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United, US Airways Receive Big Fines for Maintenance Problems

Both US Airways and United received a present from Uncle Sam yesterday in the form of some hefty fines ($5.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively) for maintenance violations. Should we all run away screaming from these airlines? I don’t think...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Government Regulation, Maintenance
EU Reveals Unfortunate Preference for Legacy Carriers

The European Union (EU) has generally done a decent job in pursuing European airline deregulation. When European airline deregulation has been stymied, it’s generally been through the actions of individual European governments, often in Southern...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 6:05 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Guest Posts
JetBlue Tweaks Its Colors While AirTran Unveils a Beauty (Airplane Porn)

Guess what time it is, kids? It’s airplane porn time! You know how much I love airplane porn, and we’ve got two good ones this week with JetBlue and AirTran. Let’s start with JetBlue. The buzz started last week that JetBlue would be...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 3:09 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Airplane Porn, AirTran
The Travel Promotion Act Makes Travel More Difficult

You’ll hear lots of fanfare around the Travel Promotion Act these days, but you certainly won’t hear it from me. In fact, I think it’s time for a rant. The Act looks like it’s on its way to sailing through Congress, and in my opinion...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 3:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Avianca and TACA Join Together to Create Formidable Latin Airline

Watch out, LAN. There’s going to be another Latin mega-carrier now that Avianca and TACA have decided to come together to form . . . AVIANCTACA? Ok, they’re not going that far. In fact, the brands will stay separate, but this is an interesting...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mergers/Finance, Avianca, TACA
Cranky on the Web (October 4 – 9)

Lots of changes here this week. First, I started writing a twice monthly piece for Antibride.com and Destination I Do magazine. Not a likely partnership? Maybe, but one thing I know quite well is that travel is a huge part of weddings, and that’s...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 3:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Continental Reshapes Its LA Operation, Expands Hawai’i

It looks like Continental has decided to join in the Hawai’i sweepstakes with some interesting new west coast routes, including the first Orange County – Honolulu flight since Aloha folded. But while those are interesting, I’m more intrigued...

Published Thu, Oct 8 2009 6:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Continental
Delta Shrinks Cincinnati Again

The “death by a thousand cuts” strategy seems to be continuing in Cincinnati. Delta is shrinking once again in November and December. Is this sounding like American in St Louis to anyone else? Here’s the deal. The following cities will...

Published Thu, Oct 8 2009 3:30 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, CVG - Cincinnati
United’s Annual Bag Fee is a Smart Move

Earlier this week, United announced that it would stop charging you fees for your first and second bags . . . if you’re willing to pay $249 up front. Is it a good deal for fliers? Maybe in some cases, but it’s really only some families that...

Published Wed, Oct 7 2009 3:43 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Flying Mitsubishis Possibly Coming to the US

Don’t get too excited. It’s not a flying car that’s coming to the US (though a flying Mitsubishi Eclipse would look pretty sweet). It’s actually the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) that received its first interest from a US carrier...

Published Tue, Oct 6 2009 3:22 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Trans States
Introducing Cranky Concierge Air Travel Assistance

For more than 3 years, I’ve been writing The Cranky Flier to provide opinions and general information about the latest with airlines and airports. Today, I’m officially launching what I think is the next logical extension of the blog . . Read...

Published Mon, Oct 5 2009 2:43 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Your Chance to Fly Pan Am’s First Class

If you never had the chance to experience Pan Am’s first class service, you might finally have your chance. No, Pan Am is not coming back, and no I’m not talking about riding on a Pan Am freight train. Anthony Toth has recreated the front...

Published Fri, Oct 2 2009 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Pan Am
Impressions of British Airways’ New London/City Service From Afar

Right now, I should be in London eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s flight back from London/City on British Airways. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Instead, I’m laying on the couch fighting off an ear infection, drifting in and out...

Published Thu, Oct 1 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, LCY - London/City, A318

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