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Priceline’s Sunshine Guarantee is Unique but That May Not be Enough

I rarely write about hotels or vacation packages, but a recent press release from Priceline touting their Sunshine Guarantee caught my eye. At first, it seems great for a traveler. The brief explanation says “Book your summer vacation today and...

Published Mon, Jun 9 2008 3:26 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Distribution
Is This the End of the ExpressJet Brand?

I would be remiss to not mention the major cuts Continental announced yesterday. The airline will retire 67 aircraft by the end of 2009 that were not previous planned to go. I decided not to write much about that here, because the customer impact is simply...

Published Fri, Jun 6 2008 2:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Continental, ExpressJet
An Obituary for Ted

Tedward, known to all as “Ted,” was taken off life support yesterday, June 4, after a long illness. He is survived by his father, United. He was only 4 years old. Ted’s life was a very common and familiar story. His father, United, had...

Published Thu, Jun 5 2008 2:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United
United To Shrink by 10 Percent

I have to say that I’m completely shocked. It looks like United CEO Glenn Tilton, now without any merger options left, has actually decided to run an airline. There are some extremely painful cuts in here, and it’s tough to see as someone...

Published Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes
JetBlue’s Green Initiative Means Only One Change You’ll Notice

Last week, JetBlue announced its new green initiative called “Jetting to Green.” A lot of it appears to be an effort to put together a nice little PR package of things they already do. I wrote about the details over on BNET, but there was...

Published Tue, Jun 3 2008 3:41 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Environment, JetBlue, Inflight Entertainment
Palmdale Flights are Struggling

You know I love talking about my local airports here in LA and what I consider to be a misguided regionalization strategy. Well, we’ve got some news out of Palmdale that backs me up. Los Angeles World Airports, which operates Palmdale as well as...

Published Mon, Jun 2 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, PMD - Palmdale
Canceled by Midwest, But All is Not Lost

After I wrote my post “Booking A Flight In a Time of Uncertainty,” I knew it was bound to bite me. Sure enough, it happened yesterday when Midwest canceled one of my flights this summer. Though that’s a big deal to me, you guys probably...

Published Fri, May 30 2008 4:11 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Northwest, Midwest Airlines
What Is the Deal with American’s Blog?

Hmm, that title sounds rather Seinfeld-y, doesn’t it? But seriously, what is the deal? Maybe I should back up. How many of you even knew that American had a blog? Take my quick poll below. (I haven’t done a poll in awhile, so I thought I’d...

Published Thu, May 29 2008 3:33 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American, PR
American and Alaska Detail Plans to Shrink

A month ago, Horizon Air revealed its plans to focus on the Q400, drop the Q200 and CRJ-700 aircraft, and shrink its operation by a fair amount. Then last week, American announced its decision to cut 11 to 12% of itself for the fall schedule. Yesterday...

Published Wed, May 28 2008 3:42 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, American, Alaska Airlines
Swiss Installing Aerobeds in Business Class

Ok, so maybe it’s not actually an Aerobed, but it’s close enough. Anyone get a chance to see Swiss’s new business class product yet? It’s an interesting concept, but I have to wonder if it’s actually as comfortable as they...

Published Tue, May 27 2008 3:35 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Seats, Swiss
Cranky’s First TV Appearance

I try not to bore you guys with my media mentions too often (if you really care, I put them on this page), but I thought you might like to see my TV debut. I got a call a couple months ago from the guys at Current TV asking if they could do a [...] Read...

Published Fri, May 23 2008 3:49 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Admin
Two Quick Links on Herb Kelleher

I really can’t let Herb’s departure as Chairman go without a little more color. I mean, he’s an absolute legend in this business, and he deserves a proper send off (not that I can really live up to that). So, here are a couple of video...

Published Thu, May 22 2008 10:29 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest
Southwest Ends an Era While American Begins a New One

It was a sentimental day over in Dallas yesterday when Herb Kelleher officially stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Southwest Airlines. It won’t, however, be the end of his involvement with the airline. He’s still going to be around for...

Published Thu, May 22 2008 3:36 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Southwest, Fares, American
Champion Air Gets a (Purple and) Gold Star In Its Dying Days

It can’t be easy being Champion Air these days. The clock is ticking . . . only 10 days until the airline shuts down for good. But apparently, this fine airline found the will to do a great thing yesterday. And for that, they get a (purple and)...

Published Wed, May 21 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Champion
Sukhoi Superjet Takes Flight

Congratulations to Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. The company’s first Superjet 100 successfully flew yesterday. This is obviously a huge milestone for any aircraft program, but it must be even more exciting for these guys since this is the...

Published Tue, May 20 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Sukhoi

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