on Hedges Hedges and other “special items” brought Southwest down to a Q4 loss, but it was the announcement on growth that had people turning their heads. Southwest Sees Strong Revenue Performance in Fourth Quarter...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 3:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Baggage, Virgin America, Schedule Changes, Customer Service, Southwest, Mergers/Finance, Delays/Cancellations, American, Delta, Allegiant, BNET, Fuel, IND - Indianapolis
I’m Now on Twitter (crankyflier)

Damn you, Twitter. I always hated you because I didn’t see the point. I signed up long ago when my friends encouraged me to check it out. There were too many tweets about washing hair, going to the bathroom, or other completely uninteresting and...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 11:45 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Delta’s Half-Empty Threat to Shrink Atlanta

My posts have definitely been traveling around the world this week, so let’s bring it back home. Let’s talk Delta. The airline is having a spat with its largest airport, Atlanta, over new construction that will inevitably raise the cost of...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, ATL - Atlanta
Italians Look to Kill Rome’s Ciampino Airport, Help Alitalia

Yes, this is a post about Italy, but believe it or not, Alitalia isn’t the main focus. It’s the bungling Italian government that has caught my eye once again for their plans to help Alitalia and kick low cost carriers to the far corners of...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2009 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair, Alitalia, Easyjet
Virgin Nigeria Ends Long Haul Flying Today

For those of you who think that all Sir Richard Branson touches turns to gold, all you need to do is take a look at Virgin Nigeria to see a very different story. (Or study up on Virgin Express, but that’s for another time.) The airline was started...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2009 4:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin Nigeria
BA’s OpenSkies to Stop Growing; Is Death on the Horizon?

Looks like we’re seeing the beginnings of yet another failed attempt at using the EU-US open skies agreement to open new business opportunities. OpenSkies, British Airways’ attempt at launching an all-premium airline to fly to New York from...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2009 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, OpenSkies
This Week on BNET (Jan 19-23)

Report: Investors Looking to Abandon Virgin America Financial Times is reporting that Virgin America’s US investors may be looking to bail out. What does this mean for the future viability of the airline? American Flight Attendants Begin Aviation...

Published Sat, Jan 24 2009 3:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Virgin America, Safety/Security, American, Delta, Hawaiian, BNET, Fuel
United and Aer Lingus Earn a Cranky Jackass For Plan Which Could See Their Crews Disappear

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that both United and Aer Lingus made a big mistake yesterday when they announced a joint venture that I can best describe as goofy. But that’s about the closest I can get to saying something nice. More...

Published Fri, Jan 23 2009 4:20 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Aer Lingus
TripAdvisor Says People Watch Safety Briefings; I Call Bullshit

TripAdvisor put out the results of a study yesterday regarding airplane safety. I’m sure it was spurred by the US Airways accident last week, and I have to say that the results seem absolutely, completely wrong. It may not be their fault - some...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 3:51 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
What US Airways is Doing for The Passengers of Flight 1549

It’s somewhat surprising, but you rarely hear about how people and their families are treated after an accident. What actually happens? US Airways is opening up the kimono a bit here to show us how they’re dealing with it this week. So far...

Published Wed, Jan 21 2009 4:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Accidents/Incidents
London/Heathrow Third Runway Approved, Protests Abound

We’ve heard the beginning of this story a million times. Airport wants to expand, people protest, and the process gets bogged down for years and years. On the surface, that’s what has happened with Heathrow’s bid to build a third runway...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2009 4:32 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LHR - London/Heathrow
United Puts Wireless Internet on p.s.

American and Virgin America have wi-fi onboard, Delta is beginning installation, Alaska and Southwest are looking to do testing, and well, Continental is at least putting live TV on their planes. But United hadn’t done anything, until now. United...

Published Mon, Jan 19 2009 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Inflight Entertainment
This Week on BNET (Jan 12 - 16)

Airlines Successfully Test Biofuels in Droves Air New Zealand and Continental have both recently tested jatropha on actual flights, and the results have been extremely promising. Alaska and Horizon Says December Storms to Cost Up to $13 Million Those...

Published Sat, Jan 17 2009 3:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Continental, Air New Zealand, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Horizon, Mesa Airlines, BNET, Fuel, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Yet Another Post on US Airways Crash in the Hudson

No, you didn’t miss my first post, but I’m sure you’ve seen about a million since the US Airways A320 plopped down into the Hudson River yesterday. So, I won’t bother to recap what happened, and I’m probably the only site...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Accidents/Incidents, A320

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