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Qantas Goes NBA, Locks Out Employees and Shuts Down Over the Weekend

When you think about airline labor disputes, you probably think about strikes. After years and years of negotiating, the unions gain the right to walk out and that shuts the airline down, or it at least hampers its operations significantly. This weekend...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Qantas, Labor Relations
Qantas Lays Out Its Conflicting Plans to Fix Itself

If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p. So I thought that Qantas was going to roll out its big plans to transform...

Published Thu, Aug 18 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Qantas
Australia: The Most Interesting Airline Market in the World

Tucked down in the corner of the world, Australia is usually not the first place to come to mind for, well, just about anything. But right now, it’s by far the most interesting aviation market in the world. I’m not just talking about the Chilean...

Published Tue, Jul 5 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin Blue, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (December 13-17)

Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam… Maybe – BNET Headwinds Now that Rep Oberstar is gone, the FAA reauthorization might eventually go through, maybe. US Airways: Without Fees, We Have No Profit – BNET Headwinds US Airways...

Published Sat, Dec 18 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, US Airways, Government Regulation, Southwest, BNET, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (December 6-10)

Boeing’s Response to the Airbus A320 Revamp Is Simple: Nothing – BNET Headwinds Now that Airbus has decided to re-engine the A320, Boeing has to decide what to do. I don’t think we’ll see anything for awhile. Silver Lining: A380 Grounding...

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

Filed under: Southwest, Boeing, BNET, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 22-26)

Qantas A380: Now We Know Why the Planes Were Grounded — and It’s Scary – BNET Headwinds As more details on the A380 grounding come out, it becomes more clear why Qantas grounded the airplane. Aggrieved Fliers Ask, ‘What Now?’ – The New York...

Published Sat, Nov 27 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 8-12)

Qantas A380: Airline Earns Black Eye for Poor Customer Response to Crisis – BNET Headwinds The Qantas A380 problems continue, but this time it’s not the airplane that I’m talking about. It’s the customer response. Executive guide...

Published Sat, Nov 13 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Delta, BNET, A380, Qantas, Labor Relations
Qantas A380 Grounding Causes Disruption, What Should You Do?

By now you all know that a Qantas A380 had an engine failure last week that caused enough concern that the airline grounded the entire fleet. Here we are on Monday and the fleet is still not flying, so a lot of people are stuck, waiting for Qantas to...

Published Mon, Nov 8 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (November 1-5)

How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details on how it measures success of Bags Fly Free. Airline reviews: Find out if an airline is any good – Budget Travel...

Published Sat, Nov 6 2010 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Accidents/Incidents, BNET, A380, Qantas
Cranky on the Web (February 22 – 26)

First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really going away. It’s just changing names. Premium Air Traffic Surpasses Previous Year for First Time Since 2008 –...

Published Sat, Feb 27 2010 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, British Airways, American, Alaska Airlines, Qantas
Qantas and United Finally Getting Competition to Australia

For the last few years, Qantas and United have been the only two airlines to get passengers nonstop from the mainland US to Australia (Hawaiian will get you from Honolulu as well). While Qantas may have a good onboard product, its fares are high. United...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2008 4:01 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, Delta, V Australia, Qantas
Onboard the Qantas A380 vs the Emirates A380

As I mentioned in my last post, the Qantas A380 came through LAX yesterday on its first scheduled flight between Australia and the US. Regular readers know that I spent time on the Emirates A380 in August, so now it’s time for a battle royale. Let’s...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2008 3:52 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
John Travolta’s Beautiful 707

I may have spent today at the celebration for Qantas’ first scheduled A380 flight to the US, but as far as I’m concerned this plane stole the show. Yes, that’s John Travolta’s immaculate 707. John is the Goodwill Ambassador for...

Published Tue, Oct 21 2008 4:25 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: A380, Qantas
Tony France: Qantas Got it Right, Almost – The Airbus A380

Tony France, the Traveling Optimist, is back with another post, and this is a long one. Last time Tony generated a lot of discussion, so let’s hope this does the same. Friends of mine were planning on getting married in New Zealand during their...

Published Fri, Oct 3 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Guest Posts, A380, Qantas
NBTA: Qantas and Singapore’s Battle of the Suites

It’s Friday, so let’s just forget about reality and move into the world of the super rich and famous. The hot trend these days? Private suites doubling as First Class. Emirates, Qantas, and Singapore are all entering the ring as are others...

Published Fri, Aug 1 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Singapore Airlines, Seats, Emirates, A380, Qantas

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