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A Dark Future for Europe’s Legacy Airlines

Over the last decade, Europe’s big three airline groups, IAG (owner of British Airways/Iberia), Air France/KLM, and Lufthansa Group, have all been in much better shape than their American counterparts. While US airlines floundered and filed for...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France
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
Air France’s Poor Handling of the Egypt Crisis Earns a Cranky Jackass Award

Over the last week, the protests in Egypt have reached a boiling point. As we all know by now, the residents of this generally peaceful country followed the lead of Tunisia and poured into the streets to try to topple the government. As people on the...

Published Thu, Feb 3 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air France
Excellent British Airways Strike Communication, Air France Fails to Impress

Well, it happened. The British Airways cabin crews did indeed go on strike and that’s bad for BA, bad for the cabin crews, and most importantly, bad for passengers. The good news, however, is that the communication has been truly excellent throughout...

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 3:06 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Air France, Labor Relations
Some Thoughts on the Air France A330 Accident Off Brazil

It’s been well over 24 hours since we first heard that an Air France A330 disappeared over the ocean on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. In that time, I’ve seen a million different theories about what happened, and that always makes me...

Published Tue, Jun 2 2009 3:05 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Air France
An Underwhelming Air France Experience to Tahiti (Trip Report)

Hope you all enjoyed the guest posts, but now it’s time for me to get back to work. We had a fantastic time in French Polynesia, and it’s going to take me a little time to get back into the swing of things. I thought I’d ease myself...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2009 3:59 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air France, Trip Reports
Air France Rolls Out New Premium Economy Class

The growing popularity of the premium economy cabin continues as Air France has decided that the time has come to roll out “Premium Voyageur” on their widebodies. Upon first glance, it looks like a strong entry. Premium Voyageur just sounds...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2009 2:02 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Air France
Lufthansa Italia Tries to Add Pressure as Alitalia Receives EU Approval

Ok kids, who’s ready for an Alitalia update? I know, it’s been a little while. It may seem like plenty has happened, but really, we’re not that much closer to resolving this hilarious situation. One of these days, I’ll get around...

Published Fri, Dec 5 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Alitalia, Air France
Airplane Porn: Air France Goes Retro

I’m happily recovering from yesterday’s turkey-induced stupor, so there’ll be no writing for me today. Instead, let’s take a look at some fun-filled airplane porn! This time, we head across the Atlantic to check out Air France’s...

Published Fri, Nov 28 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Air France, Airplane Porn
Air France’s LAX-London Open Skies Experiment Ends

Delta put out a press release last week entitled “Delta to Offer 180-Degree Full Flat Beds to Heathrow From New York and Atlanta.” Sounds thrilling right? Not so much. But buried in that release was a little note that says “Air France...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2008 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Air France
Alitalia’s LAX Reception

I know you guys have been champing at the bit, waiting for an update on the latest with Alitalia. I’ve actually been wanting to write about this for a little while, but I figured I’d wait until I went to last night’s launch party at...

Published Fri, Apr 18 2008 4:12 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Mergers/Finance, Alitalia, KLM, Air France

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