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Long Beach City Council Responds to JetBlue with Mixed Signals
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For those of you who don’t live in the LA area, the interview with Dave Barger I published last week is probably a distant memory. But for those living in this area, and especially those…
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Southwest’s Interesting New York LaGuardia Schedule Construction
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Yesterday, Southwest finally announced its schedule for New York/LaGuardia beginning June 28, and it’s an interesting one. The slots they acquired from defunct ATA allowing seven daily roundtrips have been split into four daily to…
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United’s Paper Vouchers Must be Costly
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A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I had a credit on United that I was only able to partially use. The remaining $32.40 from the credit was mailed to me. At the time, I…
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Flying to the Netherlands Just Got Cheaper Thanks to Scrapped Eco Tax
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Environmentalists aren’t going to be happy to hear that the so-called “eco tax” imposed by the Dutch government is going away. Why? It’s all about the numbers. The tax ranged from 11 euros to 45…
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Airbus, Alliances, American, BNET, Boeing, Environment, Inflight Entertainment, JetBlue, Operations, Southwest
This Week on BNET (March 30 – April 3)
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Alliance Panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium The alliances discussion was one of the more interesting panels, I thought. The talk centered around why and even if alliances are worthwhile. Modernizing the Fleet: Phoenix Aviation…
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Who Wants to Write a Guest Post?
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Have you ever dreamed of fame and fortune? Well, if you’re willing to settle for a very tiny (and I mean tiny) slice of fame and absolutely no fortune (trust me), I’ve got an offer…
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Trip Report: Breezing Into Dallas and Phoenix
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If it seems like it’s been a long time since my last trip report, it’s because it has been. I haven’t been on a plane since December, believe it or not, but it’s about to…
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Southwest Creates Travel Guides; Will Anyone Care?
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I recently had an email conversation with NileGuide CEO Josh Steinitz about airlines expanding into the world of destination information. While some airlines have cautiously dipped their toes in the water, it appears that Southwest…
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Ancillary Revenue and Unbundling are Not Always Dirty Words
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If you fly, you probably cringe every time you hear the words “ancillary revenue.” You likely associate those words with airlines charging for something that used to be included in the price of the ticket,…
