Brett
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Northwest and Air France Finally Start Codesharing
I must admit I was truly surprised that this hadn’t happened already. Northwest and Air France will finally start codesharing on each…
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Neeleman Wants JetBlue to Power its Planes with Coal
David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue has been on a kick for some time to replace foreign oil with coal. He brought this…
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Irrational Response
Yet another example of people overreacting to “suspicious-looking” people on a plane once again highlights the broken security system protecting our skies.…
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Those Mother F***in’ Snakes
Snakes on a Plane The title really says it all, doesn’t it? Even though the true die-hard fans went last night at…
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Early Feedback on the Liquid Ban is . . . Positive?
I have yet to fly in the new liquid-free era (that’ll be next week), but I’ve had quite a few friends who…
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Judge Rules Northwest Flight Attendants Allowed to Strike
The ruling just came down today . . . . Northwest flight attendants will be permitted to strike on August 25. The…
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Air Berlin Eats dba
Air Berlin, which has quietly become one of Europe’s largest low cost carriers, announced today they’ve acquired primarily domestic German airline dba.…
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Confirmed: Beirut Sees Flights Again
I mentioned yesterday that Beirut was ready to open again assuming the powers that be gave their blessings. Well, the first aircraft…
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London Getting Closer to Normal
As the news coverage has died down here in the US, most people have probably forgotten about the plight of London-bound travelers.…
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Boeing Turns off Inflight Internet Service
Boeing says they’ve finished reviewing their Connexion inflight internet service, and they’ve decided to shutter the whole project. In the short term,…
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Northwest Should Learn to Proofread
To say that Northwest’s relationship with its employees is tenuous would be a very generous understatement. They broke the striking mechanics last…
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Lots of Checked Baggage
As you might expect, this ban on liquids in the aircraft cabin has resulted in a lot of extra checked baggage. I’ve…