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• Cranky on the Web (Nov 9 – 13)

  American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone past its own deadline for ruling on the BA/American deal. This is getting tiresome. Capacity Restraint Leads to... Posted Nov 14 2009, 03:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, American, British Airways, Cranky Concierge, Frequent Flier Programs, Government Regulation, Oneworld, US Airways, BNET

• Cranky on the Web (September 21 – 25)

  July Premium Traffic Shows Gains – BNET It’s premium traffic monitor time again, and traffic is still in the tank. But it’s not quite as bad, so that’s good. Delta’s SkyClub Promotion Slightly Misses the Mark – BNET... Posted Sep 26 2009, 03:34 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Delta, Emirates, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, V Australia, US Airways, United, BNET

• JetBlue and Lufthansa Finally Announce a Codeshare

  I’m trying to think if there’s a codeshare that’s been as widely anticipated as that between Lufthansa and JetBlue. It seems like this thing has been in the works forever, but now they’re finally getting the partnership up and... Posted Sep 08 2009, 03:08 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, JetBlue, Lufthansa

• Virgins Hook Up

  The long awaited day is here. Virgin America and V Australia have finally entered into an interline agreement. It’s a fairly limited set-up right now thanks to technical limitations, but eventually it will become a full-fledged interline and codeshare... Posted Jun 04 2009, 03:31 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, V Australia, Virgin America

• This Week on BNET (May 25 - 29)

  Long Beach Airport Garage and Terminal Plans Move Forward The airport is starting to put forth more concrete plans, and it’s sounding pretty good. Southwest Pushes WestJet Codeshare, Shifts Priorities WestJet announced yesterday that Southwest was... Posted May 30 2009, 03:58 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Advertising, Air New Zealand, Alliances, Labor Relations, LGB - Long Beach, Southwest, Westjet, United, BNET

• Rebuttal: Ending Airline Competition on the North Atlantic is Bad For You

  I know, I know. I’m not on vacation anymore, but when industry veteran Hubert Horan sent me this rebuttal to Evan Sparks’s piece, “Why International Alliances Are Good for You,” I just had to post it. What do you think? —... Posted Apr 29 2009, 03:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Guest Posts

• This Week on BNET (April 20 - 24)

  Cranky is on vacation, but I did pre-schedule some posts on BNET. Here are the ones from last week. We get back in town tonight, so I’ll be back live on the blog on Monday. — Airline Executives Discuss Foreign Ownership, Unbundling, Partnerships... Posted Apr 25 2009, 03:15 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Baggage, JetBlue, Operations, Southwest, US Airways

• Why International Alliances Are Good for You

  Cranky is on vacation, but I’ve lined up some excellent guest bloggers for you while I’m gone. Today I have Aviation Policy Blog author Evan Sparks. — One of the big stories in aviation thus far in 2009 is how international airline alliances... Posted Apr 13 2009, 03:45 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Guest Posts

• 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... Posted Apr 04 2009, 03:25 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Airbus, Alliances, American, Inflight Entertainment, JetBlue, Operations, Southwest, Environment, BNET, Boeing

• This Week on BNET (Dec 22 - 26)

  Secretary of Transportation Nominee Ray LaHood on Aviation Obama has picked former Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) as his Secretary of Transportation. Will this be good for the airline industry? When Twitter Gets Interesting It’s rare that I find... Posted Dec 27 2008, 03:51 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Alaska Airlines, Alliances, American, Continental, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Government Regulation, LGA - New York/La Guardia, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Westjet, BNET

• Southwest Links to WestJet, Does Anyone Care?

  I know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting the Southwest-WestJet codeshare to get going, and yesterday the airlines took their first steps. Southwest put up a link to WestJet, and I have to say it is completely and totally lame. Head on over... Posted Dec 17 2008, 03:54 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Southwest, Westjet

• Southwest’s WestJet Codeshare Means A Lot More Than Just Canada

  I’d like to welcome those of you who are visiting me for the first time thanks to my summer travel tips posted today on Nuts About Southwest. Take a look around, and if you like what you see, you can subscribe via RSS or email. Please jump in and... Posted Jul 09 2008, 03:18 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alliances, Distribution, Southwest, Westjet