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Experiencing TSA’s PreCheck Expedited Screening Program (Guest Post)

One reader has had the chance to experience the TSA’s PreCheck program. Here’s an update on things along with his experiences using the program. – Tired of waiting behind the unwashed masses which never seem to be able to separate themselves...

Published Thu, Jan 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Guest Posts
The Emirates 777 and A380 Head to Head (Trip Report) (Guest Post)

I decided to hold the last Emirates post from Nate until I was on paternity leave. You can see his report on the flight out to Dubai, Dubai Airport, and the flight back if you haven’t seen them. – Probably the best thing about my trip to Dubai...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Emirates, A380, 777
Video Tour of the New LAX Bradley Terminal Concourse Under Construction

Earlier this week, I had the chance to tag along on a media tour of the progress being made on the new Bradley Terminal concourse at LAX. It’s a big, impressive terminal, that’s for sure. I just wish they hadn’t wasted quite so much...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles
Frontier Charts Its Course as an Ultra Low Cost Carrier

It’s been entirely clear for a few months that Republic wants to spin Frontier off into a standalone airline, but the question has been . . . how would they make that work when the airline was losing money? Now it looks like we might know. Frontier...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier
American Leaks More Details on Its New 777 Interiors

When American announced it would roll out a slew of new features on its new 777-300ER aircraft in December, I was left with more questions than answers. Now, just a bit more info has been released, and we have some answers but not all. Oh, and we have...

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, 777
New and Proposed Regulations Will Hurt Small Communities (Guest Post)

I’m still out on leave, but I’ll be back soon. Enjoy this post about small communities . . . – Over 70% of US airports with commercial air service are served exclusively by regional airlines. And almost all of those airports reside in...

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: SkyWest, Guest Posts, Pinnacle, Republic
Topic of the Week: The Newest Member of the Cranky Family

I thought I’d take a brief break from my new life as a parent to share the good news with all of you. We welcomed our son, Atticus, to the family on Wednesday. He weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs, 1 oz and was 20.5 inches long. I hope you’ve...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
The Importance of An Airport’s Name (Guest Post)

I’m still hanging out, getting to know my son, so here’s another guest post for you. This time it’s an interesting look at airports and their names. —- The name of an airport: we see it when we book reservations, on billboards...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Guest Posts, Airports
New Pilot Rest Rules May Be Good, but Cargo Pilots and Small Cities Should be Worried

Toward the end of the year, the FAA announced the final rule regarding changes in pilot rest requirements. [Read the entire final rule] This has been in the works for years, though it moved to the front burner after the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo a couple...

Published Mon, Jan 2 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Labor Relations
Cranky on the Web (January 9 – 13)

Even though I’m on break, I did have two articles that went live and one guest post as well. An incredibly safe year for air travel – CNN Out of the Office I take a look at the year in review for accidents. As the title says, it was a very...

Published Sat, Jan 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
Topic of the Week: Alaska Pulls Prayer Cards

The topic has been raised here recently a couple of times. After decades of including prayer cards with meal trays, Alaska has decided to discontinue the practice. It had been reduced in scope when free meals disappeared from the coach cabin, but it was...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alaska Airlines, Meals
Why Does a Connecting Flight Cost More Than a Nonstop? (Ask Cranky)

It’s time for another Ask Cranky question. This is one that has been asked in various forms over the years. In fact, I hope I haven’t already written about this before. But it’s a great question and it doesn’t make sense to a lot...

Published Tue, Jan 3 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ask Cranky
Cranky on the Web (January 23 – 27)

New rules make airfare seem higher (even though it isn’t) – CNN Out of the Office This week, I took a look at the new DOT rules going into effect on pricing/fees. Airline Fee Changes Require Full Disclosure – NBC Los Angeles I met up...

Published Sat, Jan 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Fares
Why Delta is Interested in Buying American

When the news broke that Delta was sniffing around the possibility of making a bid for American while it sits in bankruptcy, there were a lot of people shaking their heads, thinking that the mere thought was ridiculous. I couldn’t disagree more...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mergers/Finance, American, Delta
Cranky on the Web (January 2 – 6)

Flights to Europe Are About to Get More Expensive – Conde Nast Daily Traveler With the European Union’s Emissions Trading System going into effect for air travel, flying might be pricier. This story was followed shortly by Delta announcing...

Published Sat, Jan 7 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, Fares

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