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There’s a joke that British Airways should change its name to London Airways since that’s

https://crankyflier.com/2021/09/02/british-airways-prepares-to-shift-its-gatwick-strategy-once-again/

This week’s featured link Coronavirus Is Pushing Some Airlines to the Precipice – SkiftThe end

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This Week’s Featured Link How Ukrainian plane crash went from ‘engine failure’ to ‘Iranian attack’

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Airline mergers within Europe have gone very differently from how they’ve proceeded in the US.

https://crankyflier.com/2019/11/18/iag-looks-to-consolidate-power-at-the-top/

This week’s featured link: American Airlines jet “nearly crashed” during takeoff at JFK last week

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There is a lot of good that comes with being an early adopter, but there

https://crankyflier.com/2019/04/11/a-british-battle-for-the-best-business-class/

This week’s featured link: Meet the route planners mapping United’s future – Crain’s Chicago BusinessHere’s a nice

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This week’s featured link: BOAC TO THE FUTURE AS BRITISH AIRWAYS’ 747 IN HERITAGE DESIGN

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When American finished building its opulent Terminal 8 complex at New York’s JFK Airport in

https://crankyflier.com/2019/02/14/as-american-shrinks-at-jfks-terminal-8-british-airways-moves-in-to-fill-the-void/

This week’s featured link: Delta Buckles Up For Turbulence – FortuneHere’s a long one for you.  It’s

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This week’s featured link:British Airways Celebrates 60 Years of Jet Flights Across the Atlantic (+Photos)

https://crankyflier.com/2018/10/12/3-links-i-love-comet-across-the-atlantic-overhead-bin-sensors-a380-in-trouble/

British Airways has decided to return to Pittsburgh starting April 2, 2019 with a four-times

https://crankyflier.com/2018/07/30/following-pittsburghs-aviation-roller-coaster-ride-through-its-london-flight/

There is nothing quite like watching CEO Willie Walsh and the team at the generically-branded

https://crankyflier.com/2018/04/16/iag-shows-its-smarts-with-effort-to-acquire-norwegian/

This week it came out that British Airways was doing away with seats that recline

https://crankyflier.com/2018/01/11/the-trend-toward-pre-reclining-seats-in-coach-is-a-good-thing/

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s something poignant about IAG’s decision

https://crankyflier.com/2017/12/04/level-goes-up-openskies-goes-down/

This week’s featured link: British Airways CEO Interview: How to Bring a Low-Cost Mindset to

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It’s a Europe-kind of week here on the blog, and today we’re talking about British

https://crankyflier.com/2016/11/03/british-airways-targets-norwegian-with-new-transatlantic-flights/

If you think airport projects move slowly here in the US, just take a look

https://crankyflier.com/2016/10/27/heathrows-new-runway-is-sort-of-kind-of-approved/

Ever since full service carriers began to cut what’s included in the base fare, people

https://crankyflier.com/2016/08/23/british-airways-tests-the-lower-bounds-of-a-full-service-carrier/

Since 1996, reliable daily arrival of British Airways jet has captivated Phoenix aviation enthusiasts –

https://crankyflier.com/2016/07/02/cranky-on-the-web-20-years-of-ba-in-phoenix/

It’s CEO week here on the links I love, so let’s get started. This week’s

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This Week’s Featured Link: JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Robin Hayes on Q4 2015 Results – Earnings

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Last week, we had our internal Crankyfest gathering for Cranky Concierge. We do this every

https://crankyflier.com/2015/07/16/tsa-and-american-discriminate-against-the-french/

On Monday, British Airways reached out to me seeing if I’d like to get a

https://crankyflier.com/2015/01/29/british-airways-realigns-its-program-to-make-big-spenders-with-large-point-balances-happier-and-the-rest-not-so-happy/

This is not the first time that I’ve ranted about British Airways’ customer service skills

https://crankyflier.com/2014/11/04/british-airways-customer-service-isnt-good-but-when-partners-are-involved-it-gets-even-worse-tales-from-the-field/

The transatlantic view from across the pond – British Airways Up to Speed The publisher

https://crankyflier.com/2014/05/17/cranky-on-the-web-may-12-15/

British Airways is kind of a funny airline. I really like flying the airline, and

https://crankyflier.com/2013/08/13/when-british-airways-customer-service-says-two-different-things-tales-from-the-field/

My time in Dublin wasn’t just spent drinking Guinness and learning about Travelport’s new merchandising

https://crankyflier.com/2013/04/23/willie-walsh-has-plenty-to-say-about-alliances-and-acquisitions-at-capas-airlines-in-transition-conference/

I had the chance to catch up with Simon Talling-Smith, the Executive VP of the

https://crankyflier.com/2013/03/18/talking-to-british-airways-about-the-a380-the-aaus-merger-and-more-across-the-aisle/

2022: Cheap flights, more rail and hands-free cars – CNN.com This look into the future

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Almost a decade ago, I had the pleasure of being able to fly on one

https://crankyflier.com/2012/10/18/flying-concorde-trip-report/

The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways

https://crankyflier.com/2012/10/09/qatar-joins-the-tangled-web-of-oneworld-partners/

There was huge news from down under last week when the rumored link between Qantas

https://crankyflier.com/2012/09/10/qantas-smartly-leaves-british-airways-for-emirates/

Why Everyone Should Go to the Olympics at Least Once – Conde Nast Daily Traveler

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On Tuesday, I wrote about my experience flying in World Traveller Plus premium economy to

https://crankyflier.com/2012/08/09/a-stellar-first-class-experience-on-british-airways-trip-report/

When British Airways asked me if I wanted to go to the Olympics, I didn’t

https://crankyflier.com/2012/08/07/mixed-review-of-the-new-british-airways-premium-economy-trip-report/

Over the last decade, Europe’s big three airline groups, IAG (owner of British Airways/Iberia), Air

https://crankyflier.com/2012/05/21/a-dark-future-for-europes-legacy-airlines/

It’s almost official. British Airways will close on its purchase of bmi in short order.

https://crankyflier.com/2012/04/13/topic-of-the-week-bye-bye-bmi/

Earlier this month, British Airways introduced Avios, a new name for miles. Now if you’re

https://crankyflier.com/2011/11/28/talking-to-british-airways-about-elite-status-avios-and-the-dreaded-fuel-surcharge-across-the-aisle/

Last night, I attended the launch of Iberia’s new flight from LA to Madrid. This

https://crankyflier.com/2011/03/29/iberia-launches-lax-flight-but-can-we-really-thank-american-and-british-airways/

Last week, American and its joint venture partners British Airways and Iberia were here in

https://crankyflier.com/2011/03/14/american-ba-iberia-need-to-eliminate-differences-or-do-a-better-job-of-highlighting-them/

It may have been almost two months since BA brought me out to London, but

https://crankyflier.com/2011/03/08/video-tour-of-the-new-british-airways-first-class/

I know it’s been a month, but I’ve still had a few posts on the

https://crankyflier.com/2011/02/15/touring-the-new-heathrow-terminal-5/

I left off yesterday as I prepared to board BA flight 001 to bring me

https://crankyflier.com/2011/01/25/the-banker-shuttle-from-london-city-to-jfk-trip-report/

After a short but productive time in London, it was time to head back to

https://crankyflier.com/2011/01/24/the-case-for-londoncity-and-the-flight-to-new-york/

It’s been a couple of years since British Airways and I first tried to set

https://crankyflier.com/2011/01/20/club-world-on-british-airways-trip-report/

How the SkyTeam Alliance Became a Rehab Center for Global Airlines – BNET Headwinds SkyTeam

https://crankyflier.com/2010/10/09/cranky-on-the-web-october-4-8/

It’s been way too long since we’ve had some good airplane porn here on Cranky,

https://crankyflier.com/2010/10/08/british-airways-rolls-out-its-retro-757-airplane-porn/

By now, you undoubtedly know that the United and Continental merger has officially closed and

https://crankyflier.com/2010/10/04/united-continental-merger-closing-was-the-third-most-interesting-story-on-friday/