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The DOT Gets it Right With Washington/National Slot Awards

There’s nothing I like more than ripping apart the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its poor rule-making abilities, but every so often, the department does something right. We might as well celebrate on the rare occasion when that happens...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, JetBlue, Southwest, DCA - Washington/National
Topic of the Week: New Flights in Washington

Ok, Bill from DC, this one is for you. Let’s talk new flights at Washington/National airport. There is a lot going on these days. American will use an exemption to fly from National to LA Delta will use an exemption to add a 2nd daily flight from...

Published Fri, Mar 9 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: DCA - Washington/National
US Airways Moves Toward Smaller Cities at National After Getting Delta’s Slots

It’s really interesting to watch US Airways as it starts to announce how it’s going to use its newly acquired slots at Washington’s National Airport. While Delta made a huge splash in New York with its hub-creation at LaGuardia after...

Published Thu, Jan 5 2012 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, DCA - Washington/National
The Winners of the Coveted Slots at Washington/National and New York/La Guardia Are . . .

Remember that whole Delta/US Airways slot swap deal? US Airways gave most of its slots at New York’s La Guardia airport to Delta in exchange for most of Delta’s slots at Washington’s National Airport along with a couple of other considerations...

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

Filed under: JetBlue, Westjet, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Hey American, Ordering a Billion Airplanes Is Good, but There’s a Lot More to Do

After years of back and forth, the Department of Transportation has finally decided to do the right thing and let US Airways trade a host of slots at New York’s La Guardia for a bunch of Delta’s slots at Washington National Airport. This swap...

Published Tue, Jul 26 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, American, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Delta and US Airways Propose New York/Washington Slot Swap Again, and This Time It’ll Happen

Delta and US Airways are hoping that the third time’s a charm by putting the long-proposed slot swap in New York and Washington back on the table with some slight modifications. This time, I have to believe that it’s going to go through. They...

Published Thu, May 26 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Feeling the History at Washington National Airport

Last month when I flew in and out of Washington National Airport, it brought back a lot of memories. The airport has changed a great deal since I first arrived for college in 1995, but the beauty of the airport is that it doesn’t cover up its history...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: DCA - Washington/National
Topic of the Week: Sun Country Goes to Washington

Sun Country is heading to Washington/National airport with flights from . . . Lansing? Yep, Lansing. It won the fight for slots at National against other more established airlines. These slots were being used by Frontier to fly to Kansas City, so now...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: DCA - Washington/National, Sun Country
Feds Inflict Far Less Pain on Continental and United Than Attempted with the US Airways/Delta Slot Swap

In the immortal words of Dennis Hopper (rest in peace, you crazy ***) . . . pop quiz, hotshot. Let’s say that you’ve been presented three deals impacting the most dominant airline at a highly-congested airport. You can approve one. Which would...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Continental, Mergers/Finance, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
FAA Receives Tentative Order for Cranky Jackass Award After US Airways/Delta Slot Swap Ruling

The final order has been released from the FAA and, in short, the tentative order stands. The FAA is requiring that Delta divest 14 slot pairs at Washington/National and US Airways divest 20 slot pairs at New York/LaGuardia before being allowed to complete...

Published Wed, May 5 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
Cranky on the Web (April 12 – 16)

WiFi When You Fly: A Battle of the Business Models – BNET Is there a difference for the customer between GoGo and Row 44 inflight internet? Yep. There is. Southwest seeks space at Reagan – GW Hatchet The newspaper at my alma mater asked for...

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

Filed under: Southwest, Inflight Entertainment, BNET, DCA - Washington/National
US Airways and Delta Throw Down with the Feds and Southwest Over Slot Swap

This whole US Airways/Delta slot swap in DC and New York just keeps dragging on and on. Have you had enough yet? Just wanna see it end? I’m with you, but the fight continues, and Delta and US Airways are done playing nice. In their latest filing...

Published Thu, Apr 8 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
JetBlue Partners with American; No This Isn’t an April Fools’ Joke

If I didn’t know better, I would have thought yesterday was April Fools’ Day. Why? Because American and JetBlue announced that they had signed a limited partnership to feed traffic to each other in New York and Boston. Oh yeah, and they’re...

Published Thu, Apr 1 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: JetBlue, American, JFK - New York/JFK, DCA - Washington/National
US Airways and Delta Offer to Sell Slots in Washington/New York Swap

The great US Airways/Delta slot swap is back in the news, and the airlines are now willing to offer some concessions to the DOT to get the deal approved. These aren’t nearly what the DOT was asking for, but we’ll see if they’re in a...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 2:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National
DOT Attaches Foolish Conditions to US Airways and Delta Slot Swap in New York and Washington

The DOT has decided that the proposed Delta/US Airways slot swap in New York and Washington is perfectly acceptable . . . as long as the airlines agree to sell off a bunch of the slots to new entrants first. I will be shocked if the airlines go for it...

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 3:27 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Delta, LGA - New York/La Guardia, DCA - Washington/National

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