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Topic of the Week: SkyWest to Fly for US Airways
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Apparently US Airways likes double digits. It seems that 9 Express carriers weren’t enough, so now US Airways has added a tenth to the stable: SkyWest. When Mesa came out of bankruptcy, US Airways agreed…
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Latest Report on Air France 447 Crash Still Blames Pilots, Training
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There was plenty of backlash when I wrote about the causes of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean back in May. Many of you wanted to wait until the…
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Airbags Migrate from Cars to Airplanes
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How many of you knew that you’ve probably flown on an airplane that has an airbag installed in the seatbelt? Probably not many of you, but there really is a decent chance that you’ve come…
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US Airways Sues Pilots Union to Stop Illegal Slowdown Effort
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Man, I really should have waited another day before writing that US Airways pilots union (USAPA) piece last week. Why? On Friday, US Airways filed an injunction in the courts to try to get the…
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Cranky on the Web (July 25 – 29)
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Secrets to avoiding flight delays – CNN Out of the Office CNN may call these secrets, but a lot of it is just common sense. Still, here are some good tips for avoiding delays. In…
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Topic of the Week: Southwest Schedule Changes
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Southwest rolled out its latest schedule extension this week, and along the way it decided to axe some flights. Boise and Philly are hardest hit losing three and four nonstop short haul routes respectively. What’s…
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US Airways Pilots Union Earns a Long Overdue Cranky Jackass Award For Using Safety as a Negotiation Tactic
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I’ve written many times about the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), and it’s never been in a good light. This week, the group which represents the pilots at US Airways has once again topped itself…
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Hey American, Ordering a Billion Airplanes Is Good, but There’s a Lot More to Do
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After years of back and forth, the Department of Transportation has finally decided to do the right thing and let US Airways trade a host of slots at New York’s La Guardia for a bunch…
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Congress Blows It, FAA Shuts Down, Airlines Profit in Different Ways
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Congress has once again shown its inability to get anything done by actually letting the FAA reauthorization bill expire. What does that mean? Well, when Friday ended, so did the FAA, at least temporarily. Different…
