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Southwest to Get More Gates in Los Angeles

It has been rumored for years, but now it looks like it’s finally going to happen. US Airways is going to leave Terminal 1 so Southwest can have the place all to itself, assuming the LA City Council approves. That means Southwest can go into growth...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Southwest
How Southwest Determines Your Boarding Card Number, and How You Can Now Jump the Line for $40

In the wake of Southwest announcing that you can now jump to the head of the line for $40 a person if there is room, I’ve received a lot of questions about just exactly how the Southwest boarding process works. I think my favorite was from someone...

Published Thu, Jan 24 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Topic of the Week: Would You Fly the 787?

The 787 is still grounded (at least, it was when I wrote this). But let’s say that the aircraft is deemed fit to fly once again and the problems are fixed. Would you feel safe flying on one? Or do you still have concerns? If it’s the latter...

Published Fri, Jan 25 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: 787
Cranky on the Web (January 21 – 25)

What If You Have a Ticket on a 787 Dreamliner? Airlines’ Back-Up Plans – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I put together a little summary of how airlines are dealing with the 787 grounding. Of course, that changes by the minute as the grounding stretches...

Published Sat, Jan 26 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, 787
A Death in the Online Aviation Family

It’s a rare day that I post on a Sunday, but it’s an even rarer day when we lose a very young member of the online aviation family. Many of you know NYCAviation.com as a great place for airline dorkiness. The site is co-owned by Phil Derner...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 7:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Too Cool for School on Virgin America (Trip Report)

We had to head to Dallas for a wedding, and it ended up being a super cool trip. Why do I say that? We flew Virgin America, rented from Silvercar, and stayed at an aloft hotel. That’s WAY too cool for me, but it was a fun one. We flew Virgin America...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Trip Reports
A Terrible Way to Rank Airline Safety

Have you seen the supposed “safety rankings” for 2012 from the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC)? I know some of you have, because I’ve received emails about it, and it is a truly awful way to measure airline safety...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security
Why Haven’t US Airways and American Announced a Merger?

Here we are at the end of January and a merger between US Airways and American still has not been announced. This is downright silly since just about every party agrees that it’s the right thing to do. So what’s up? Well, I say “just...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Mergers/Finance, American

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