Last month, Virgin America decided to sell a pretty unique deal through Gilt City. Anyone with $60,000 could get a roundtrip charter flight anywhere Virgin America flies in the US. That in itself isn’t that unique, but the purchaser also got something Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Mon, Dec 26 2011
Filed under: Virgin America
Pack patience for air travel amateurs – CNN Out of the Office ’tis the season for amateur travelers to come out of the woodwork. Here are some thoughts on how business travelers can navigate it. In the Trenches: Recognizing Our Own Recognition Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Sat, Dec 24 2011
Filed under: Virgin America, Miscellaneous
If you’ve flown Virgin America any time since October, there’s a good chance that your experience has been sub-par. No, it has nothing to do with the onboard product but rather the fragile technology infrastructure, which is still suffering Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Tue, Dec 20 2011
Filed under: Technology, Virgin America
Last week at the APEX expo, Virgin America announced plans for its next generation inflight entertainment system. Wait, doesn’t Virgin America already have one of the best systems around? Why would the airline be doing this? It just posted yet another Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Mon, Sep 19 2011
Filed under: Technology, Virgin America
This may sound crazy, but hear me out. There were two separate pieces of news last week concerning Virgin America and Frontier that got me thinking about a combination between the two. Both are low on cash and need to raise more. This is one way to do Read More...
Posted to
Cranky Flier
on Mon, Jun 13 2011
Filed under: Virgin America, Frontier, Mergers/Finance