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JetSuite Launches New Private Jet Charter Operation and I Go For a Ride (Trip Report)

I know very little about private jet chartering. I’ve never done it, and in fact I’ve never even been on a private jet. So when PR guru Gareth Edmonson-Jones (formerly of Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue) asked if I wanted to learn more about the...

Published Mon, Nov 2 2009 3:56 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Trip Reports, Corporate Aviation
If You Want to Try Wifi Onboard, You’ll Have Plenty of Free Chances

It’s no surprise that when you make something completely free, people use it a lot more often than if you make them pay. Duh. And that’s why it’s not surprising to see airlines scrambling to find a way to offer wireless internet for...

Published Tue, Nov 3 2009 2:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Inflight Entertainment, American, AirTran
Midwest Airlines Stops Flying (Its Own Planes)

This may seem like a footnote to some, but just two days ago, Midwest officially stopped flying its own aircraft. That doesn’t mean, as we all know, that the Midwest brand is going away. It just means that now it is nothing more than a brand. So...

Published Wed, Nov 4 2009 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Midwest Airlines
SkyWest to Start Flying for AirTran in Milwaukee

You cheeseheads may still be hurting from your second Favre-related beatdown this year, but you can rejoice that you now have yet another airline coming to town. SkyWest (yes, the regional airline) will begin flying for AirTran in Milwaukee. It’s...

Published Thu, Nov 5 2009 3:28 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: SkyWest, Midwest Airlines, AirTran, MKE - Milwaukee
Win a Southwest Flight Schedule Signed by Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett with a Tribute to Timetables

If you’re an airline dork, you love timetables. It’s just the way it’s always been. And with Southwest finally issuing its last timetable this year, the era of printed timetables in the US has come to a close. I asked Southwest for a...

Published Fri, Nov 6 2009 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Admin
Cranky on the Web (Nov 2 – 6)

Cranky Concierge watches your back – Hartford Courant More on Cranky Concierge. It’s picking up steam. Delta Air Lines Rips Into International Association of Machinists – BNET The IAM has postponed its representation efforts for Delta’s...

Published Sat, Nov 7 2009 5:09 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Continental, Delta, Labor Relations
United Ditches More 50 Seat Jets, Mesa Takes Hit

If you think back 15 years ago, the 50 seat regional jet was the hot commodity. People seemed to be willing to pay for jet comfort over a turboprop, and airlines raced to add as many as they could. It’s pretty much been all downhill from there....

Published Mon, Nov 9 2009 3:53 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Mesa Airlines, Bombardier, CRJ
Frontier Quietly Introduces Stretch Premium Economy

Frontier has been surprisingly quiet about its latest product change, a new premium economy section called Stretch. I saw it mentioned on their Facebook page, and I believe they mentioned it on their earnings call, but I haven’t seen much else....

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Midwest Airlines
Association of European Airlines Shows Disregard for the Public, Earns a Cranky Jackass Award

You might have seen the Cardinal’s guest post here on Cranky a couple weeks ago on the Association of European Airlines’ (AEA) efforts to protect its member airlines despite there being little to no apparent public benefit. Well, apparently...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Cranky Jackass
Alitalia Posts Profit, Hell Freezes Over

I have never written a more surprising post than this one. Alitalia, the queen of red ink, has actually, shockingly, found that by making more money than it was spending, it could post a profit. This past quarter, the airline made 15 million euros in...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia
Virgin Atlantic’s Taxi Share Service Is a Decent Start

Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Taxi2 (and it’s oddly-registered Tongan website taxi.to) to help passengers share cabs to their destination. This to me is a great idea, but they haven’t taken this far enough. Hopefully this is just the...

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin Atlantic
Cranky on the Web (Nov 9 – 13)

American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone past its own deadline for ruling on the BA/American deal. This is getting tiresome. Capacity Restraint Leads to...

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 3:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Frequent Flier Programs, Government Regulation, Oneworld, British Airways, American, BNET, Alliances, Cranky Concierge
Virgin + Wine = Good Times (Trip Report)

This past weekend, my wife and I were planning on driving up to wine country to spend the weekend with some friends. As the weekend drew closer, I decided that I really didn’t want to drive, so I went to look for flights. Three days before departure...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 2:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Trip Reports
What the F*&^ is a Sharklet? (Hint: It’s Good)

Winglets on airplanes are nothing new. We’ve seen them big and small on all kinds of airplanes. The most visible ones these days are the huge ones that you see on 737s, but what the heck is a sharklet? Well, that’s the Airbus-designed winglet...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 4:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A320, Aircraft
British Airways and Iberia Finally Get Closer to Almost Possibly Merging

Has there been a stranger courtship than that between British Airways and Iberia? The airlines, which have been talking for years, have finally agreed to merge, sort of. I mean, it’ll get there eventually. I believe talks began in 1784 when King...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 3:21 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mergers/Finance, British Airways, Iberia

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