Cookies & Privacy Cranky Flier - AirSpace blogs - Aviation & Aerospace Blogs - FlightGlobal

Log in | Join | Help

May 2012 - Cranky Flier

Cranky Flier

Home

Report this Blog for Abuse

Syndication

Recent Posts

Topic of the Week: The Birds and Rats Have Won
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

This is Not Your Father’s Frontier Airlines
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

Italy looking to develop MALE UAV
Posted to The Italian corner by MikeAlphaTango

Ryanair to Reggio Calabria?
Posted to Italy Airline News by FlyBolognAirport

Battle: Los Angeles
Posted to Cranky Flier by The Cranky Flier

View all blog posts

Tags

Archives

Sort by: Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented

Touring the Ghosts of Douglas Aircraft Company’s Past

As a Long Beach resident and airline dork, I have a special connection with Douglas airplanes. As World War II ramped up, Donald Douglas Sr made the decision to build a new plant in Long Beach to crank out the airplanes needed by the military. That plant...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LGB - Long Beach
Four Hours in Phoenix (Trip Report)

When my wife gave birth to our son in January, one of my best friends hopped in the car from Phoenix and surprised us with a visit. That was such an awesome thing that when his wife gave birth last Saturday, I wanted to do the same. But of course, I couldn’t...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Southwest, Trip Reports
Some United Elites are Over-Entitled, But It’s United’s Fault

If you’re a United frequent flier, you certainly know by now that the airline’s CFO gave a talk at an investors’ conference recently saying that there were “certain groups in [MileagePlus] that were over-entitled.” You know...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Frequent Flier Programs
Preview: The Ghosts of Douglas’s Past

I’m not posting today because of the holiday, but I thought I’d include a great picture from this weekend’s activities. That is the old Douglas Building 80 at Long Beach Airport. It was the site where just about every DC-9, MD-80, and...

Published Mon, May 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LGB - Long Beach
Cranky on the Web (May 21 – 25)

Atlanta’s New International Terminal Opened—Here’s How it Will Benefit You – Conde Nast Daily Traveler The overly-expensive new terminal in Atlanta is open. For connecting passengers, you won’t care that much, but for those starting...

Published Sat, May 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Delta, ATL - Atlanta
Topic of the Week: Are United Clubs More Crowded?

I had a reader write in suggesting that since the merger with Continental and the introduction of “free” club access with a United credit card, the United Clubs have been more crowded. Has anyone else seen that? Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Delta to Shrink Its Fleet of Small Jets, Significantly Improve Customer Experience with New Pilot Agreement

This week, Delta accomplished something incredibly rare… it came to a new tentative agreement with its pilots 6 months BEFORE the contract was amendable. How the heck did that happen? Both sides wanted something and there was time pressure for it...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, Labor Relations
Cathay Pacific Lets Social Media Stars into Its San Francisco Lounge

Cathay Pacific has recently embarked on what is at the very least, a truly unique and interesting experiment. Those who have a high level of influence in the world of social media will now be allowed to enter the airline’s lounge without charge...

Published Tue, May 22 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Cathay Pacific
A Dark Future for Europe’s Legacy Airlines

Over the last decade, Europe’s big three airline groups, IAG (owner of British Airways/Iberia), Air France/KLM, and Lufthansa Group, have all been in much better shape than their American counterparts. While US airlines floundered and filed for...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France
Cranky on the Web (May 14 – 18)

In the Trenches: Benefits – Intuit Small Business Blog The menu of benefits to be provided to employees is surprisingly large. They aren’t all paid, but it’s still a bit of a minefield. Read More...

Published Sat, May 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Topic of the Week: Berlin Airport’s Big Delay

With less than a month to go before Berlin’s new airport opening, it was revealed that it wasn’t ready to go. The delay is now rumored to stretch into 2013. This is hugely problematic since the new airport was replacing two separate airports...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airports
Delta Screws Up, Accidentally Shows Different Prices to Some Customers on Its Website

Everyone makes mistakes, but some mistakes are worse than others. Delta had one fall into the “pretty bad” category recently when it decided to try out some new search functionality on its website. In some cases, those who were logged in ended...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta
A Working Trip to Vegas (Trip Report)

Last week, Allegiant paid for me to come out to Vegas and speak to the attendees at its annual conference for the airports it serves. This is a great event that lets Allegiant talk about its own business to the airports so that it can further beat into...

Published Wed, May 16 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Southwest, Trip Reports
The DOT Gets it Right With Washington/National Slot Awards

There’s nothing I like more than ripping apart the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its poor rule-making abilities, but every so often, the department does something right. We might as well celebrate on the rare occasion when that happens...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue, Southwest, DCA - Washington/National
No Honest Customer Will Pay $100 to Carry a Bag on Spirit

You’ve probably seen at least one of the dozens of stories reporting on how Spirit is going to charge $100 for a carry on bag. Those stories are incredibly misleading at best. If you’re an honest customer, there’s no way you’re...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Spirit

1 2 Next >

© RBI 2001-2012