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• Cranky on the Web (Nov 2 – 6)

  Cranky Concierge watches your back – Hartford Courant More on Cranky Concierge. It’s picking up steam. Delta Air Lines Rips Into International Association of Machinists – BNET The IAM has postponed its representation efforts for Delta’s... Posted Nov 07 2009, 05:09 AM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Continental, Delta, Labor Relations, United

• Cranky on the Web (August 17 – 21)

  Just a little heads up before we get to the weekly links … I’ll be at the National Business Travel Association NBTA conference next week so my posting schedule may be a little off. I will do my best to keep a regular schedule. If you’ll... Posted Aug 22 2009, 03:28 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delta, Frontier, Labor Relations, LAX - Los Angeles, Southwest, Virgin Blue, United, BNET

• This Week on BNET (June 22 - 26)

  US Airways’ Charlotte to Honolulu Flight Might Just Work At first glance, the new US Airways flight from Charlotte to Honolulu seems pretty awful, but it may actually end up being smart. Alaska Fills the Void in the Austin to San Jose Market American... Posted Jun 27 2009, 03:57 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: 787, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Continental, Frontier, Fuel, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Republic, Schedule Changes, Sukhoi, US Airways, Environment, United, BNET, Boeing

• 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

• This Week on BNET (May 11 - 15)

  ExpressJet To Fly 10 Planes for United This Summer Looks like ExpressJet is flying for United this summer, and it seems like a win-win for everyone considering the circumstances. Delta Pulls Out of Boston - Baltimore Route That didn’t take long... Posted May 16 2009, 03:23 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Spirit, Virgin America, US Airways, United, BNET

• The New Alitalia Has Low Loads, Big Losses, and New Competition

  Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday that Alitalia was finally being privatized, but it’s actually been a few months. I thought it was time to check in on the airline to see how it’s doing. Anyone want to make any bets... Posted Mar 05 2009, 03:19 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Alitalia, Labor Relations

• This Week on BNET (Feb 2 - 6)

  Virgin Atlantic’s Food Complaint Was Excellent PR, Possible Hoax? No airline is better at turning around a bad situation than Virgin Atlantic. Even rumors that this was manufactured haven’t stopped it from helping the airline. Virgin America Reports... Posted Feb 07 2009, 03:29 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: American, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Labor Relations, Safety/Security, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, Northwest, BNET

• This Week on BNET (Nov 10-14)

  LiveTV Tries to Solve the Onboard Internet Business Case Problem Everyone wants to have internet onboard aircraft, but not everyone is convinced the business model works. Some problems still need to be solved. Can the New Indianapolis Airport Terminal... Posted Nov 15 2008, 02:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: American, Delta, IND - Indianapolis, JetBlue, Labor Relations, Southwest, Technology, BNET

• This Week on BNET (Nov 3 - 7)

  Delta Announces New Team of Officers Now that the Delta/Northwest merger is done, the airline has decided to roll out its new management team, taking pieces from both sides of the aisle. Airlines with Pensions Face Funding Shortfall With stock prices... Posted Nov 08 2008, 03:06 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: 787, American, Continental, Delta, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Northwest, BNET, Boeing

• Judging Southwest’s Halloween

  It’s always hard to write about an event like Halloween at Southwest. I mean, the airline invited me out to judge the contest, put me up in a nice hotel, showered me with gifts (hilariously including a full Southwest bottle of Coke that is too big... Posted Nov 03 2008, 01:23 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Labor Relations, Southwest

• This Week on BNET (Oct 27 - 31)

  International Air Traffic Disappears in September And you thought air traffic numbers in August looked bad? International traffic fell off a cliff in September, and this obviously does not bode well for the airlines. Delta Hires Ned Walker as Chief Communications... Posted Nov 01 2008, 02:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delta, JetBlue, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Northwest, BNET, Boeing

• A Cranky Jackass for the Death of American’s Aviation Safety Action Program

  There was some disturbing news out of the Metroplex last week when American’s pilots announced that the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is dead. It would seem that this program contributed greatly to improving safety at the airline, and now... Posted Oct 22 2008, 03:53 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: American, Cranky Jackass, Labor Relations

• This Week on BNET (August 4 - 8)

  American’s Pilot Fighting for Compensation Restoration Once Again Once again, American’s pilots are fighting for “compensation restoration,” but take a look and you’ll see a very flimsy and inaccurate argument. Frontier Gets Another... Posted Aug 09 2008, 04:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: American, Delta, Frontier, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Southwest, Midwest Airlines, Northwest, BNET