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Cranky on the Web (October 25-29)

AirTran Pilots Have a New Tentative Agreement, Thanks to Southwest – BNET Headwinds AirTran pilots have an agreement, and it comes suspiciously close on the heels of the acquisition agreement by Southwest. Interesting, no? Federal Air-Service Grant...

Published Sat, Oct 30 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Horizon, Labor Relations, AirTran, SJC - San Jose
Southwest Media Day: Wifi Pricing, Newark, Volaris, AirTran and More

Good morning from the big D (that’s Dallas, ya’ll). I spent yesterday with the good people of Southwest at their sometimes-annual Media Day. There were a few announcements, but instead of diving into everything, I thought I’d just do...

Published Fri, Oct 29 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
The Most Remote Place in the US Applies for Federal Funds for Air Service

Once again, it’s Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) week over on BNET and I’ve been digging in to the applications for this year’s federal grants. There’s one in particular that stands out, and I decided to write about...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Don’t Expect to See 787s in Delta Colors Anytime Soon

Though Delta has never ordered the Boeing 787 itself, it did inherit 18 firm orders for 787s when it merged with Northwest. There had been a lot of speculation about what would happen to those airplanes post-merger, and now we have some resolution. Delta...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, 787
United-Continental Merger Makes Denver to Dallas Love Field Route Reality

United and Continental continue to push out new routes on a regular basis as the two airlines find opportunities that may not have existed before. These are all either new or restarted hub routes, and some are more interesting than others. In this last...

Published Tue, Oct 26 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, DAL - Dallas/Love Field
The Power Outlet Problem

When you read the subject line, you probably thought I was talking about the problem of airlines not bothering to put power outlets onboard in this age of electronic dependence. That is a huge problem, but it’s not the one I’m talking about...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America
Cranky on the Web (October 18-22)

More airlines ditch first-class seats as fliers get stingy – USA Today USA Today did a story on the disappearance of First Class, and I weighed in on my take. Frontier Airs its Issues on Prime-Time TV. Smart Idea. – BNET Headwinds Undercover...

Published Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, American, BNET
Mesa’s Fleet Falls, Rises, and Falls Again

Watching Mesa Air Group over the last couple decades has been like watching a roller coaster. That airline makes the rest of the industry look downright stable in comparison. With Mesa’s recent bankruptcy reorganization plan out in the wild, I thought...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mesa Airlines
American To Grow Los Angeles With a Bunch of Regional Jets

American has been talking about its cornerstone strategy for a long time now, but while there have been big changes in most of its hubs, LAX has seemingly been ignored. That finally changed yesterday when American announced a broad expansion of service...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
Vision Airlines Talks to Me About Its Plans (Across the Aisle)

Within a couple days of my post on Vision Airlines last week, I found myself on the phone with David Meers, Senior Vice President of the airline. As I said before, I had a lot of questions for him, and now I’ve had the chance to ask him directly...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews
Indianapolis Airport Gets Aggressive at Lowering Airline Costs

Regular Cranky readers know that Indianapolis is an airport that matters to me a lot. Since that’s where my in-laws live, I go out at least a couple times a year, so I pay close attention to what happens there. Indianapolis has also been a poster...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: IND - Indianapolis
Flights with Two Hour Ground Delays Were Twice as Likely to Cancel This Summer

I know that I said I wouldn’t bother writing about ground delays again until some new, interesting data came out, and now, we have some. The funny thing is that I didn’t even see it. It was only brought to my attention by the DOT as part of...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations
Cranky on the Web (October 11-15)

Why Arguments Against Airline Foreign Ownership Are Bogus – BNET Headwinds There are plenty of arguments against allowing foreign ownership of US airlines, but I don’t buy any of them. How Airlines Battled Through the September Traffic Blues...

Published Sat, Oct 16 2010 11:40 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Allegiant, BNET, ONT - Ontario
Cathay Pacific Expected to Replace Pain-Inducing Coach Seats

I thought it would be good to end the week on a happy note. Cathay Pacific has apparently decided to replace its torturous coach seats. I’ve never flown in these seats, but I don’t recall ever seeing such backlash at a simple coach seat. I...

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Cathay Pacific
San Francisco’s Fog and Runway Problems Give the Airport a Dubious Honor

Pop quiz. Which major airport had the worst on time performance in August? JFK? Nah. Newark? Nope. Chicago? Bzzt. Atlanta? Nyet. Give up? It’s San Francisco. Really. You would think that the airports that get pounded by thunderstorms all summer...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: SFO - San Francisco

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