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Topic of the Week: 2010 Travel Summary

It’s the last day of the year, so it’s always fun to look back on your travels, right? Here’s my summary, and you can see it was kind of a boring year compared to some previous ones. How’d you do? Miles: 34,202 (23,452 last year...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Airlines We Lost in 2010

The year is almost done, and you know what that means. It’s time to review the airlines we’ve lost in 2010. The good news? We had fewer airlines disappear this year than last and many of them were piddly little guys that I won’t even...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Northwest, Midwest Airlines, Airlines We Lost, Mexicana
United’s 747 Flying Museum (Trip Report)

It’s a light week, so how about another trip report? We used 25,000 miles to get home using a one way saver awards on United in First Class, the weather was good and I expected it to be routine . . . until our flight home from Chicago was upgraded...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Trip Reports
Frontier versus Republic (Trip Report)

The contrast between the holiday trek to Indiana this year versus last year couldn’t be greater. Last year we took a redeye out that was severely delayed. This year we took a morning flight that wasn’t. The biggest problem was a grumpy crew...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Trip Reports
Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 24)

Turkish Airlines Sponsorship Gets Kobe Bryant in Trouble – BNET Headwinds Kobe is a global ambassador for Turkish Airlines now, but the Armenian community is up in arms. United Airlines Examining How Wireless Internet Fits Into Its Future –...

Published Sat, Dec 25 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Technology, Delta, BNET, Labor Relations
United Gets Into the Retro Colors Game (Airplane Porn)

Let’s face it. The holidays are here and the number of out of office replies I’m seeing keep rising. So let’s finish out this week with something light. How about some airplane porn? United is an airline that has had some of the best...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Airplane Porn
Lufthansa Tries to Connect Air and Ground Life with Onboard Wifi

I know, I know. It’s yet another onboard wifi story, right? Lufthansa has started putting internet on its airplanes and expects to have it on its whole long haul flight by the end of 2011. So why is this interesting? A couple of reasons, actually...

Published Tue, Dec 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Lufthansa
IATA Designs Security Checkpoint of the Future and It Looks Pretty Good

Every time I talk security here, there are always a few comments asking to focus on a better solution instead of just criticizing what we have. We’ve batted around ideas before in comments, but now we actually have a concrete proposal from none...

Published Mon, Dec 20 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security
Cranky on the Web (December 13-17)

Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam… Maybe – BNET Headwinds Now that Rep Oberstar is gone, the FAA reauthorization might eventually go through, maybe. US Airways: Without Fees, We Have No Profit – BNET Headwinds US Airways...

Published Sat, Dec 18 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Government Regulation, Southwest, BNET, Qantas
Topic of the Week: Sun Country Goes to Washington

Sun Country is heading to Washington/National airport with flights from . . . Lansing? Yep, Lansing. It won the fight for slots at National against other more established airlines. These slots were being used by Frontier to fly to Kansas City, so now...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: DCA - Washington/National, Sun Country
Delta.com Now Shows Amenities by Flight

For those who have tried to book a flight on Delta in the last week, you’ve probably noticed that the layout of the booking process has changed. Delta is now showing amenities by flight all in the booking path. That’s a huge improvement and...

Published Thu, Dec 16 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Delta
Midwest Weather Mess: Navigating a Winter Storm

As we all know by now, this past weekend was a mess for air travel as much of the country was buried under snow and high winds. It was a busy day for us at Cranky Concierge as well. We were following four clients and three of them had flights canceled...

Published Tue, Dec 14 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations
Why You Should Love Airline Fees

Well, this is going to be a popular post, huh? The idea that you should love airline fees probably sounds ridiculous to you. After all, complaining about fees has now replaced complaining about airline food as the traveler’s favorite pastime. But...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares
Cranky on the Web (December 6-10)

Boeing’s Response to the Airbus A320 Revamp Is Simple: Nothing – BNET Headwinds Now that Airbus has decided to re-engine the A320, Boeing has to decide what to do. I don’t think we’ll see anything for awhile. Silver Lining: A380 Grounding...

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

Filed under: Southwest, Boeing, BNET, A380, Qantas
Topic of the Week: Cathay Pacific’s New Business Class Seats

How many of you saw Cathay Pacific’s announcement that it’s putting new seats in business class? It seemed relatively quiet on this side of the world, but it is big news. Possibly the biggest news is that Cathay is following the lead of ....

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Cathay Pacific

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