February 2007
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bmi Regional Gets Clever with Taxes
We all know that the British government is tax happy when it comes to the airline industry, but thanks to some loopholes,…
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JetBlue, Round 2
So, did I miss anything over the long weekend? From the looks of JetBlue CEO David Neeleman’s face on news shows this…
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Alaska Gets a Gold Star for One Way Awards
Oh happy day for members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan. Now you can redeem your miles for one way awards for half…
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Ah, There It Is – Northwest Responds to Frontier
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Today, Northwest announced their response to Frontier’s decision to bring flights to…
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Why I’m Against a Passenger Bill of Rights
That title is likely to make me pretty unpopular with a lot of people, but it’s my stance. I’ve mentioned it before,…
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Frontier Heads to Memphis, Waits for “Northwest Welcome”
These guys at Frontier are just gluttons for punishment. Yesterday, the airline asked Memphis to “be their Valentine” by announcing flights to…
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JetBlue to Spend Summer in Nantucket with Cape Air
I must admit that JetBlue is doing some fairly uncharacteristic things lately, and that’s a good thing. It appears that the airline…
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Airplane Porn: Alaska Goes Retro
It’s a good week for airplane porn. Alaska has finally released this computer-generated picture of its new 75th anniversary retro livery. That…
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The A380 is Coming, The A380 is Coming!
It may not be much of a commercial success at this point, and it may not be the most attractive plane flying,…
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More Fun with FlightAware
Corporate jet manufacturer Gulfstream has been running some test flights over the last month of their Gulfstream V (“G-Five”) aircraft. As you…
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Airplane Porn from Airplane Airlines
Yeah, that’s a confusing title until you remember that “Airplane Airlines” is what Mokulele Airlines translates to in English. These are the…
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Continental’s Mexican Sneak Attack
Today Continental announced new flights between its Houston home and Loreto, in Baja California. This isn’t necessarily news in itself, but many…