Airlines
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Cranky on the Web (January 11-15)
US Airways Pilots Infighting Grows Worse by the Day – BNET It appears the US East pilots are tired of fighting the…
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DOT Says Virgin America is a US Citizen, But It Requires Significant Concessions
The DOT has ruled once again that the “America” in Virgin America isn’t a lie. Despite Alaska Airlines’ efforts to have the…
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Cranky on the Web (January 4 – 8)
Short Haul Air Travelers Aren’t Buying Premium Tickets, May Be a Permanent Change – BNET Premium air traffic numbers are looking a…
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Air Asia and Jetstar Form an Alliance, But You’ll Never Notice
If I told you that two of the largest low cost carriers in the Asia Pacific region got together to form an…
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Mesa Files Bankruptcy, Looks to Shrink By Nearly Half
Mesa Air Group has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a very long downhill slide. I imagine that there’s not a…
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Cranky on the Web (December 28 – January 1)
Delta Air Lines’ New York Chief Explains How They’ll Win New York – BNET I keep hearing that Delta wants to “win”…
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A First Class Experience on American Airlines (Trip Report)
As usual, we had a fun but short weekend in Indianapolis. After having my fill of good food and hanging out with…
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Finally Flying Midwest, er Frontier, er Chautauqua (Trip Report)
It seems like I’ve been trying to fly Midwest for years. When I was in school in DC in the ’90s, I…
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BNET, Continental, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Fares, IAD – Washington/Dulles, Star Alliance, United, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (December 21 – 25)
New York Snowstorm Sees Delta Start Canceling Earlier Than JetBlue, American – BNET You may have been stranded but from an operational…
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Cranky on the Web (December 14 – 18)
US and Japan Open Skies Good and Bad for US Airlines – BNET Now that the US and Japan have signed an…
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Continental Becomes the Last Legacy to Announce Wifi Plans
Continental has announced that it is finally getting into the wifi game by installing wifi on its 757-300 fleet. That makes them…
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Southwest Continues Its March on St Louis, Boosts Baltimore
After American walked away from its St Louis hub, Southwest came in with additional flights. Now, the onslaught continues. Looks like Southwest…