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Flying the Lufthansa A380 Inaugural to San Francisco (Trip Report)

I know I said trip reports would only be on Wednesdays now, but I changed my mind. Lufthansa flew me out to Frankfurt only to come back less than 24 hours later on the inaugural A380 to San Francisco, all in business class. I’ll start with the flight...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Lufthansa, Trip Reports
Awesome Drama Over easyJet’s Unreliable Operation

If you’re outside of Europe, you likely haven’t been paying close attention to the awesome drama unfolding over easyJet. The airline’s operations appear to be falling apart and the founder is threatening to take the name away if it doesn’t...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Easyjet
US Airways Pilots Union Earns a Long Overdue Cranky Jackass Award For Using Safety as a Negotiation Tactic

I’ve written many times about the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), and it’s never been in a good light. This week, the group which represents the pilots at US Airways has once again topped itself by taking out a full page ad in USA Today...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Labor Relations
Is There a Future for Inflight Entertainment Providers? Here’s What the Big Guys are Working On

All last week as I roamed the halls of the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Expo 2010, I kept asking myself the same question. Will any of these guys even be here in 20 years? It’s one thing to look at the near future of inflight...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Inflight Entertainment
American To Grow Los Angeles With a Bunch of Regional Jets

American has been talking about its cornerstone strategy for a long time now, but while there have been big changes in most of its hubs, LAX has seemingly been ignored. That finally changed yesterday when American announced a broad expansion of service...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: American
Who the F*&@ is Vision Airlines?

Everybody know what time it is? That’s right kids, it’s time to figure out who the f*&@ Vision Airlines is! You might have heard of the airline in previous incarnations, but things have changed a lot. And since Vision has just announced...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Who/What the F***
United Gets Into the Retro Colors Game (Airplane Porn)

Let’s face it. The holidays are here and the number of out of office replies I’m seeing keep rising. So let’s finish out this week with something light. How about some airplane porn? United is an airline that has had some of the best...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Airplane Porn
United Shrinks Again, Orders 787 and A350 Aircraft

That post title doesn’t make much sense, does it? United couldn’t be ordering new planes and shrinking at the same time, right? Actually, that’s exactly what’s happening. United is ordering new planes, but they’re smaller...

Published Wed, Dec 9 2009 3:42 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, 787, A350
Mexicana Surpasses Alitalia as the Worst Airline Ever

Today is an historic day. For the first time in years, Alitalia is no longer the worst airline ever. Mexicana’s slow and painful demise has caused so many problems for so many people that the airline has won its place as the new worst airline ever...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Mexicana
Topic of the Week: Southwest/AirTran Merger is Approved

The Department of Justice approved the Southwest/AirTran merger without any changes this week. The DOJ said it had no concerns about an anti-competitive impact from the merger. Do you agree? Are you surprised that it sailed through? Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Southwest, Mergers/Finance, AirTran
Zeppelin Porn: Zeppelin Visits Long Beach

It’s Memorial Day, and I’m not up for doing a full post today. We had a barbecue last night with a bunch of friends, and I’m exhausted. So instead, I thought I’d offer a slight twist on an old favorite. This time, instead of airplane...

Published Mon, May 25 2009 4:18 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Airplane Porn
The Banker Shuttle From London City to JFK (Trip Report)

I left off yesterday as I prepared to board BA flight 001 to bring me back to the US. No reason to keep you waiting. Let’s get back to it. [Note: BA arranged the flight and accommodation for me without charge, but that in no way guarantees them...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: British Airways, Trip Reports, LCY - London/City
Southwest To Fly to Newark Thanks to United/Continental Merger

On Friday afternoon, Southwest announced it came to an agreement with Continental to lease 36 slots at Newark. Holy crap. Has hell frozen over? Nah. Just two hours later, Continental and United announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Southwest, Continental, Mergers/Finance
The Most Remote Place in the US Applies for Federal Funds for Air Service

Once again, it’s Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) week over on BNET and I’ve been digging in to the applications for this year’s federal grants. There’s one in particular that stands out, and I decided to write about...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 11:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Government Regulation
Delta Comes out Swinging at Frontier Over Minneapolis Move

Anyone who thinks that the days of airline schedule retaliation are over clearly hasn’t been watching Delta. The airline is royally pissed that Frontier had the gall to enter the Minneapolis to Kansas City market and now it’s unleashing its...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 10:45 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, Delta

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