July 2009
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Airline Timetables Disappear, Airline Dorks Die a Little Inside
Southwest has announced that it will finally be ending production of one of the greatest airline dork tools ever invented, the timetable.…
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Details of Obama’s Wild Plane Ride
Last year, when then-Senator Obama was busy criss-crossing the country in support of his presidential bid, he ran into some trouble on…
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Pacific Wings Stops and Restarts Hawai’i Flights, Craziness Ensues
It has been a really odd week for Pacific Wings. The airline has made its money flying nine-seaters around the Hawaiian islands…
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Southwest 737 Diverts After a Hole Appears in the Roof
Here’s a weird one for you. Yesterday, Southwest flight 2294 diverted to Charleston, West Virginia when a football-sized hole opened up in…
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United Delays Premium Cabin Refurbishment Again
Uh oh. It looks like United has decided to delay its refurbishment of the premium cabins on the 777 once again. Now…
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787, Baggage, BNET, Boeing, Customer Service, Delta, Mergers/Finance, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America
In the Loop Radio Guest and This Week on BNET (July 6 – 10)
I’m hijacking my usual “This Week on BNET” post with a brief plug. Minnesota Public Radio puts out a weekly podcast called…
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Who the F*&# is Viza Air?
I love covering new airline startups, because the chances that most of them go anywhere are slim to none. It’s fun to…
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Delta and V Australia/Virgin Blue Plan Joint Venture
You know all those low fares we’ve seen on US to Australia routes lately? That’s because with two new entrants, there’s way…
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Anatomy of Allegiant’s Ancillary Revenue
We’ve talked a lot about how much money Allegiant is able to make on ancillary revenue, but for those who haven’t flown…
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Delta Keeps Shrinking Cincinnati but Not Memphis
On April 14, 2008, Delta and Northwest announced their merger with the promise that they would “maintain all hubs at Atlanta, Cincinnati,…
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Southwest Introduces Unique Ticket Counter at LaGuardia
Last week, Southwest’s big news was that it began service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. For me, the interesting piece wasn’t in…
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This Week on BNET (June 29 – July 3)
Recession Means More People Travel Locally, Take Shorter Trips It’s not a surprise, but people are changing their travel habits in this…