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Argentina Earns the Cranky Jackass Award for Propping Up Aerolineas Argentinas at the Expense of Real Competition

There have been so many good news stories about aviation in Latin America lately that it seems like everything is going well. The LAN and TAM merger created a powerhouse, the Avianca/TACA merger is also coming together quite nicely, and then of course...

Published Tue, Apr 2 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Cranky Jackass, LAN, Aerolineas Argentinas
Cranky on the Web (January 7 – 11)

Photos: Inside LAN’s New 787 Business Class Cabin – Conde Nast Daily Traveler I did a much more in-depth photo tour of the new LAN 787 business class seat that I saw onboard the airplane at LAX last week. In the Trenches: Taking Responsibility...

Published Sat, Jan 12 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAN, 787
A Walk Through LAN’s New 787 Cabin

Last week, LAN brought its 787 to LAX for the first time on the scheduled run down to Santiago. (Lima gets the 787 later this year.) I was able to hop on board while on the ground to see what all the fuss is about. You know what? LAN did a really nice...

Published Mon, Jan 7 2013 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAN, 787
Alliances Look to Cement Standing in Latin America with Recent Moves

It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin America. So far, it looks like Star Alliance and oneworld are doing the best with Skyteam coming in a sad third. But these alliance loyalties...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 3:58 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: SkyTeam, Star Alliance, Oneworld, LAN, Alliances, Avianca, TACA
Cranky on the Web (August 16-20)

Weak July Traffic Shows Allegiant Lost Altitude – BNET Headwinds Allegiant saw weaker traffic numbers in July. It’s not what you expect from an airline that continues to find ways to fill more and more seats. LAN-TAM Merger: U.S. Carriers...

Published Sat, Aug 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, JetBlue, Southwest, LAN, Allegiant, BNET, Labor Relations
LAN Talks About Growing Lima, TAM and Brazil, and oneworld (Across the Aisle Part 2)

Well here we are with part two of my conversation with LAN (see part one here) and you’ll see at the end that we talk about the importance of Japan Air Lines to the South American airline. That’s particularly appropriate since JAL announced...

Published Tue, Feb 9 2010 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAN, Across the Aisle Interviews
LAN’s North American Chief Talks About New San Francisco Flights, Machu Picchu Devastation (Across the Aisle Part 1)

It’s been awhile since I last put together an Across the Aisle interview. Sure, I’ve spoken with plenty of people, but I haven’t done the straight interview format lately. So, when I was contacted to see if I would be interested in talking...

Published Mon, Feb 8 2010 3:46 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAN, Across the Aisle Interviews
How Will NextGen Improve Your Life?

We’ve all heard about “NextGen” air traffic control, but besides the generic guarantee of shorter delays, do we really know what it will do for us? Sometimes the benefits to the traveler aren’t really all that clear, and that’s...

Published Wed, Jun 10 2009 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAN, Air Traffic Control
Trip Report: Inca-redible Peru

As promised, I spent the weekend putting together my photos and this trip report from our excellent Peru trip. If you’d like to see photos, I’ve posted them here. My fiancee is involved with Adventures by Disney, so they invited us to join...

Published Mon, May 12 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Trip Reports, LAN, Star Peru

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