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DOT Says OK to Virgin America . . . Sort Of
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The day has finally arrived. Believe it or not, the Department of Transportation gave Virgin America the go ahead today to start flying . . . with conditions. An early press release from Virgin America…
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A380 Part II – The Evening Event
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As I mentioned earlier, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the A380 welcoming event this evening at LAX. You’ll be happy to know that I took almost 70 pictures from just about every…
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The A380 Arrives at LAX
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Well, the A380 has now arrived at LAX and I’ve got the video to prove it. I went out to the airport this morning to watch it arrive. When I got there at just after…
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Dinner with ExpressJet
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I was lucky enough to be invited to a small dinner with ExpressJet President and CEO Jim Ream as well as VP of Marketing Trish Winebrenner on Monday night. The small group setting meant that…
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First Inflight Entertainment on a Turboprop?
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It looks like the time has come for inflight entertainment on turboprops. Thanks to the newly discovered In-flight Entertainment blog for pointing out the link to the press release that also had this picture. Pretty…
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Will You Pay Spirit to Get Lower Fares?
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Spirit, in their never-ending pursuit of ancillary revenue, launched the $9 Fare Club yesterday. In short, you pay $9 for a three month trial ($29.95 annually after that), and you get a list of deals…
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Footage of the Biman Accident
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It didn’t seem to get very much press, but Biman Bangladesh had an accident the other day and there were security cameras there to capture it. The plane was departing from Dubai when the nosegear…
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787 Gets Closer
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I think it’s been a long time since people have been as excited about seeing an aircraft roll out as they are about seeing the 787. Part of it may be that the construction process…
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Why Calling an Airline Sucks
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I really haven’t gotten very cranky lately, but an experience this weekend put me back in the cranky mood. My girlfriend and I decided to use miles on United to go to Hawai’i. We had…
