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Air India is Now the Worst Airline Ever

It’s time for some sad, sad truth. Alitalia, long the worst airline ever, is no longer deserving of the title. Sure, it continues to lose a bunch money, but there simply isn’t the same level of awesome, headline-grabbing stupidity day-in and...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air India
Why Delta’s 737 Order Reminds Me of Baseball

It’s now official. Delta has decided to order a hundred 737-900ER aircraft. These aren’t the new engine versions but just plain old 737s, stretched to an insane length. With so many airlines ordering Airbus A320neo aircraft and showing great...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Boeing
Cranky on the Web (August 22 – 26)

Flier comfort: Boeing 787 myths and facts – CNN Out of the Office The 787 will finally be in service in the next couple of months, and that means it’s time to look at what benefits it will really provide to travelers. United Continental to...

Published Sat, Aug 27 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: 787
Topic of the Week: Earthquakes

We might be used to quakes on the west coast, but the one in Virginia this week took a lot of people out there by surprise. Anyone have any good air travel stories surrounding the quake? Were you delayed or canceled? Were people unnecessarily freaking...

Published Fri, Aug 26 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Is Southwest’s Pullback In Philadelphia a Sign of Potential Trouble in Atlanta? (Guest Post)

We’ve got a guest post today looking at Southwest in Atlanta. As I wrote before, I like the way Southwest is handling the merger from an operational perspective, but will it work out financially? Here’s one take. Do you agree? For more than...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, ATL - Atlanta
Southwest Brings Its Airplanes to Atlanta for Valentine’s Day

Southwest’s acquisition of AirTran made a little news yesterday when it was announced that Southwest would bring its own airplanes to Atlanta starting on February 12. That’s just in time for the LUV-iest day of the year, Valentine’s...

Published Tue, Aug 23 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Mergers/Finance, AirTran
United Releases a Few Good Product Enhancements Amidst a Lot of Old News

This week is the GBTA Convention (formerly known as NBTA until it decided to go “global,” or something like that), and the new United is taking a page from the old Continental playbook by making a bunch of announcements. See, GBTA is the big...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Continental
Cranky on the Web (August 15 – 19)

If you’ll be near LAX TODAY, come on by to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. No bag? Then airlines should refund fee – CNN Out of the Office I’ve written...

Published Sat, Aug 20 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Baggage, US Airways, Frontier, Delta, Alaska Airlines
Topic of the Week: My Top Ten Airline Blogs

If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that I don’t do the “Follow...

Published Fri, Aug 19 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Qantas Lays Out Its Conflicting Plans to Fix Itself

If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. So I thought that Qantas was going to roll out its big plans to transform...

Published Thu, Aug 18 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Qantas
Recognizing the Top Cranky Commenters

If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. As I said yesterday, nothing has made this blog more successful than the...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Celebrating 5 Cranky Years

If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. Exactly five years ago today, I published the first post of The Cranky...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Cranky on the Web (August 8 – 12)

In the Trenches: Handling Mt. Everest – Intuit Small Business Blog With all the CNN articles flying around late last week, my Intuit post got lost in the shuffle. So here it is. We’ve been handling a large (for us) conference this week, and...

Published Sat, Aug 13 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Topic of the Week: Delta’s New 72 Hour Rule

Delta SkyMiles members seem to be pretty unhappy at the latest move by the airline. If you’re on a frequent flier ticket, you can no longer make any changes or get a refund once you’ve hit 72 hours prior to your departure. You angry about...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Delta
Alaska Lowers First Class Fares, Sells More Seats

There’s been a lot of talk of supply and demand here on the blog this week, so I figured, why not pile on? Unlike our Monday discussion, however, this one isn’t controversial at all. Alaska has been lowering First Class fares. The result?...

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

Filed under: Fares, Alaska Airlines

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