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Pilot Error Likely Played Major Role in Air France 447 Accident

When the French found the black boxes from Air France flight 447 nearly two years after the A330 airplane crashed in the Atlantic off Brazil, it was an incredible feat. But now, the French probably are wishing those black boxes remained on the floor of...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
No Post Today

I know it’s Monday, but I have a long list of reasons for not posting today. Of course, it’s Memorial Day here in the US, but I’m also sick and I’m slammed trying to make sure that our new pricing over at Cranky Concierge is ready...

Published Mon, May 30 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Cranky on the Web (May 23 – 27)

The elusive hunt for legroom on planes – CNN Out of the Office This week, I take a look at legroom on airplanes and why seat pitch is a crappy measure. In the Trenches: Planning for Turnover – Intuit Small Business Blog I’m sadly losing...

Published Sat, May 28 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats
Topic of the Week: Another Unpronounceable Icelandic Volcano

The latest volcano eruption in Iceland has caused some cancellations but they’ve been minor. The Europeans have finally created a system to better deal with ash and that should make things run smoothly. Hopefully. Anyone been stuck? Any thoughts...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Weather
Delta and US Airways Propose New York/Washington Slot Swap Again, and This Time It’ll Happen

Delta and US Airways are hoping that the third time’s a charm by putting the long-proposed slot swap in New York and Washington back on the table with some slight modifications. This time, I have to believe that it’s going to go through. They...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Has US Airways Kept Rochester Fares Low? (Sort of)

In mid-March, you might remember that US Airways decided to lower fares from Rochester to a bunch of cities and said it would monitor them to see if it was the right move. Now that we have two months under our belt, how are fares looking? It’s a...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Fares
Someone Forgot to Tell Vision Airlines that Small Hubs Don’t Work

Delta’s Memphis cuts have once again stirred up a lot of talk about the death of the mid-size hub. It’s effectively conventional wisdom at this point, but apparently someone forgot to tell Vision. Vision has now decided to make little Destin...

Published Mon, May 23 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Vision Airlines
Cranky on the Web (May 16 – 20)

Fewer hubs mean fewer options for fliers – CNN Out of the Office Memphis joins a long line of mid-sized hubs that are shrinking or disappearing completely leaving travelers with fewer options. United Continental integrates its new look at O’Hare...

Published Sat, May 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, MEM - Memphis
Topic of the Week: Where Do You Want Your Seatback Pocket?

Mrs Cranky recently received a survey from American and this was one of the questions: So, do you care? The higher pocket supposedly gives more legroom, but it usually won’t hold as much. What do you think? Read More...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats
United’s “Customer Day One” Doesn’t See Many Changes

I’m not quite sure how this was decided, but yesterday was “Customer Day One” for the combined Continental and United.. That doesn’t really make sense to me, because not much actually seemed to change and there’s plenty of...

Published Thu, May 19 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Continental, Mergers/Finance
The New First Class Experience on Lufthansa

It may be a very small piece of the travel experience that few of us will have the chance to try, but it’s still fun to explore what airlines are doing for their international First Class passengers. Lufthansa is certainly no slouch in this area...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa
Delta’s Dismantling of the Memphis Hub

Many are surprised that it’s taken this long, but Delta has finally begun taking the first big steps in what will ultimately likely result in the dismantling of the Memphis hub. Capacity will be slashed 25 percent after this summer. Big cuts like...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, MEM - Memphis
Cranky on the Web (May 9 – 13)

Southwest, AirTran merger may mean changes for Northeast Ohio airports – WKSU I spoke with an Ohio public radio affiliate about the impact of the Southwest/AirTran merger on the region. (This should have been included last week, but I missed it...

Published Sat, May 14 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Mergers/Finance, AirTran
Topic of the Week: US Airways Pilots Union Goes Off Again

The US Airways pilots union is at it again. This week the group claimed a number of safety issues have occurred and it demanded the airline fire its VP of Safety and Compliance. Is this legitimate or is it yet another stupid negotiating tactic? It seems...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Labor Relations
Flying the Lufthansa A380 Inaugural to San Francisco (Trip Report)

I know I said trip reports would only be on Wednesdays now, but I changed my mind. Lufthansa flew me out to Frankfurt only to come back less than 24 hours later on the inaugural A380 to San Francisco, all in business class. I’ll start with the flight...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Lufthansa, Trip Reports

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