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• This Week on BNET (Sep 2 - 5)

  American Asks to Defer Beijing Flights It wasn’t long ago that airlines were climbing on top of each other to grab slots to China. Now the DOT can’t even get airlines to start the flights they’ve earned. The Problem with the $150 Change... Posted Sep 06 2008, 02:57 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, Mergers/Finance, Fares, American, Delta, Northwest, Midwest Airlines, BNET, Republic

• Did Lufthansa Impact United’s Decision to Reverse International Meal Charges?

  The rumors starting creeping out over the weekend, but the news officially broke yesterday. United has decided not to begin charging for meals in coach on transatlantic flights from Washington as previously announced. Of course, the question now is .... Posted Sep 03 2008, 03:15 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Meals

• Airplane Porn: United’s Paint Problem

  It’s Labor Day here in the US, so I wasn’t planning on posting anything today. But after I saw this shot of a United 747 with some serious paint problems, I figured I’d put up a little airplane porn for you during the holiday. Pretty... Posted Sep 01 2008, 02:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Airplane Porn

• 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

• This Week on BNET (August 18 - 22)

  Southwest Filing Fares in ATPCO Once Again You may not know ATPCO, but I’m guessing that airlines all over the US are happy to see Southwest back in the system again. Why does it matter? Jake Brace Leaves United The oft-vilified United CFO Jake... Posted Aug 23 2008, 02:41 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, Southwest, Fares, American, Distribution, Advertising, AirTran, DFW - Dallas/Ft Worth

• United’s Meal Charges Earn the Cranky Jackass Award

  United really is a sad, confused airline, isn’t it? For an airline that just two days ago stated that it had put together several “initiatives . . . to improve the guest experience,” yesterday’s announcement seems completely out... Posted Aug 20 2008, 03:53 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Cranky Jackass, Meals

• 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: United, Government Regulation, British Airways, American, Boeing, Air Canada, Northwest, Advertising, Airbus

• 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

• United Considers Charging for Meals Internationally, Drinks as Well

  Oh me, oh my. Looks like United has been investigating following US Airways into the abyss of ancillary revenue and actually trying to surpass them. They’re floating a survey asking how people feel about paying for drinks in coach as well as food... Posted Aug 04 2008, 03:12 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Meals

• 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

• Yapta’s Glitch-Filled Launch On the Web

  Has anyone had the chance to check out Yapta yet? The site originally launched as a way to see if the price of a ticket you had purchased had gone down. Since some airlines will give you a credit if the fare goes down, this could be a handy little tool... Posted Jul 15 2008, 03:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Technology, JetBlue, Fares, Northwest, Distribution

• 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... Posted Jun 26 2008, 04:19 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, Southwest, American, Uncategorized

• 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

• United Agrees to Double Palmdale Flights

  Looks like United has given in and agreed to modify its Palmdale flying schedule. Beginning in September, instead of two daily CRJs to SFO, there will be four daily Brasilias, the 30 seat turboprop that United has slowly been phasing out. Anyone want... Posted Jun 19 2008, 03:38 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, PMD - Palmdale

• 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