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Cranky on the Web (June 25 – 29)

In-Flight Entertainment Check: What You’ll Get on Each Airline – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a round-up of domestic inflight entertainment options for Conde Nast. Why Vegas Flights Might Cost More – Conde Nast Daily Traveler Vegas...

Published Sat, Jun 30 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, LAS - Las Vegas
Topic of the Week: Which 10 Cities Have Service to Every United Hub?

I was talking to someone from one of these lucky airports recently and he told me that there are 10 cities in the United Airlines system that have nonstop service to each of United’s 8 hubs. As a reminder, those hubs are San Francisco, Los Angeles...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
The Downside of Fuel Hedging

Anyone seen the price of fuel lately? As I write this, oil is hovering around a mere $80 a barrel. That’s a far cry from where it was just a few short weeks ago. And when fuel goes down, it means those who hedge lose out. Let’s talk about...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, Fuel
Eliminating the Need for Deicing (aka Science is Awesome)

Let’s take a break from some of the more depressing subjects out there (eg, labor strife) and talk about something cool. Once again, science has proven its awesomeness with a “nanostructure surface” that can make metals repel ice. This...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment
Southwest’s Looming Labor Fight

Unlike any other large airline in the US, Southwest has had an incredible streak of good labor relations. Despite being highly unionized, the airline has had labor peace for most of its 40+ years. How has the airline done this? Well, it has long put a...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Labor Relations
Cranky on the Web (June 18 – 22)

Frontier Airlines suspends mileage donations to charity – Examiner.com We talked about this yesterday, but I was asked to comment on it, so I included the link here. In the Trenches: A Test Vacation – Intuit Small Business Blog I’m preparing...

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier
Topic of the Week: Frontier and Southwest Brawl over Wisconsin Fliers

First, Frontier made a deal to allow its frequent fliers to transfer miles to Delta. Then Southwest struck back and said that anyone who donated miles to charity via Frontier’s program could get those miles matched in Southwest’s program....

Published Fri, Jun 22 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Southwest
JetBlue Will Save Fuel Shorten Flight Times at JFK Thanks to NextGen

You always hear people talking about NextGen when it comes to air traffic control. Oooh, sounds fancy, but what the heck is it? It’s a lot of different things, actually. But instead of trying to explain it, I thought it would be good to highlight...

Published Thu, Jun 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: NextGen
FastJet Has an Uphill Battle to Prove an African Low Cost Carrier Can Work

When easyJet’s founder started making rumblings about starting FastJet last year, I thought it was crazy. Back then, it was presumed that FastJet would compete with easyJet in Europe and that made no sense at all. Now, however, we know FastJet is...

Published Tue, Jun 19 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: FastJet
Memphis Residents Should be Careful What They Wish For

You would think that the people of Memphis would be thrilled that they have as much air service as they do. While mid-size city hubs like Pittsburgh and St Louis have seen their hubs gutted, Memphis remains. Oh sure, it has lost a lot of service over...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delta, MEM - Memphis
Cranky on the Web (June 11 – 15)

Mythbusting: What an Airline Means When It Says its Plane Left On Time – Conde Nast Daily Traveler There’s a lot of talk about schedule padding this week. Here’s a little clarity on why it happens. Photos: Inside Disney’s New California...

Published Sat, Jun 16 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Operations
Topic of the Week: Alaska’s Move on San Diego

You might have missed this, but Alaska is really making its move on San Diego. It just started using Horizon props to fly from San Diego to Santa Rosa, Monterey, and Fresno last week. It also announced that it would begin flying from there to Orlando...

Published Fri, Jun 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alaska Airlines, SAN - San Diego
A Risky Merger for Azul and TRIP in Brazil

Let’s shift from the Middle East and head down to Brazil, shall we? Big news came across the wires when Azul and TRIP announced they would merge to form the third largest airline in Brazil with just under 15 percent of the market. On paper, it looks...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Azul
Does Emirates Have an Unfair Labor Advantage?

Yesterday I addressed the issue of whether or not Emirates is subsidized, but I touched on something much bigger. Let’s assume the airline isn’t subsidized. Even if that’s true, does it have an unfair labor advantage? That’s a...

Published Tue, Jun 12 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Emirates
Emirates Wants Everyone to Know That It Hates Subsidies

Earlier this year, Emirates put out a scathing report to combat all of the accusations that the airline is subsidized by the Dubai government. The paper, of course, claims that Emirates is unsubsidized. Is that true? Yes, but that doesn’t mean that...

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

Filed under: Emirates

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