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US Airways is Open to Mergers, But Nothing is Happening Soon

I spent last week at two of my favorite events – US Airways Media Day and the Phoenix Aviation Symposium. As usual, one or two big headlines will come out of these things, and they’re usually reported incorrectly. This year was no exception...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Mergers/Finance
Cranky on the Web (April 4 – 8)

10 Signs You Should Take a Break From Traveling – Intuit Small Business Blog A fun look at the ten signs you’ve been traveling too much. Pay attention! Airlines stretch to make safety fun – CNN Out of the Office Considering how many...

Published Sat, Apr 9 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security
Topic of the Week: Air France Wreckage Found

It looks like search teams have found most of the wreckage from the Air France flight that went down off the coast of Brazil back in 2009. Anyone want to guess what they’ll be able to figure out from this? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 8 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?

I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole open up inflight last week. It was big news for sure, but I just didn’t know enough beyond the basic information to make a post...

Published Thu, Apr 7 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, 737
Follow Me on Twitter for US Airways Medis Day Updates

Today is US Airways media day and I will be there. I understand there is going to be at least one announcement with good news that travelers will want to hear so if you would like to follow along, follow me on Twitter @crankyflier. Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 6 2011 3:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
American and Expedia Make Up as the Reservation System Model Crumbles

This hasn’t received a lot of attention amidst all the holes in airplanes and smoke in cockpits, but there was a huge development in American’s fight with the third party reservation system providers (aka the GDSes) yesterday. In my eyes,...

Published Tue, Apr 5 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
US Airways Lowers Fares in Rochester to See if It Can Make More Money, Build Political Capital

When I did airline pricing at America West a decade ago, I found that just about everyone I met thought they could do a better job than I. “Why are fares so high? If you lower fares, you could get more people to fly and make more money.” Now...

Published Mon, Apr 4 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Fares
Cranky on the Web (March 28 – April 1)

Don’t let turbulence freak you out – CNN Out of the Office This week I tackle turbulence. It’s not going to kill you, even it scares you senseless. Shrinking Subsidies: Can Southwest Serve Mid-Tier Cities Profitably? – BNET Headwinds...

Published Sat, Apr 2 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alaska Airlines, Sukhoi, BNET, Mitsubishi
Topic of the Week: Ryanair Charges You So It Can Compensate Stranded Travelers

Ryanair is unhappy that it has to pay compensation under EU rules to people who are canceled or delayed even if it isn’t the airline’s fault. So, it has introduced a €2 compensation levy on all bookings. Some say it’s awful that Ryanair...

Published Fri, Apr 1 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair

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