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Cranky on the Web (January 9 – 13)

Even though I’m on break, I did have two articles that went live and one guest post as well. An incredibly safe year for air travel – CNN Out of the Office I take a look at the year in review for accidents. As the title says, it was a very...

Published Sat, Jan 14 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
Why Can’t Airlines Stream Black Box Data? (Ask Cranky)

This is more of a non-traditional Ask Cranky in that it’s been asked several times over the years, particularly in light of the Air France accident over the Atlantic when the thought was that the black boxes would never be found. The question? Why...

Published Tue, Aug 9 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
Latest Report on Air France 447 Crash Still Blames Pilots, Training

There was plenty of backlash when I wrote about the causes of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean back in May. Many of you wanted to wait until the final report came out, but I was confident that the story had become quite...

Published Thu, Aug 4 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
Pilot Error Likely Played Major Role in Air France 447 Accident

When the French found the black boxes from Air France flight 447 nearly two years after the A330 airplane crashed in the Atlantic off Brazil, it was an incredible feat. But now, the French probably are wishing those black boxes remained on the floor of...

Published Tue, May 31 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
Topic of the Week: Air France Wreckage Found

It looks like search teams have found most of the wreckage from the Air France flight that went down off the coast of Brazil back in 2009. Anyone want to guess what they’ll be able to figure out from this? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 8 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?

I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole open up inflight last week. It was big news for sure, but I just didn’t know enough beyond the basic information to make a post...

Published Thu, Apr 7 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, 737
Cranky on the Web (November 22-26)

Qantas A380: Now We Know Why the Planes Were Grounded — and It’s Scary – BNET Headwinds As more details on the A380 grounding come out, it becomes more clear why Qantas grounded the airplane. Aggrieved Fliers Ask, ‘What Now?’ – The New York...

Published Sat, Nov 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 1-5)

How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details on how it measures success of Bags Fly Free. Airline reviews: Find out if an airline is any good – Budget Travel...

Published Sat, Nov 6 2010 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, BNET, A380, Qantas
Honoring the Flight Crews That Died Nine Years Ago Today

I know, it’s Saturday, so you’re expecting Cranky on the Web, right? Well that’s going to have to wait, because today is not just any Saturday. It’s September 11th. Believe it or not, this is actually the fifth September 11th that...

Published Sat, Sep 11 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents
British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck

The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They did a great job of keeping that bad boy in the air, but it could have ended very differently. Here’s what happened. On May...

Published Thu, Jul 8 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, British Airways
Cranky on the Web (January 18 – 22)

American Airlines, oneworld Increased Offer to Japan Air Lines May Not Be Enough – BNET American is desperately trying to keep JAL in oneworld, but it’s not looking good. oneworld Alliance Will be Much Weaker if Japan Air Lines Leaves –...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 4:19 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, American, Delta, JAL, BNET, CRW - Charleston
34 People on US Airways Express Jet in West Virginia Love EMAS

How many of you know what EMAS is? I can guarantee that the 34 people on a US Airways Express jet in Charleston West Virginia now are intimately familiar with it. It prevented them from plunging off a mountain. This mountain. Seriously. EMAS stands for...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 4:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, CRW - Charleston
How Did Those Northwest Pilots Miss the Airport?

It has been plastered all over the news, but I wanted to wait a little until we had more information on what happened. Now that the NTSB has released its early findings, let’s talk. This is a mess. You know the story – Northwest 188 from San...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 3:31 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Northwest
Europeans Require Pitot Tube Modifications for A330/A340

Though the ultimate reason for the Air France A330 crash in the South Atlantic will likely never be known for sure, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has recently issued an urgent Airworthiness Directive to replace certain Thales-manufactured...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security, Accidents/Incidents
Details of Obama’s Wild Plane Ride

Last year, when then-Senator Obama was busy criss-crossing the country in support of his presidential bid, he ran into some trouble on one of his flights. At the time, we were told that it wasn’t a big deal and, of course, it landed safely. But...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 3:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Midwest Airlines

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