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• British Airways Stops in Shannon for London/City Flights

  Remember back in February when BA announced it would start flights from London/City Airports very short runway to New York? And remember when I suggested that BA might be able to stop in Ireland where they allow US passengers to be pre-cleared through... Posted Aug 21 2008, 03:28 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways

• This Week on BNET (August 11 - 15)

  How Important is Aircraft Type? Do people really care what type of plane they’re flying on? A report from Boeing says that they do, but I’m not entirely convinced on this one. Air Canada’s Olympic Ads Work, United’s Don’t United and Air Canada... Posted Aug 16 2008, 04:17 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Government Regulation, Advertising, Airbus, American, Boeing, British Airways, United, Northwest, Air Canada

• NBTA: OpenSkies’ Earth-Shaking Announcement in Los Angeles

  OpenSkies has been full of news this week. First it was the announcement of Amsterdam - New York flights and then yesterday it was the decision to ditch coach and go with all premium economy and business class. The news was quite literally earth-shaking... Posted Jul 30 2008, 03:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, OpenSkies, Schedule Changes, Seats

• Across the Aisle From British Airways’ Head of Environment

  I know this isn’t entirely about the traveler experience, but I thought it would be a very interesting way to close the week nonetheless. I had the chance to speak with British Airways’ Head of Environment, Jonathon Counsell, yesterday. We... Posted Jul 18 2008, 03:37 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, British Airways, Environment, Fuel

• L’Avion Swallowed by OpenSkies

  Let’s all raise a toast to those who owned a piece of L’Avion. They became the only (extremely lucky) shareholders of an independent all-premium class airline to actually get money back from their investment. That’s right, the new BA... Posted Jul 02 2008, 04:04 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: L'avion, British Airways, Mergers/Finance

• Open Skies Concierge

  Open Skies, the new airline from BA, is getting ready to launch flights between New York and Paris in the next couple of weeks, and we’re slowly learning more about their service. In last week’s blog post, Dale Moss, head honcho, announced... Posted Jun 11 2008, 03:38 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, Customer Service

• Did This Merger Happen Yet?

  It’s hard to write so many posts in advance of a long trip, so I asked my coworker and Cranky Photographer, Christopher Craig, to pick out a photo from his collection that I could post while I’m gone. Now keep in mind, I wrote this post on... Posted May 07 2008, 03:54 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, British Airways, Miscellaneous, Southwest

• Heathrow Terminal 5 After The Dust Settles

  A friend of mine who frequently flies out of London/Heathrow wrote to me recently and wondered why my coverage had been so light on the new Terminal 5. I guess I was just waiting to see when things calmed down. I mean, everyone has been talking about... Posted Apr 07 2008, 03:44 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, Delays/Cancellations, LHR - London/Heathrow, Baggage

• Quick Thought on London/Heathrow T5

  BA moved in to the brand-spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow today, and it didn’t take long for the baggage system to fail. Looks like they stopped accepting checked bags and won’t start again until Friday morning. I guess they didn’t... Posted Mar 27 2008, 11:23 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, LHR - London/Heathrow

• London/Heathrow Gets Ready to Play Musical Airlines

  There has been a ton of interesting news to write about in the last few days, and I’d been having trouble figuring out with what to lead . . . until yesterday. Turns out that I was voted one of the the world’s 50 most powerful blogs by The... Posted Mar 10 2008, 03:59 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, LHR - London/Heathrow, Oneworld, SkyTeam, Star Alliance