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Topic of the Week: Hacking the 787

Word is out that there might be a way to hack into the 787 and do terrible things. Anyone think this is a real threat? Should we be concerned? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 1 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: 787
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
The Last Piece of Midwest Airlines is Passed to Delta

The long, drawn out, sad saga of Midwest Airlines and its famous cookie has now finally come to a close. Though the airline’s name disappeared a few years ago, the last remaining vestiges of the airline are now gone. Frontier, the heir to Midwest’s...

Published Thu, Jun 7 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Delta, Midwest Airlines
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
Bye, Bye, Things in the Sky (Guest Post)

For those of you who read Dan Webb’s musings about the airline industry at Things in the Sky, you might be wondering where the blog went. Well, he’s going to work for an airline, so he told BoardingArea that he would be winding things up....

Published Fri, Jun 8 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Guest Posts
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
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
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
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
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
Cranky on the Web (May 26 – June 1)

Delta tests ‘basic economy’ fares on some flights – Atlanta Journal-Constitution The AJC wrote about Delta’s Basic Economy fares out of Detroit and I was asked to comment. An Argument in Favor of Fees for Aisle and Window Seats –...

Published Sat, Jun 2 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Delta
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
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
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
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

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