When you think about airline labor disputes, you probably think about strikes. After years and years of negotiating, the unions gain the right to walk out and that shuts the airline down, or it at least hampers its operations significantly. This weekend, we were faced with something else. Fans of … Read the post
Category: Qantas
If you’ll be near LAX this Saturday, mark your calendar to celebrate 5 Cranky years. Join me and Johnny Jet at In ‘n Out for a little plane spotting between 11a and 1p.
So I thought that Qantas was going to roll out its big plans to transform itself on … Read the post
Tucked down in the corner of the world, Australia is usually not the first place to come to mind for, well, just about anything. But right now, it’s by far the most interesting aviation market in the world.
I’m not just talking about the Chilean … Read the post
Congress Might Finally Break the FAA Funding Logjam… Maybe – BNET Headwinds
Now that Rep Oberstar is gone, the FAA reauthorization might eventually go through, maybe.
US Airways: Without Fees, We Have No Profit – BNET Headwinds
US Airways says that its entire profit will … Read the post
Boeing’s Response to the Airbus A320 Revamp Is Simple: Nothing – BNET Headwinds
Now that Airbus has decided to re-engine the A320, Boeing has to decide what to do. I don’t think we’ll see anything for awhile.
Silver Lining: A380 Grounding Helps Qantas Maintain Its … Read the post
Qantas A380: Now We Know Why the Planes Were Grounded — and It’s Scary – BNET Headwinds
As more details on the A380 grounding come out, it becomes more clear why Qantas grounded the airplane.
Aggrieved Fliers Ask, ‘What Now?’ – The New York Times… Read the post
Qantas A380: Airline Earns Black Eye for Poor Customer Response to Crisis – BNET Headwinds
The Qantas A380 problems continue, but this time it’s not the airplane that I’m talking about. It’s the customer response.
Executive guide: From delays to fold-out trays – sites that … Read the post
By now you all know that a Qantas A380 had an engine failure last week that caused enough concern that the airline grounded the entire fleet. Here we are on Monday and the fleet is still not flying, so a lot of people are stuck, waiting for Qantas to get … Read the post
How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds
Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details on how it measures success of Bags Fly Free.
Airline reviews: Find out if an airline is any good – Budget Travel
Sean … Read the post
First Class is Disappearing in Name Only – BNET
Qantas is the latest to reduce First Class onboard, but it’s not really going away. It’s just changing names.
Premium Air Traffic Surpasses Previous Year for First Time Since 2008 – BNET
Yes, it’s true. More … Read the post
For the last few years, Qantas and United have been the only two airlines to get passengers nonstop from the mainland US to Australia (Hawaiian will get you from Honolulu as well). While Qantas may have a good onboard product, its fares are high. United, on the other hand, has … Read the post
As I mentioned in my last post, the Qantas A380 came through LAX yesterday on its first scheduled flight
between Australia and the US. Regular readers know that I spent time on the Emirates A380 in August, so now it’s time for a battle royale. Let’s compare the Emirates … Read the post