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US Airways WiFi Announcement Is Not What You Think
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What exactly would you think when you saw a press release entitled, “Get Connected with Complimentary Wi-Fi from US Airways“? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Sounds like US Airways is putting wireless internet onboard and…
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A Go-Around in Minneapolis (Trip Report)
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Despite the title, this wasn’t actually a trip to Minnesota. It just so happened that the most interesting part of the trip happened while we were connecting there. Our destination on this trip was Indianapolis…
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Air New Zealand, American, BNET, Continental, Distribution, Environment, Fuel, IND – Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, United, US Airways
This Week on BNET (June 1 – 5)
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United Shakes Up Marketing and Distribution Groups Dennis Cary is out, Graham Atkinson is back in, and marketing and distribution areas and getting makeovers. Continental’s May Numbers Prove April’s Improvement Wasn’t a Trend May numbers…
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Continental Enters LA to Latin America – Is More on the Way?
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Starting on July 1, Continental will begin thrice weekly service between LAX and San Salvador, El Salvador. Normally, I wouldn’t think twice about a simple route addition like this, but I find myself wondering if…
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Virgins Hook Up
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The long awaited day is here. Virgin America and V Australia have finally entered into an interline agreement. It’s a fairly limited set-up right now thanks to technical limitations, but eventually it will become a…
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How Often Do Airlines Fly Into Areas Without Radar Coverage? (Ask Cranky)
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Here’s a very timely Ask Cranky that was spurred by the Air France accident earlier this week. I’m sure many of you heard that the airplane was flying in an area where there was no…
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Some Thoughts on the Air France A330 Accident Off Brazil
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It’s been well over 24 hours since we first heard that an Air France A330 disappeared over the ocean on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. In that time, I’ve seen a million…
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Why Southwest Should Consider a Change Fee
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On Friday, Southwest announced it was adding a couple fees and increasing another. For most airlines, a Friday that sees a new or increased fee would just be called “Friday” but for Southwest, it creates…
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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)
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Long Beach Airport Garage and Terminal Plans Move Forward The airport is starting to put forth more concrete plans, and it’s sounding pretty good. Southwest Pushes WestJet Codeshare, Shifts Priorities WestJet announced yesterday that Southwest…
