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Cranky Around the Web (July 27 – 31)

I’m changing the name of my usual Saturday “This Week on BNET” posts starting this week. Instead of just focusing on my BNET posts, I’m going to also post other places where I might have written or been mentioned during the week...

Published Sat, Aug 1 2009 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Frontier, Southwest, Mergers/Finance, Delta, Distribution, BNET, ORD - Chicago/O'Hare
Earning Points in JetBlue’s Complicated New TrueBlue Program (Part 1)

While Southwest’s acquisition attempt of Frontier was getting all the press last week, JetBlue quietly started emailing their TrueBlue members about a relaunch of the program on September 27. When I spoke with CEO Dave Barger in March, he assured...

Published Mon, Aug 3 2009 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, JetBlue
Redemption, Elite Status, and Partners in JetBlue’s New TrueBlue (Part 2)

Yesterday I talked about earning points in JetBlue’s new TrueBlue program, and today it’s time to talk about redemption, elite status, and partners. Fortunately, I was able to have a call with Dave Canty, JetBlue’s Director of Loyalty...

Published Tue, Aug 4 2009 4:16 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, JetBlue
Alitalia is Still Losing Money

It’s been way too long since my last Alitalia post, hasn’t it? It’s actually been pretty quiet over there as the new management team tries to figure out how to make something of nothing. There’s no question they still have a long...

Published Wed, Aug 5 2009 3:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
International Airlines Start Adding Fees, Making Cuts Like US Carriers

It was only a matter of time until global carriers started following in their US counterparts’ shoes, right? As airlines around the world continue to bleed, we’re seeing them start to cut back. Today we’ll take a look at British Airways...

Published Thu, Aug 6 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, ANA
How Does an Accident Impact an Airline’s Schedule? (Ask Cranky)

Today we’ve got an interesting Ask Cranky question from a curious reader . . . Hey Cranky, I read your column regularly and had a question you might be able to answer. What does an airline do to make up the capacity when a plane crashes? How do...

Published Fri, Aug 7 2009 3:58 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Southwest, Ask Cranky
Cranky Around the Web (August 3 – 7)

Republic Completes Purchase of Midwest, But Frontier Hangs in the Balance – BNET Midwest is now officially owned by Republic, but its success may have a lot to do with what happens with Frontier. Another Reason Airports Should Love Allegiant –...

Published Sat, Aug 8 2009 3:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Midwest Airlines, Allegiant, BNET, Republic
Some Enhancements to the Blog and a Request

It had been awhile since I went rooting around looking for new and interesting plugins for the site, and I think I’ve found a couple good ones. Let me know what you think, and most importantly, let me know if there’s some functionality you’d...

Published Mon, Aug 10 2009 12:53 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
“Save Frontier” Campaigns Gear Up, But They Won’t Work

You knew it wouldn’t be long before the “Save Frontier” groups got together to rally for their airline. There are now a few efforts going, but I’m afraid that none of these are likely to have any impact. Initial bids to bring Frontier...

Published Mon, Aug 10 2009 3:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Mergers/Finance
Southwest Details Its Frontier Bid and I Like It

Yesterday, Southwest submitted its complete bid to buy Frontier and I have to say that I like what I’m seeing here. There is a lot going on in this bid, and if they win, it will have a huge impact on customers. We could be looking at the possibility...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2009 3:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Mergers/Finance
Virgin America Heads to Ft Lauderdale, JetBlue Announces Soon After

I was just saying to someone the other day that Virgin America had been really quiet lately, and I wondered what they were up to. Apparently they’ve been working the old Jewish grandma market – they’re heading to Ft Lauderdale from LA...

Published Wed, Aug 12 2009 3:27 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue, FLL - Ft Lauderdale
Delta, US Airways, Continental, and AirTran Swap DC and NY Slots

Isn’t August supposed to be a pretty light month for airline news? This week has been absolutely packed with headlines, and I’m getting tired. Today I’m rolling a couple stories together that involve slot swaps. One (between US Airways...

Published Thu, Aug 13 2009 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Continental, Delta, AirTran, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
JetBlue Lets You Fly Anywhere for a Month for $599

I’m sure many of you were hoping to see a post today on Republic winning the auction for Frontier thanks to labor thwarting the Southwest bid, but I didn’t have enough time to do the research last night to write a post. I’ll have more...

Published Fri, Aug 14 2009 3:45 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Fares
Cranky on the Web (August 10 – 14)

Why is Allegiant’s Load Factor Dropping While Others Increase? – BNET Allegiant’s load factor dropped more than anyone else last month, but I’m not too concerned. Southwest’s Bid for Frontier Raised to $170 Million –...

Published Sat, Aug 15 2009 3:51 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Fares, American, Delta, Allegiant, BNET, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Republic Wins the Right to Buy Frontier – Now What?

I certainly didn’t see this one coming. Thanks to a greatly increased bid and Southwest’s unwillingness to do a deal without labor’s buy-in (read BNET for more on this), Republic is the one walking away with Frontier. But I don’t...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 3:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest, Midwest Airlines, Republic

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