2009
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US Airways and the Death of the Vegas Hub
It appears that more cuts are coming at the US Airways (formerly America West) Las Vegas hublet. Over the next few months,…
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Fly.com is a New Travel Search Engine Without Much Differentiation
You would have thought that Fly.com would become the most incredible travel search site of all time. Why do I say that?…
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Air Canada Offers to Pay You If You’re Willing to Be Bumped Early
Air Canada has long been the leader in finding things to sell that were not previously offered at all, and it appears…
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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,…