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Topic of the Week: The New American Airlines Homepage
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A bunch of you asked for discussion topics on Fridays, so I thought I’d give it a shot. This week, let’s talk about the new AA.com homepage. Like Delta did, American has refreshed its homepage…
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Allegiant Delays Hawai’i Until 2012, Goes Head-to-Head with JetBlue
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Allegiant gave an investor presentation this week, and there were a lot of juicy nuggets of info in there. It looks like Hawai’i is delayed thanks to regulatory issues, and the airline seems to be…
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Alliances Look to Cement Standing in Latin America with Recent Moves
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It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin America. So far, it looks like Star Alliance and oneworld are doing the…
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Two Airlines to Stop Reporting On Time Performance
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Bad news for fans of transparency. According to PlaneBusiness, Both Comair and Pinnacle, regionals operating primarily for Delta, will stop reporting their on time performance information to the Department of Transportation (DOT). That sucks, but…
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Cranky on the Web (November 8-12)
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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.…
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Experimenting with a Little Less Cranky
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You guys know that I love writing Cranky, but there’s one problem. I’m spending too much time writing it and not making enough money in return. So, I’m going to do a little experiment between…
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Alitalia May Try to Sell Itself to Air France/KLM
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It’s time for an Alitalia update, and I can’t say I’m happy about this one. Not only is Alitalia making money, but it may try to sell itself to Air France/KLM (even though success seems…
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Should You Be Afraid of the Body Scanner Raising the Risk of Cancer? Nah, and Neither Should Pilots
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If you’ve been watching pilot unions tell their members to decline to go through the body scanner when they go through security, you’re probably feeling concerned about your safety as well, right? The good news…
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TSA Overreacts Again, Printer Cartridges Are Now Banned
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is at it once again. In a typical reactive move, you can now no longer bring printer cartridges over 16 ounces on an airplane. If this weren’t so sad, it…
