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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?

In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10 million options (ok, maybe just 465), this was easily the largest order ever for an airline. Not only did American order a lot of...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, Boeing, Airbus, A320, 737
Topic of the Week: WWBD?

That’s the question. What will Boeing do? The Airbus A320neo has been a hot seller at the Paris Air Show this year, and even American is said to be in talks with Airbus about buying. (This sounds like an effort to get Boeing off its butt, but that’s...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Boeing, Airbus
Who Cares About the Paris Air Show?

When you think of air shows, you probably think of a warm summer day, some cool flying demonstrations to show off military might, and a few static displays of airplanes to walk through. That’s the core of any air show, but for the premier airshows...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus, ATR
Cranky on the Web (November 29-December 3)

Don’t forget to take the 2010 Cranky Reader Survey – http://surveymonkey.com/s/cranky In the Trenches: Ramping Up for the Holidays – Intuit Small Business Blog While others ramp down, we ramp up during the holidays. Privatizing Air Travel...

Published Sat, Dec 4 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Safety/Security, Continental, Boeing, BNET, Airbus
This Week on BNET (June 22 - 26)

US Airways’ Charlotte to Honolulu Flight Might Just Work At first glance, the new US Airways flight from Charlotte to Honolulu seems pretty awful, but it may actually end up being smart. Alaska Fills the Void in the Austin to San Jose Market American...

Published Sat, Jun 27 2009 3:57 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Schedule Changes, Frontier, Environment, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Sukhoi, BNET, Fuel, Labor Relations, Airbus, Republic, 787
This Week on BNET (March 30 - April 3)

Alliance Panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium The alliances discussion was one of the more interesting panels, I thought. The talk centered around why and even if alliances are worthwhile. Modernizing the Fleet: Phoenix Aviation Symposium So when is...

Published Sat, Apr 4 2009 3:25 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, Operations, JetBlue, Southwest, Inflight Entertainment, American, Boeing, BNET, Alliances, Airbus
This Week on BNET (Feb 23 - 27)

JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost carriers need. That’s why it’s Sabre time. Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy Palmdale Airport may not work as an actual...

Published Sat, Feb 28 2009 3:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Technology, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Fares, Delta, Boeing, Northwest, Alaska Airlines, Distribution, PMD - Palmdale, BNET, Airbus, Civil Aviation
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...

Published Sat, Aug 16 2008 4:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

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

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