March 2009
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FLTAdvisor Tells You If Your Flight is Really On Time
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say that they wish airlines would just be more honest with them…
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NTSB Tells Rolls-Royce to Redesign 777 Engine Parts
Last month, I talked about how the British Airways 777 accident and the Delta 777 incident had been connected by an interim…
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This Week on BNET (March 9 – 13)
News and Notes From United’s 10-K United’s 10-K gave us some interesting bits on its Mileage Plus redemptions, bmi partnership, and its…
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American Pulls Out of Dallas/Love Field, Turns on the Spin Machine
The whole point of PR is to try to spin an issue in your favor, but sometimes the spin is so strong,…
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Why Exactly Did United End E-fare Emails?
According to Today in the Sky, United is no longer going to send E-fare emails to its customers. E-fares, the ones that…
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A Surprisingly Painless Interaction with United Reservations
Anyone who has had the pleasure of dealing with United’s reservation agents since they shipped the majority of calls overseas knows that…
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First Look: Testing the US Airways In-Seat Video System
They’ve been talking about it for awhile, but it wasn’t until yesterday that US Airways turned on the screens for a two…
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Air Asia’s Really Odd Promotion to Turn Bloggers into Pilots
I know that being a pilot doesn’t hold nearly as much caché as it used to, but Air Asia is really trying…
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This Week on BNET (March 2-6)
Welcome Airfarewatchdog readers! Please come on in and take a look around. I post my usual snarkiness Monday through Friday with this…
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Resurrecting Eastern Airlines Belongs in the “Awful Idea” Hall of Fame
The rumors are flying that a plan to bring the Eastern Airlines name back is under way. This is easily one of…
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The New Alitalia Has Low Loads, Big Losses, and New Competition
Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday that Alitalia was finally being privatized, but it’s actually been a few months.…
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Spirit Adds a PUF When You Buy a Ticket
A piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday noted that Spirit is planning to start charging a PUF, or Passenger Usage Fee,…