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• This Week on BNET (Sep 22 - 26)

  American Airlines’ In-flight Internet Raises Porn Questions Now that American has started to test in-flight internet, some are getting angry that the airline isn’t restricting which websites people can see. US Airways is Happy That Nobody is Buying... Posted Sep 27 2008, 03:40 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Technology, Southwest, British Airways, Fares, American, Meals, BNET

• This Week on BNET (August 25 - 29)

  United Slow to Address Public Concern Over Paid Meals on International Flights United made waves by announcing charges for meals on some international flights last week. Unfortunately, their PR efforts weren’t up to the task. American Offers Wi... Posted Aug 30 2008, 02:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Technology, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment, American, Meals, Allegiant

• Surprised? US Airways Is Doing Things Right

  Something tells me I’m going to get a lot of flack for this post. I know there are plenty of people out there who think that US Airways is more evil than just about anything else on Earth, but I really think they’re doing a great job. You... Posted Aug 12 2008, 03:43 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Fares, American, Distribution

• This Week on BNET (July 14 - July 18)

  Bombardier Kicks Off Farnborough by Launching the C-Series Bombardier has talked about it for years, and now it’s official. The 110 to 130 seat C-Series has launched, and it’s promising massive fuel savings. ExpressJet Ending Branded Service... Posted Jul 19 2008, 02:38 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways, Safety/Security, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, ExpressJet, Bombardier, Pinnacle

• Boarding Pass Ads and Privacy Worries

  Am I the only one who thinks this whole boarding pass advertising thing is a little creepy? It’s not the concept that bothers me. You want to throw some ads on my boarding pass? Go ahead. It’s the fact that they’re using my demographics... Posted Jul 17 2008, 03:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Continental, American, Delta, Northwest, Advertising

• Top 5 Ways US Airways Might Increase Revenues or Reduce Costs

  Ever get the feeling US Airways is a sinking ship that’s throwing off as much weight as it can to stay afloat? This week we’ve seen the airline drop inflight entertainment on domestic flights and ditch all the onboard equipment. They’re... Posted Jul 11 2008, 04:08 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways, Inflight Entertainment, Fares

• Continental’s Star Alliance Move

  You likely won’t be surprised to hear that I had a great time at the bachelor party this weekend, but that means I had very little time to write. So, since every travel blogger on earth has written about the announcement that Continental will be... Posted Jun 23 2008, 03:39 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Star Alliance

• New Fees from US Airways Make Sense but United’s Don’t

  US Airways loyalists (and I mean the old East loyalists) aren’t going to like what I’m about to say, but I think they’ll probably agree that it’s true. When US Airways announced several new fees and other changes yesterday, it... Posted Jun 13 2008, 04:03 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways

• US Airways Choice Seats Not as Bad as You Think

  Another day, another dollar . . . of ancillary revenue that US Airways is hoping to get out of you. While you’re likely to hear the usual chorus of “boo’s” from the peanut gallery, this isn’t really a bad move for the airline... Posted Apr 17 2008, 04:05 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways

• The US Airways $5 Booking Fee is “Relaxed”

  I know, I know. I’ve been writing about US Airways way too much lately. I can’t help it if there’s a lot to talk about. I’ve seen a flurry of discussion in the last couple weeks about whether or not US Airways has done away with... Posted Mar 14 2008, 03:11 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways, Fares

• A Little More From US Airways

  Ok, as requested (by at least one person), here are the rest of my notes from US Airways Media Day. I could try to make it all nice and pretty, but nah I’ll just try to make them legible and let you do the rest. These were taken in order during... Posted Mar 06 2008, 03:41 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Baggage, US Airways, Airport Experience, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment

• US Airways Chooses Simple Goals

  Ah, Media Day. How do you sum up an entire day full of presentations into one blog post? I’ll do my best. It was very strange for me to be back in my old haunts. It was about 5 1/2 years ago that I left my job doing pricing for America [...] Read... Posted Mar 03 2008, 03:59 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways

• Were We At the Same US Airways Media Day?

  As you know, I was at Media Day for US Airways yesterday, but when I read this article from Reuters, I began to wonder if I was in the wrong place. I didn’t hear anything that could lead to the headline stating “US Airways CEO see airline... Posted Feb 29 2008, 05:18 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways

• US Airways Starts Charging for Second Bag

  Looks like US Airways has decided to match United’s effort to charge $25 to check a second bag. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. Hey you . . . yeah, the guy over there in Sheboygan . . . put your hand down. Nobody should be surprised by... Posted Feb 26 2008, 04:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Baggage, US Airways

• US Airways Devalues Dividend Miles

  There’s really nothing surprising in the announcement that US Airways has taken a couple steps to devalue its Dividend Miles program. I mean, every airline has been doing this, but US Airways has come up with a unique and seemingly logical way to... Posted Feb 18 2008, 04:33 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: US Airways, Frequent Flier Programs