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Impressions From the oneworld MegaDo Launch

Sunday night was the launch party for the oneworld MegaDo. What the heck is that, you ask? Great question. It’s basically when a bunch of guys who fly too much actively get together to fly even more. I know, it sounds crazy, but it’s actually...

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

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, American
A Look at My 9 Least Favorite SCASDP Proposals (and the Ones that Won)

Those of you who used to read me over on BNET know that I used to spend a solid week each year looking at my favorite Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) proposals. Since I’m no longer writing for BNET, I spent a lot less time...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Fares
Cranky on the Web (October 3 – 7)

Travel apps that really help – CNN Out of the Office CNN is doing a lot of mobile stories this week so they asked me for some of my favorite travel apps. Here they are. In the Trenches: Slowing Down – Intuit Small Business Blog With a baby...

Published Sat, Oct 8 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology
Topic of the Week: Should Additional Fee Disclosure be Required by DOT?

I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require additional reporting requirements for fees. As you may know, DOT requires airlines to report limited financial...

Published Fri, Oct 7 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
A Close Look at How Inflight Entertainment Gets Installed on an Airplane

While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with an install of the new Lumexis inflight entertainment system....

Published Thu, Oct 6 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, flydubai
Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting Next Wednesday at 630p

For those who are local here in Southern California, next Wednesday October 12 is the next quarterly meeting for the Long Beach Aviation Friends group. The meeting starts at 630p at AirFlite (3250 Airflite Way, Long Beach, CA 90807). You should come....

Published Wed, Oct 5 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LGB - Long Beach
What is Allegiant Air Thinking?

I haven’t written about Allegiant in awhile, but I think the time has come. Its decision last week to pull out of Long Beach is just one of a few odd choices that we’ve seen coming from the airline recently. I’m trying to figure out...

Published Tue, Oct 4 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Allegiant
Musings From My Visit to the Alaska Airlines Headquarters

While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the Seattle airport, but I was also able to go over to headquarters and meet with a variety...

Published Mon, Oct 3 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alaska Airlines
Cranky on the Web (September 26 – 30)

Snyder: Padded flight times a reasonable buffer – CNN Out of the Office Some people love to suggest that airlines pad flight schedules just to make it look like they’re on time. That’s not really how it works. The New Boeing 787 –...

Published Sat, Oct 1 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations

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