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Allegiant To Start Flying A319s with a Lot of Seats

Yesterday, Allegiant announced that it would add a third aircraft type to its stable. The airline’s first A319 will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year and Allegiant will take a total of 19 aircraft to start. I’m not surprised...

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

Filed under: Allegiant
Delta Kills Comair, But What About Cincinnati?

On Friday, Delta announced that it would shut down its regional subsidiary Comair. This has been expected for some time so the announcement wasn’t exactly breaking news. What was more interesting was how carefully Delta crafted its press release...

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

Filed under: Delta, Comair
Cranky on the Web (July 23 – 27)

Virgin America Announces Elite Rewards Program – Fodor’s Here are some details on Virgin America’s new elite program for frequent fliers. Where Do Old Airplanes Go? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler A fun piece on what happens when airplanes...

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

Filed under: Virgin America, Frequent Flier Programs
Topic of the Week: Delta’s Sweet 717 Deal

I’m not sure if you saw it, but Southwest said that it is actually going to pay the convert the 717s into Delta’s configuration so that the airplanes are ready to go. They’ll also do maintenance work to deliver them like brand-spanking...

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

Filed under: Southwest, Delta
JetBlue and Virgin America Go Elite to Court Big Money

In case you missed it, JetBlue and Virgin America both announced earlier this week that they would be rolling out elite programs for their frequent fliers. What are the chances of that happening on the same day? Pretty good, actually, because they were...

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

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue
American Reveals Plenty of Bells and Whistles for Domestic Aircraft

American continues to leak bits and pieces of its planned onboard improvements, and now we know some more about its planned offering for domestic flights. What do I think? The amenities all sound great to me as a traveler, but I’m not sure they...

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

Filed under: Seats, American
A Decade of Change In Hawai’i

I realize that Hawai’i is so far west that it’s off the radar of much of the country, but it’s always top of mind for me. Having vacationed there often as a kid (and going back for the first time in seven years this September), I’ve...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Hawaiian
Cranky on the Web (June 16 – 20)

Hawaiian Airlines to Fly Direct to New Zealand – Fodor’s I’m doing a little experiment writing some newsy columns for Fodor’s. This is the first one I’ve done. No opinion in these, just news. Let’s see what you think...

Published Sat, Jul 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Hawaiian
Topic of the Week: 4 Miles to Get to Hong Kong

United had a glitch this week that allowed people to book award tickets to Hong Kong for only 4 miles. As you would imagine, United has said it won’t honor that rate. Go figure. If you tried to redeem 4 miles for a ticket to Hong Kong and didn’t...

Published Fri, Jul 20 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
Across the Aisle from Pittsburgh Airport’s Executive Director on Pittsburgh’s Recovery After the Death of the Hub (Part 2)

Welcome back for part two of my across the aisle interview with Brad Penrod, Executive Director/CEO, Allegheny County Airport Authority. On Tuesday, we talked about the rise and fall of the US Airways hub in Pittsburgh. Today, we get into the aftermath...

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

Filed under: US Airways, Pittsburgh
Across the Aisle from Pittsburgh Airport’s Executive Director on Pittsburgh’s Rise and Fall as a Hub (Part 1)

I recently had a fantastic opportunity to talk by phone with Brad Penrod, Executive Director/CEO, Allegheny County Airport Authority. Yep, that’s the authority that oversees Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) one of the first mid-size cities...

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

Filed under: US Airways, Pittsburgh
JetBlue’s Strong Performance Has Spirit on the Run

Spirit has been aggressively growing Dallas/Ft Worth service lately, but not all routes have been successful. Notably, DFW to Boston hasn’t worked out well. For the Fall, it is being re-timed to operate during the day and then it stops completely...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, Spirit
Cranky on the Web (July 9 – 13)

American Airlines Merger Possibilities: The Bad and the Worse – Conde Nast Daily Traveler American says it’s evaluating five different airlines for a merger. Oh please. This has to be a joke, right? Photos: Inside the New(ish) Airplanes of...

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

Filed under: Mergers/Finance, American
Topic of the Week: SkyWest Buys Japanese

SkyWest will be buying 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets. These airplanes seat 70 to 90 people and compete head-on with the CRJ-700/900 and Embraer 170/175/190/195 families. Seems to me that Bombardier really loses out here, because SkyWest flies only CRJs...

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

Filed under: Bombardier
A Visit With California Pacific Airlines

Two long years ago I wrote about a proposed startup called California Pacific Airlines. At the time, I said that it was different from other startups for two reasons. “First of all, [CPAir] actually has some money and has a shot at getting off the...

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

Filed under: Caifornia Pacific

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