Categories
Recent Articles
-
American, Atlantic Southeast, Baggage, BNET, Comair, Delta, JFK – New York/JFK, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Midwest Airlines, PHL – Philadelphia
Cranky on the Web (September 14 – 18)
–
Why Comair’s On-Time Performance is More Concerning Than Atlantic Southeast’s – BNET Comair and ASA both sat at the bottom of the July on-time performance derby, but the airlines appear to have two different problems.…
-
American Kills St Louis, Strengthens Other Hubs
–
Yesterday, American announced a massive change to its route strategy that will result in the death of the St Louis hub. At the same time, the rest of the hubs will be strengthened. I feel…
-
US Airways Announces an Impressive New International Business Class Seat
–
US Airways announced this morning that they will be rolling out a nicer, more attractive version of the business class seat that was rumored to be coming back in June. Let’s be honest. You don’t…
-
United Introduces Elite Status for Anyone Who Wants to Buy It
–
United fliers will now be able to purchase elite status on a flight-by-flight basis. Is this a smart move? While I can see the merits of both sides, I find myself scratching my head here.…
-
Flood of Flights Begin Between China and Taiwan
–
I thought I’d continue the international flavor this week with a post on one of the biggest air travel market openings in ages. Last summer, relations thawed enough for China and Taiwan to allow a…
-
American and Delta Fight Strategic Battle Over Japan Air Lines
–
Japan Air Lines (JAL) is an airline in trouble. It’s losing money faster than a rookie NFL player who just got his first payday, and it needs help. Now, Delta and American apparently have decided…
-
Cranky on the Web (September 8 – 11)
–
American Turns to HP Over SABRE For Next Reservation System – BNET Even though SABRE was American’s greatest invention, the airline has decided to go elsewhere. This has been coming for awhile. August 2009 Traffic…
-
Honoring the Flight Crews That Died Eight Years Ago Today
–
It’s September 11 again. You would think that after eight years it wouldn’t sting quite as much, but it still does. This is the fourth September 11th that I’ve written a post, and it’s the…
-
Virgin Atlantic Links Up with Eurostar
–
It’s always good to see airplanes and trains coming together to make a more seamless travel experience. Now it appears that Virgin Atlantic has linked up with Eurostar to provide easy one-stop booking on Eurostar’s…
