Recent Articles
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British Airways and Iberia Finally Get Closer to Almost Possibly Merging
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Has there been a stranger courtship than that between British Airways and Iberia? The airlines, which have been talking for years, have finally agreed to…
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What the F*&^ is a Sharklet? (Hint: It’s Good)
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Winglets on airplanes are nothing new. We’ve seen them big and small on all kinds of airplanes. The most visible ones these days are the…
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Virgin + Wine = Good Times (Trip Report)
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This past weekend, my wife and I were planning on driving up to wine country to spend the weekend with some friends. As the weekend…
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Alliances, American, BNET, British Airways, Cranky Concierge, Frequent Flier Programs, Government Regulation, Oneworld, US Airways
Cranky on the Web (Nov 9 – 13)
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American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone past its own…
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Virgin Atlantic’s Taxi Share Service Is a Decent Start
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Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Taxi2 (and it’s oddly-registered Tongan website taxi.to) to help passengers share cabs to their destination. This to me is…
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Alitalia Posts Profit, Hell Freezes Over
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I have never written a more surprising post than this one. Alitalia, the queen of red ink, has actually, shockingly, found that by making more…
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Association of European Airlines Shows Disregard for the Public, Earns a Cranky Jackass Award
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You might have seen the Cardinal’s guest post here on Cranky a couple weeks ago on the Association of European Airlines’ (AEA) efforts to protect…
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Frontier Quietly Introduces Stretch Premium Economy
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Frontier has been surprisingly quiet about its latest product change, a new premium economy section called Stretch. I saw it mentioned on their Facebook page,…
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United Ditches More 50 Seat Jets, Mesa Takes Hit
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If you think back 15 years ago, the 50 seat regional jet was the hot commodity. People seemed to be willing to pay for jet…
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Cranky on the Web (Nov 2 – 6)
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Cranky Concierge watches your back – Hartford Courant More on Cranky Concierge. It’s picking up steam. Delta Air Lines Rips Into International Association of Machinists…
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Win a Southwest Flight Schedule Signed by Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett with a Tribute to Timetables
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If you’re an airline dork, you love timetables. It’s just the way it’s always been. And with Southwest finally issuing its last timetable this year,…
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SkyWest to Start Flying for AirTran in Milwaukee
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You cheeseheads may still be hurting from your second Favre-related beatdown this year, but you can rejoice that you now have yet another airline coming…
