Brett
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787, Baggage, BNET, Boeing, Customer Service, Delta, Mergers/Finance, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America
In the Loop Radio Guest and This Week on BNET (July 6 – 10)
I’m hijacking my usual “This Week on BNET” post with a brief plug. Minnesota Public Radio puts out a weekly podcast called…
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Who the F*&# is Viza Air?
I love covering new airline startups, because the chances that most of them go anywhere are slim to none. It’s fun to…
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Delta and V Australia/Virgin Blue Plan Joint Venture
You know all those low fares we’ve seen on US to Australia routes lately? That’s because with two new entrants, there’s way…
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Anatomy of Allegiant’s Ancillary Revenue
We’ve talked a lot about how much money Allegiant is able to make on ancillary revenue, but for those who haven’t flown…
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Delta Keeps Shrinking Cincinnati but Not Memphis
On April 14, 2008, Delta and Northwest announced their merger with the promise that they would “maintain all hubs at Atlanta, Cincinnati,…
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Southwest Introduces Unique Ticket Counter at LaGuardia
Last week, Southwest’s big news was that it began service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. For me, the interesting piece wasn’t in…
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This Week on BNET (June 29 – July 3)
Recession Means More People Travel Locally, Take Shorter Trips It’s not a surprise, but people are changing their travel habits in this…
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Airplane Porn: Mark Literally on AirTran
I’m going light on my post today since it’s officially a holiday here in the US. What better way to kick off…
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JetAmerica Delays Launch One Month, Screws Travelers
I don’t know how many of you brave souls actually booked a ticket on JetAmerica, but if you were planning on flying…
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A New Addition to the Cranky Family
There’s good news in Crankyville this week. No, it’s not a new writer. No, we’re not having a baby. I’m very happy…
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Volaris Lands in Los Angeles, First Destination North of the Border
Volaris brought its first flight into LAX yesterday, and I headed out to the airport for the airline’s press conference celebrating the…
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Ryanair Wants To Let People Bring Unlimited Carry On Bags
It’s incredible to think about how the title of a post or article really sets the tone for a story. For example,…