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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
Topic of the Week: Bye, Bye, bmi

It’s almost official. British Airways will close on its purchase of bmi in short order. Will it be good or bad for travel in the UK? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, BMI
Talking to British Airways About Elite Status, Avios, and the Dreaded Fuel Surcharge (Across the Aisle)

Earlier this month, British Airways introduced Avios, a new name for miles. Now if you’re a member of the BA Executive Club or Iberia Plus, you will earn Avios when you fly, use a credit card, etc. In other words, it’s a shared currency that...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways
Iberia Launches LAX Flight, But Can We Really Thank American and British Airways?

Last night, I attended the launch of Iberia’s new flight from LA to Madrid. This has been hailed as a product of the joint venture between British Airways/Iberia (now under the same ownership) and American Airlines. Is that really true? Yes and...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, American
American, BA, Iberia Need to Eliminate Differences or Do a Better Job of Highlighting Them

Last week, American and its joint venture partners British Airways and Iberia were here in Southern California to pitch the benefits of the joint venture to the region. The airlines are launching a lot of new service here in the next month, and they say...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, American, Iberia
Video Tour of the New British Airways First Class

It may have been almost two months since BA brought me out to London, but I still have some good material waiting to see the light of day. Today it’s a tour of the new British Airways First Class which is being rolled out to the fleet as we speak...

Published Tue, Mar 8 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways
Touring the New Heathrow Terminal 5

I know it’s been a month, but I’ve still had a few posts on the backburner from my London trip. You didn’t think I’d stop posting without something on Heathrow’s Terminal 5, did you? I spent a fair bit of time in the terminal...

Published Tue, Feb 15 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, LHR - London/Heathrow
The Banker Shuttle From London City to JFK (Trip Report)

I left off yesterday as I prepared to board BA flight 001 to bring me back to the US. No reason to keep you waiting. Let’s get back to it. [Note: BA arranged the flight and accommodation for me without charge, but that in no way guarantees them...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Trip Reports, LCY - London/City
The Case for London/City and the Flight to New York

After a short but productive time in London, it was time to head back to the States. But this wasn’t an ordinary return. For the second time in my life, I was taking British Airways flight 001. Last time, it was on Concorde. Could this flight live...

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Trip Reports, LCY - London/City
Club World on British Airways (Trip Report)

It’s been a couple of years since British Airways and I first tried to set up a trip to see the airline’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow and now, it’s finally happened. I have plenty of cool stuff that I’ll post here in the next couple...

Published Thu, Jan 20 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Trip Reports
Cranky on the Web (October 4-8)

How the SkyTeam Alliance Became a Rehab Center for Global Airlines – BNET Headwinds SkyTeam has picked up some of the more questionable names in the airline world, but it might be a great strategy. How the Southwest-AirTran Merger Creates a Labor...

Published Sat, Oct 9 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, SkyTeam, British Airways, American, BNET, AirTran, Iberia
British Airways Rolls Out Its Retro 757 (Airplane Porn)

It’s been way too long since we’ve had some good airplane porn here on Cranky, so I couldn’t resist when I saw British Airways put the airline’s last 757 into this stunning retro paint job. I mean, seriously. Why would they ever...

Published Fri, Oct 8 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Airplane Porn
United-Continental Merger Closing Was the Third Most Interesting Story on Friday

By now, you undoubtedly know that the United and Continental merger has officially closed and United Continental Holdings is now the parent company of both airlines. But that was actually the third most interesting story on Friday, and of those three...

Published Mon, Oct 4 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Frontier, British Airways, American, Midwest Airlines
Good News, Bad News for British Airways as Antitrust Immunity Approved and Flight Attendants Reject Offer

The management team at British Airways must be doing their best impression of a manic depressive this week as they swing from great news to crappy news. The great news? The airline received final approval for antitrust immunity with American. The crappy...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Labor Relations
Cranky on the Web (July 12-16)

Strong June Traffic Means It’s Time For Airlines to Raise Airfares — Cautiously – BNET Continued strong traffic numbers mean airfares are going to continue on the march. But airlines need to be careful not to go too high. Huh? US Airways...

Published Sat, Jul 17 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Mergers/Finance, British Airways, Fares, American, Allegiant, BNET, Iberia

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