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Touring the New Heathrow Terminal 5
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I know it’s been a month, but I’ve still had a few posts on the backburner from my London trip. You didn’t think I’d stop posting without something on Heathrow’s Terminal 5, did you? I…
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Why United Can’t Use Its Own 757s to Fly to Europe
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It was just announced that the new United will start flying 757s from Washington to Europe for the first time when it adds a second daily flight to Paris. This has a lot of people…
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Cranky on the Web (February 7-11)
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Airlines Start Tightening Belts as Fuel Prices Rise – BNET Headwinds Fuel prices are on the rise and that means it’s time for airlines to start revisiting growth plans. Delta’s already done it. Low-Cost Airlines:…
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Topic of the Week: December On Time Performance
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The DOT has released December on-time performance and as you would imagine, it was awful. Anything stand out for you in this month’s report? http://airconsumer.dot.gov/reports/2011/February/2011FebruaryATCR.PDF
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Volaris Prepares For Full Scale US Invasion (and That’s a Good Thing)
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If there was any doubt that Mexican airline Volaris had designs on a big US presence, those have been put to rest. After announcing a couple of new routes over the last few months, Volaris…
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A Big Week for Cranky: Flightglobal Webbies and CNN.com
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It’s a rare Wednesday post here on Cranky, but there has been some big news around these parts that I wanted to share. The first piece of news is that Cranky Flier was just named…
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Delta Rolls out Premium Economy on Long Haul Flights
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As the new United ponders whether or not to keep its Economy Plus premium economy product, Delta has decided to jump into the game for the first time. Starting in May, you’ll be able to…
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JetBlue’s Long Haul Flights Slowly Disappearing From Long Beach
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When I saw JetBlue announce it was moving its flight to Ft Lauderdale from Long Beach to LAX, I wasn’t surprised. It was just one more step in the effort to move long hauls away…
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Cranky on the Web (January 31-February 4)
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I’m very excited to announce that The Cranky Flier has been chosen as 2010 Blog of the Year in the Flightglobal Webbies! Alaska Airlines Becomes One of the Last Carriers to Outsource Some Flights –…
