Brett
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A Delta Hub In St Louis? Yeah, Right
One of the more laughable rumors in recent memory has come to the surface in recent days. The rumorville is buzzing with…
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Pilot Strike Could Be the End of Spirit As We Know Them
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Of course, if you had plane tickets on Spirit, it was far from it. The…
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Cranky on the Web (June 7-11)
Delta + AirElite Charter Operation = Corporate Bigwig Airlines – BNET Delta’s looking to combine corporate charter with commercial ops. Good stuff.…
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Extreme Makeover: Virgin Blue Edition
Anyone been paying attention to things down under lately? Virgin Blue has a new boss, and he’s apparently bringing his previous experience…
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Delta Nearly Completes Wifi Installation, Now What?
Delta’s promised wifi updates have been few and far between, but yesterday we found out that the airline is basically done with…
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Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on Onboard Product, Europe, and Labor (Across the Aisle)
And we’re back with part two of my interview. By this point, we were furiously bouncing down the 101 on our way…
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Swiss By the Bay (Trip Report)
Well, I was home for almost a week this time before hitting the road again. Fortunately, this time it didn’t involve a…
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Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on SFO, the Multi Hub Strategy (Across the Aisle)
Last week, I was in San Francisco for the Swiss launch of service, and I was given the unique opportunity to sit…
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Cranky on the Web (June 1-4)
As the Regional Flight Market Shrinks, Airlines Need New Strategies to Survive – BNET Regionals have had a rough few years, and…
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SWISS Brings Its New Business Class Seat to San Francisco
Greetings from San Francisco. I came up this week for a couple of reasons, but most interesting was the launch of SWISS…
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New Proposed DOT Rules Aren’t Bad
Round two of the Department of Transportation’s proposed “Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections” rule is out, and you probably assume that I’m going…
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Jetstar Plans iPad Inflight Entertainment Plan; Do We Really Need That?
Jetstar, the low fare unit of Qantas, has announced that it will roll out iPads to provide inflight entertainment. This may sound…