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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...

Published Sat, Dec 20 2008 3:40 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Mergers/Finance, Fares, Delta, Northwest, BNET, MSP - Minneapolis/St Paul
Trip Report: A Mess of a Trip

I’ve had several people ask me if I had given up on writing trip reports, and the answer is no. I just haven’t been on an airplane for awhile, so I had nothing to write. But I’m back, and this one is a doozy. I usually have good luck...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Delays/Cancellations, Trip Reports
A Pilot’s View on the Brazilian Gol/ExcelAire Accident (Guest Post)

We got into an off-topic discussion in the comments section of a previous post recently about the latest in the Gol/ExcelAire midair collision in Brazil, and I thought it was worth a closer look. Fortunately, I was able to turn to a pilot friend of mine...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2008 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, Guest Posts, Gol
Southwest Links to WestJet, Does Anyone Care?

I know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting the Southwest-WestJet codeshare to get going, and yesterday the airlines took their first steps. Southwest put up a link to WestJet, and I have to say it is completely and totally lame. Head on over...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2008 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Alliances, Westjet
cFares Might be Worth Checking on Your Next Trip

I’m sure you’re familiar with Kayak, Sidestep, Farecast, etc in addition to the Expedias, Orbitzes, and Travelocitys of the world. There are obviously plenty of places to book tickets, but there’s another one you probably haven’t...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 4:00 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Distribution
DOT Now Releasing Tarmac Delay Information

Sorry I’m a little late this morning, but we’re (finally) getting some serious rain here in Southern California and that knocked out our power for awhile. We’re back up and running now, so let’s get to it. If you read other blogs...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2008 4:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Delays/Cancellations, ExpressJet
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...

Published Sat, Dec 13 2008 3:22 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Lufthansa, Schedule Changes, Seats, Delta, Northwest, BNET, Pinnacle, AirTran, BBG - Branson
This Year’s Aviation Dally (NOT the Dilly)

If you read the very good but insanely expensive Aviation Daily or you’ve just been around this industry long enough, you’re probably familiar with the time-honored tradition that is Aviation Dilly. Every year around this time, the aviation...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 4:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Miscellaneous
Virgin America Moves Into Renovated LAX Terminal 3

As I mentioned, the reason I had the chance to interview Virgin America CEO David Cush yesterday was because he was in town for the ribbon-cutting on the airline’s newly renovated space in LAX Terminal 3. They’ve done a great job here, and...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 9:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Airport Experience, Schedule Changes
Across the Aisle from Virgin America CEO David Cush

I have to give Virgin America credit. There’s no question that I’ve been very critical of many of the moves the airline has made, but they’ve always been willing to answer my questions. This week, they not only invited me to the grand...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Virgin America, Across the Aisle Interviews
The Future of Airline Loyalty Programs

I’ve got a special guest post for you today from Jason Steele from AskMrCreditCard.com fame on the future of airline loyalty. Hit the comments below and let me know what you think. As a frequent traveler, and the reward cards blogger over at AskMrCreditCard...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 3:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frequent Flier Programs, Guest Posts
United Furthers Trend to Offer Elite Benefits to Everyone Else

Ah the life of an elite member on United. No fees, special lines, and free upgrades to Economy Plus. It may seem like a fair reward for devoting your business to United, but the airline continues to devalue elite benefits. Now, the difference between...

Published Tue, Dec 9 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Airport Experience, Frequent Flier Programs
Impact of FAA’s Potential Downgrade of India and Israel Safety Ratings is Limited

Rumors have been swirling for a couple of weeks that the FAA is about to downgrade the safety ratings of India and Israel from Category 1 to Category 2, and an article in the Wall Street Journal last week saw a couple of emails hit my inbox. This may...

Published Mon, Dec 8 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation, El Al, Air India
This Week on BNET (Dec 1 - 5)

Mesa Settles Aloha Lawsuit, Wants to Use Aloha Name Mesa wants to use the name of its now vanquished rival, Aloha, on its airplanes. There are so many reasons this is a bad idea, it’s not even funny. Continental’s November Traffic Performance Shows...

Published Sat, Dec 6 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Lufthansa, JetBlue, Southwest, Continental, Aloha, Delta, Hawaiian, Go!, BNET, Fuel, LGA - New York/La Guardia
Lufthansa Italia Tries to Add Pressure as Alitalia Receives EU Approval

Ok kids, who’s ready for an Alitalia update? I know, it’s been a little while. It may seem like plenty has happened, but really, we’re not that much closer to resolving this hilarious situation. One of these days, I’ll get around...

Published Fri, Dec 5 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Alitalia, Air France

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