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• British Airways and Iberia Finally Get Closer to Almost Possibly Merging

  Has there been a stranger courtship than that between British Airways and Iberia? The airlines, which have been talking for years, have finally agreed to merge, sort of. I mean, it’ll get there eventually. I believe talks began in 1784 when King... Posted Nov 18 2009, 03:21 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, Iberia, Mergers/Finance

• 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

• Impressions of British Airways’ New London/City Service From Afar

  Right now, I should be in London eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s flight back from London/City on British Airways. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Instead, I’m laying on the couch fighting off an ear infection, drifting in and out... Posted Oct 01 2009, 03:28 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: A318, British Airways, LCY - London/City

• British Airways Gives Away Business Opportunity Grants

  I have to admit that I was quite skeptical when I was told that British Airways was going to launch the next round of its Face to Face campaign which encourages business travel. I didn’t think it would really be newsworthy, but when I was told I... Posted Aug 27 2009, 03:27 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways

• International Airlines Start Adding Fees, Making Cuts Like US Carriers

  It was only a matter of time until global carriers started following in their US counterparts’ shoes, right? As airlines around the world continue to bleed, we’re seeing them start to cut back. Today we’ll take a look at British Airways... Posted Aug 06 2009, 03:28 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: ANA, British Airways

• British Airways Builds Fee Comparison and Southwest Should Take It Further

  I never thought we’d see the day where British Airways does something that Southwest should follow, but that day has come. British Airways has rolled out a value calculator on its website showing how much more BA includes in its fares than Ryanair... Posted Jun 23 2009, 03:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, Distribution, Southwest

• This Week on BNET (March 23-27)

  United Releases Weaker Revenue Guidance United announced that like Continental (though not quite as severe), it is seeing large revenue drops as demand continues to decrease. NBAA Attacks JetBlue’s Bigwig Ad Campaign The NBAA has gone on the attack... Posted Mar 28 2009, 02:20 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Advertising, American, British Airways, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Mokulele, Republic, Virgin Atlantic, US Airways, United, BNET

• British Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident

  We all remember the BA 777 that lost power and crash-landed at London/Heathrow, right? Last September, an interim report was put out on the accident saying that ice buildup blocking the fuel flow was the likely culprit. Now Boeing is not only agreeing... Posted Feb 05 2009, 03:23 PM by The Cranky FlierBritish Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, British Airways, Delta, Fuel

• BA’s OpenSkies to Stop Growing; Is Death on the Horizon?

  Looks like we’re seeing the beginnings of yet another failed attempt at using the EU-US open skies agreement to open new business opportunities. OpenSkies, British Airways’ attempt at launching an all-premium airline to fly to New York from... Posted Jan 26 2009, 03:56 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, OpenSkies

• This Week on BNET (Sep 22 - 26)

  American Airlines’ In-flight Internet Raises Porn Questions Now that American has started to test in-flight internet, some are getting angry that the airline isn’t restricting which websites people can see. US Airways is Happy That Nobody is Buying... Posted Sep 27 2008, 03:40 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: American, British Airways, Fares, Meals, Southwest, Technology, US Airways, United, BNET

• British Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Likely Caused by Ice Buildup

  We finally have an “Interim Report” on what happened to the BA 777 that lost power and crash-landed at London/Heathrow in January of this year. According to the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), it was probably due to the... Posted Sep 05 2008, 03:55 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: 777, Accidents/Incidents, British Airways

• British Airways Stops in Shannon for London/City Flights

  Remember back in February when BA announced it would start flights from London/City Airports very short runway to New York? And remember when I suggested that BA might be able to stop in Ireland where they allow US passengers to be pre-cleared through... Posted Aug 21 2008, 03:28 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways

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

• NBTA: OpenSkies’ Earth-Shaking Announcement in Los Angeles

  OpenSkies has been full of news this week. First it was the announcement of Amsterdam - New York flights and then yesterday it was the decision to ditch coach and go with all premium economy and business class. The news was quite literally earth-shaking... Posted Jul 30 2008, 03:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: British Airways, OpenSkies, Schedule Changes, Seats

• Across the Aisle From British Airways’ Head of Environment

  I know this isn’t entirely about the traveler experience, but I thought it would be a very interesting way to close the week nonetheless. I had the chance to speak with British Airways’ Head of Environment, Jonathon Counsell, yesterday. We... Posted Jul 18 2008, 03:37 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, British Airways, Fuel, Environment