February 2009
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Advertising, AirTran, BNET, Continental, Inflight Entertainment, MKE – Milwaukee, Schedule Changes, Seats, Southwest, Technology, US Airways, V Australia, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Feb 8 – 13)
Should Continental Continue to Host Events for Its Best Fliers? Continental just finished up its annual FlyerTalk event. It’s not cheap, but…
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No Comments on the Crash of Continental 3407
A very strange thing happens when a commercial airplane crashes. All of a sudden every person related to this industry feels the…
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Jenn, Alaska’s Hot Virtual Assistant, Turns One and I’m Bitter
It’s hard to believe, but it has already been one year since Jenn, Alaska’s hot virtual assistant, came into my life. If…
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Allegiant Set to Open a New Base at Los Angeles International (LAX)
Reliable sources tell me that Allegiant will announce in the coming days that its new “sun destination” is LAX. With the exception…
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Delta Lowers Fares in Cincinnati, but How Much?
Last week, Delta announced that it would lower its fares at its Cincinnati hub. I’m sure this is a last ditch effort…
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Across the Aisle from Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey at V Australia Launch
I had the chance to speak with Virgin Blue (owners of V Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at the V Australia launch on…
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V Australia Welcomes Us Onboard at LAX
Friday marked the first aircraft delivery for V Australia, Virgin Blue’s long haul arm that will inaugurate service on February between Sydney…
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American, BNET, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Labor Relations, Northwest, Safety/Security, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic
This Week on BNET (Feb 2 – 6)
Virgin Atlantic’s Food Complaint Was Excellent PR, Possible Hoax? No airline is better at turning around a bad situation than Virgin Atlantic.…
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Onboard ExpressJet’s Corporate Aviation Aircraft
You all know I was a big fan of the idea behind ExpressJet’s branded service, but the combination of high fuel prices,…
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British Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident
We all remember the BA 777 that lost power and crash-landed at London/Heathrow, right? Last September, an interim report was put out…
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What Do Virgin America’s Poor Financial Results Mean for Travelers?
After a long battle against the DOT, Virgin America has now finally been required to release its financial results to the public.…
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JetBlue Back at LAX, Should We Believe Them This Time?
It was almost a year ago that JetBlue announced it would begin flying to LAX in addition to its main Southern California…