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• Cranky on the Web (October 26 – 30)

  Continental Joins Star Alliance Tomorrow – BNET Continental is in no-man’s land as they end their SkyTeam participation and prepare for Star Alliance. Ontario’s Air Traffic Glut Draws Anger Toward LA – BNET Ontario’s traffic... Posted Oct 31 2009, 05:51 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: BNET, Continental, Fares, JetBlue, ONT - Ontario, Singapore Airlines, Southwest, US Airways

• Cranky on the Web (October 11-16)

  Bloggers offer paid travel services – Washington Times Nicholas Kralev takes a look at my Cranky Concierge service as well as a frequent flier redemption service from View From the Wing blogger Gary Leff. September 2009 Traffic Numbers – BNET... Posted Oct 17 2009, 03:13 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Cranky Concierge, Frontier, Go!, JetBlue, Mokulele, Republic, Southwest

• JetBlue Tweaks Its Colors While AirTran Unveils a Beauty (Airplane Porn)

  Guess what time it is, kids? It’s airplane porn time! You know how much I love airplane porn, and we’ve got two good ones this week with JetBlue and AirTran. Let’s start with JetBlue. The buzz started last week that JetBlue would be... Posted Oct 14 2009, 03:09 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Airplane Porn, AirTran, JetBlue

• 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

• JetBlue Shuffles its West Coast Routes While Virgin America’s Fortunes Improve

  I have no doubt that this is merely coincidence, but it is certainly funny that at the exact same time Virgin America announced a substantial improvement in finances, JetBlue announced it’s stepping up its focus on San Francisco. Funny indeed. Let’s... Posted Aug 31 2009, 03:52 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: JetBlue, Virgin America

• An Onboard Wifi Update

  I’m at the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) conference this week, and I spent awhile chatting with the folks at AirCell (provider of wifi fun) yesterday. That made me think it was a good time for a wifi update, especially since there... Posted Aug 25 2009, 04:05 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Technology, United, US Airways, Virgin America

• Cranky on the Web (August 10 – 14)

  Why is Allegiant’s Load Factor Dropping While Others Increase? – BNET Allegiant’s load factor dropped more than anyone else last month, but I’m not too concerned. Southwest’s Bid for Frontier Raised to $170 Million –... Posted Aug 15 2009, 03:51 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, American, BNET, DCA - Washington/National, Delta, Fares, Frontier, JetBlue, LGA - New York/La Guardia, Southwest, US Airways

• JetBlue Lets You Fly Anywhere for a Month for $599

  I’m sure many of you were hoping to see a post today on Republic winning the auction for Frontier thanks to labor thwarting the Southwest bid, but I didn’t have enough time to do the research last night to write a post. I’ll have more... Posted Aug 14 2009, 03:45 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Fares, JetBlue

• Virgin America Heads to Ft Lauderdale, JetBlue Announces Soon After

  I was just saying to someone the other day that Virgin America had been really quiet lately, and I wondered what they were up to. Apparently they’ve been working the old Jewish grandma market – they’re heading to Ft Lauderdale from LA... Posted Aug 12 2009, 03:27 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: FLL - Ft Lauderdale, JetBlue, Virgin America

• Redemption, Elite Status, and Partners in JetBlue’s New TrueBlue (Part 2)

  Yesterday I talked about earning points in JetBlue’s new TrueBlue program, and today it’s time to talk about redemption, elite status, and partners. Fortunately, I was able to have a call with Dave Canty, JetBlue’s Director of Loyalty... Posted Aug 04 2009, 04:16 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, JetBlue

• Earning Points in JetBlue’s Complicated New TrueBlue Program (Part 1)

  While Southwest’s acquisition attempt of Frontier was getting all the press last week, JetBlue quietly started emailing their TrueBlue members about a relaunch of the program on September 27. When I spoke with CEO Dave Barger in March, he assured... Posted Aug 03 2009, 04:00 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, JetBlue

• This Week on BNET (July 20 – 24)

  Fare Hikes on Domestic Routes Airlines have started raising fares again, but that sometimes ends up being good news for the bargain hunter. May Premium Traffic Monitor Shows Steep Declines Thought things were looking better? Not in the premium world.... Posted Jul 25 2009, 03:01 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Allegiant, BNET, Continental, Fares, JetBlue, Southwest, United

• Great Communication on Southwest, Not on JetBlue (Trip Report)

  We had a quick trip this weekend up to San Francisco, and man, was this a lesson in the importance of communication. We flew JetBlue up from Long Beach and had a miserable experience. On the other hand, our flight home to Los Angeles on Southwest was... Posted Jun 15 2009, 03:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: JetBlue, Southwest, Trip Reports

• This Week on BNET (May 18 - 22)

  The New Delta Sees More Complaints in March March complaints are out, and Delta and its partners saw increases while most others did not. Uh oh. JetBlue and Others See Higher Complaints in March I said above that “most” other airlines didn’t... Posted May 23 2009, 03:11 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: 737, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, Frequent Flier Programs, Hawaiian, JetBlue, MKE - Milwaukee, Northwest

• LiveTV Explains Why There Was Such Poor Signal Reception On My JetBlue Flight

  Shortly after I published my trip report including the non-functioning televisions on JetBlue, I received an email from LiveTV’s CEO Nate Quigley about my flight. He offered to walk me through what happened and try to explain why my flight had problems... Posted May 20 2009, 03:54 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Inflight Entertainment, JetBlue