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• How Did Those Northwest Pilots Miss the Airport?

  It has been plastered all over the news, but I wanted to wait a little until we had more information on what happened. Now that the NTSB has released its early findings, let’s talk. This is a mess. You know the story – Northwest 188 from San... Posted Oct 27 2009, 03:31 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Northwest

• Delta Changes Every Northwest Flight Number

  If you’re flying Northwest domestically beginning November 1 or internationally beginning October 24, you’re going to want to double-check your ticket. Delta is changing every Northwest flight number. This is unfortunately a necessary part... Posted Sep 23 2009, 04:03 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delta, Northwest

• Delta Keeps Shrinking Cincinnati but Not Memphis

  On April 14, 2008, Delta and Northwest announced their merger with the promise that they would “maintain all hubs at Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita.” I... Posted Jul 07 2009, 02:59 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: CVG - Cincinnati, Delta, MEM - Memphis, Northwest

• A Go-Around in Minneapolis (Trip Report)

  Despite the title, this wasn’t actually a trip to Minnesota. It just so happened that the most interesting part of the trip happened while we were connecting there. Our destination on this trip was Indianapolis to visit with the in-laws and enjoy... Posted Jun 08 2009, 03:03 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delta, Northwest, 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

• This Week on BNET (Feb 23 - 27)

  JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost carriers need. That’s why it’s Sabre time. Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy Palmdale Airport may not work as an actual... Posted Feb 28 2009, 03:17 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Airbus, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Boeing, Civil Aviation, Delta, Distribution, Fares, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Northwest, PMD - Palmdale, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Technology, United

• Across the Aisle from Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey at V Australia Launch

  I had the chance to speak with Virgin Blue (owners of V Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at the V Australia launch on Friday, and he had plenty to say about V Australia’s future partnering plans, the subject we just recently discussed here. For the... Posted Feb 09 2009, 04:08 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Across the Aisle Interviews, Alaska Airlines, Northwest, United, V Australia, Virgin America

• 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, BNET, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Labor Relations, Northwest, Safety/Security, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic

• This Week on BNET (Jan 5 - 9)

  Frontier’s November Results Not as Positive as They May Seem Frontier issued its monthly operating statement for November over the holidays. The results looked great on the surface, but as usual, it’s not always as it seems. December Traffic Looks... Posted Jan 10 2009, 03:12 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: AirTran, BNET, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mergers/Finance, Mesa Airlines, Northwest, Technology

• Delta’s Terminal Consolidation Plans Begin to Take Shape

  Details of Delta’s plans to combine facilities with Northwest are starting to leak out, and I’m very happy to see that the most difficult terminal situations are being addressed early. First up, the LA Times is reporting that Delta has decided... Posted Dec 23 2008, 03:56 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Airport Experience, Delta, Northwest

• This Week on BNET (Dec 15-19)

  Forrester Says Leisure Travel Brand Loyalty Disappearing Rapidly Forrester says brand loyalty is disappearing. That hardly means that travel companies should just give up. There’s opportunity to be had. Building a Green Hangar How about a hangar... Posted Dec 20 2008, 03:40 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: BNET, Delta, Fares, Frontier, Mergers/Finance, MSP - Minneapolis/St Paul, Northwest

• This Week on BNET (Dec 6 - 12)

  November Airline Traffic Numbers Traffic numbers for November are in, and man is it ugly. Pinnacle Improves Delta Connection On Time Performance It wasn’t long ago that Delta was looking to ditch Pinnacle as a regional carrier due to poor performance... Posted Dec 13 2008, 03:22 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: AirTran, BBG - Branson, BNET, Delta, Lufthansa, Northwest, Pinnacle, Schedule Changes, Seats, Virgin America

• Ignore Irresponsible Warning About Holiday Travel on JetBlue and to Minneapolis

  Those of you who are Elliott.org readers might have been a little alarmed by an article yesterday entitled, Christmas air travel warning: avoid Minneapolis, JetBlue and Northwest Flight 189. That article was so incredibly misleading that I had to clear... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:10 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delays/Cancellations, JetBlue, Northwest

• Delta Channels Pan Am, Decides to Fly to Every Airport on Earth

  Delta released early details of its summer 2009 schedule, and all I can say is . . . wow. They are moving a lot of airplanes around, and they’re flying to a bunch of cities that you’ve probably never heard of. They’re clearly enjoying... Posted Nov 13 2008, 01:53 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Delta, Northwest, Schedule Changes

• 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, BNET, Boeing, Continental, Delta, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Northwest