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Cranky on the Web (March 26 – 30)

Inside Alaska Airlines’ New Terminal at LAX – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I had the chance to take a tour of the new Alaska Airlines terminal 6 at LAX, and it’s a beauty. I’ll actually be covering this further here on Cranky next...

Published Sat, Mar 31 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Alaska Airlines
Topic of the Week: JetBlue 191

We all know now about JetBlue 191 with the captain who broke down and was restrained on his flight. To me, it seems like the first officer handled this perfectly by getting the captain out of the cockpit and then locking the door. But does this concern...

Published Fri, Mar 30 2012 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue
Delta, Hawaiian, and Southwest Talk Fleet Strategy

One of the more interesting panels in Phoenix last week was the one that focused on fleet strategy. There’s always a ton of discussion about buying airplanes, and each airline has a different philosophy. On the panel, there were representatives...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Delta, Hawaiian
Getting Back on the Horse (Trip Report)

It has been a long four months since I last stepped on an airplane. Crazy, I know. But I locked it down before my son was born and then obviously for a little while after as well. This was my first opportunity to get back in the air, and it came courtesy...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Trip Reports, PHX - Phoenix
Could Airline Alliances Be in Trouble?

As always, this year’s Phoenix Aviation Symposium was packed with great, thought-provoking discussion. A few of us were constantly posting updates on Twitter under the #PHX2012 hashtag. I’d suggest taking a look if you’re interested...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alliances
A Boring US Airways Media Day

From the title, you might think that last week’s media day that US Airways held in Phoenix was a total bust, but that’s not true. It WAS boring, but that’s because US Airways is running a good airline these days. There were a couple...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways
Cranky on the Web (March 19 – 23)

Why it Took So Long for Virgin to Link All its Frequent-Flier Programs – Conde Nast Daily Traveler You can now earn and redeem across Virgin airlines. What took so long? In the Trenches: Learning From My Team – Intuit Small Business Blog It’s...

Published Sat, Mar 24 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia
Topic of the Week: United’s Long Phone Holds

It’s been almost 3 weeks since United combined with Continental into a new reservation system and as I said right after, the transition has gone well. But there is one side effect that’s not sitting too well with many . . . long phone holds...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on International Flights

On Tuesday, I talked about the taxes and fees that applied to domestic travel, but now I’m turning toward international travel, a more complicated beast. Let’s stick with the example I started to use on Monday during the fuel surcharge post...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
A Primer on US Aviation Taxes That Apply on Domestic Flights

After seeing the comments on yesterday’s post about fuel surcharges, it dawned on me that there’s probably not a great understanding out there around exactly which fees and taxes are imposed upon travel in the US. I thought I’d take...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Why is the DOT Wasting Time With Fuel Surcharges?

Another week, another wasted effort by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This week, it’s a look at the latest guidance on fuel surcharges. Surcharges aren’t understood very well by much of the traveling public, and it seems like the...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Cranky on the Web (March 12 – 16)

GUEST POST: Yee HAW! Cranky Flier An LA Airports Roundup!! – Aviation Queen The Queen asked for guest posts, and I was happy to oblige. I always like to talk airports with her, so this time, I did a little SoCal round-up. Bob Hope Airport faces...

Published Sat, Mar 17 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, LGB - Long Beach, BUR - Burbank, ONT - Ontario
Topic of the Week: Will Kingfisher Survive?

Kingfisher appears to be on its last legs. It has canceled all international flights and pared back domestic runs. The airline, which was supposed to be India’s entry into oneworld, is now simply fighting for life. Will it survive or is it toast...

Published Fri, Mar 16 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Kingfisher
Onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Don’t get too excited. I didn’t actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787 while it was on the ground here in Long Beach as part of a tour around North America. Of course, I was thrilled to do it. I had...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LGB - Long Beach, Boeing, 787
Pacific Wings Earns the Cranky Jackass Award For a Spiteful Website

The EAS Flights blog stumbled on something yesterday that may be a new low for this industry. In fact, it’s childish enough that the owner of the website, Pacific Wings, has earned itself the Cranky Jackass Award. What did the airline do that was...

Published Tue, Mar 13 2012 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Cranky Jackass, Pacific Wings

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