2009
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Continental Enters LA to Latin America – Is More on the Way?
Starting on July 1, Continental will begin thrice weekly service between LAX and San Salvador, El Salvador. Normally, I wouldn’t think twice…
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Virgins Hook Up
The long awaited day is here. Virgin America and V Australia have finally entered into an interline agreement. It’s a fairly limited…
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How Often Do Airlines Fly Into Areas Without Radar Coverage? (Ask Cranky)
Here’s a very timely Ask Cranky that was spurred by the Air France accident earlier this week. I’m sure many of you…
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Some Thoughts on the Air France A330 Accident Off Brazil
It’s been well over 24 hours since we first heard that an Air France A330 disappeared over the ocean on its way…
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Why Southwest Should Consider a Change Fee
On Friday, Southwest announced it was adding a couple fees and increasing another. For most airlines, a Friday that sees a new…
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Advertising, Air New Zealand, Alliances, BNET, Labor Relations, LGB – Long Beach, Southwest, United, Westjet
This Week on BNET (May 25 – 29)
Long Beach Airport Garage and Terminal Plans Move Forward The airport is starting to put forth more concrete plans, and it’s sounding…
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Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe Talks About Their New Airport Concept and More (Across the Aisle)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe this week on a wide variety of topics. Though…
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Why do Fares Change so Often? (Ask Cranky)
You know what time it is, kids? That’s right, it’s Ask Cranky time! (I need to get out more often.) There have…
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Jet America Officially Launches From Its Toledo Base
After some fits and starts, it appears that Jet America (or JetAmerica, they write it differently in different places) is actually going…
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Zeppelin Ride Above Long Beach (Trip Report)
It’s safe to say that I never expected to be able to ride in a Zeppelin in my lifetime. Actually, I didn’t…
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Zeppelin Porn: Zeppelin Visits Long Beach
It’s Memorial Day, and I’m not up for doing a full post today. We had a barbecue last night with a bunch…
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737, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, Frequent Flier Programs, Hawaiian, JetBlue, MKE – Milwaukee, Northwest
This Week on BNET (May 18 – 22)
The New Delta Sees More Complaints in March March complaints are out, and Delta and its partners saw increases while most others…