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A Look at the New DOT Rules That Foreign Airlines Hate

Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) rolled out a bunch of new rules the are supposed to make the passenger flying experience better. On many of these, it seems downright silly that the government is involved, but there are are a few kernels...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Baggage, Government Regulation, Fares, Uncategorized
Topic of the Week: American Orders Two 777s

Normally I don’t think it’s worth talking about a small aircraft order, but this one caught my eye. American has ordered two 777-300ER aircraft, the first of that variant that the airline has picked up. Why would they order just two of these...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
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Published Thu, Aug 28 2008 10:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

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Air Canada Jazz Ditches Life Vests, Who Cares?

Looks like Air Canada’s commuter, Jazz, has decided to take life vests off its planes. This will save a little over 50 lbs per plane, and you know the story from here. (Less weight = less fuel, blah blah) As usual, some people are up in arms suggesting...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2008 3:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Air Canada, Uncategorized
Alitalia Keeps on Truckin’

Oh Alitalia, why can’t you have any really exciting news? Instead, we just get to watch Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi try to pull his foot out of his mouth and find a way to do exactly what he said he wouldn’t; get an foreign carrier to fix...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2008 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Alitalia, Uncategorized
American Slashes Domestic, United Cuts International, and Southwest Shuffles

Yesterday, American announced the details of its fall flight cuts and the big surprise to me is how deep New York/LaGuardia flying is going to be cut. Meanwhile, United announced it was pulling out of two fairly large cities, Ft Lauderdale and West Palm...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2008 4:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, Southwest, American, Uncategorized
Virgin America Superfly Wednesdays

You guys know I can be pretty harsh on Virgin America, but I have to say, I really like their latest promotion. I received it last night not only from Virgin, but also from two other people before the original had even landed in my inbox. That tells me...

Published Fri, May 16 2008 4:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
Booking A Flight In a Time of Uncertainty

Let’s face it. It sucks to have to book travel right now. Ok, it clearly sucks to actually be an airline far more, but we’ve beaten that horse to death already. So why do I say it’s so bad to book? Uncertainty. With my wedding coming...

Published Thu, May 15 2008 4:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

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United Sells Economy Plus at Time of Booking

I noticed on One Mile at a Time yesterday that United has quietly started allowing people to upgrade to Economy Plus at the time of booking. Great idea. In fact, I almost thought about giving them a gold star, but not quite. While it’s a good idea...

Published Wed, May 14 2008 4:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Uncategorized
Quick Fuel Check

The price of fuel continues to rise, but I don’t think it’s easy for most people to really grasp how devastating this is, because it’s rarely put in normal terms. $125 a barrel? What the heck does that mean in reality? JetBlue, when...

Published Tue, May 13 2008 3:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

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