Airlines
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Delta, US Airways, Continental, and AirTran Swap DC and NY Slots
Isn’t August supposed to be a pretty light month for airline news? This week has been absolutely packed with headlines, and I’m…
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Virgin America Heads to Ft Lauderdale, JetBlue Announces Soon After
I was just saying to someone the other day that Virgin America had been really quiet lately, and I wondered what they…
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Southwest Details Its Frontier Bid and I Like It
Yesterday, Southwest submitted its complete bid to buy Frontier and I have to say that I like what I’m seeing here. There…
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“Save Frontier” Campaigns Gear Up, But They Won’t Work
You knew it wouldn’t be long before the “Save Frontier” groups got together to rally for their airline. There are now a…
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Cranky Around the Web (August 3 – 7)
Republic Completes Purchase of Midwest, But Frontier Hangs in the Balance – BNET Midwest is now officially owned by Republic, but its…
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How Does an Accident Impact an Airline’s Schedule? (Ask Cranky)
Today we’ve got an interesting Ask Cranky question from a curious reader . . . Hey Cranky, I read your column regularly…
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International Airlines Start Adding Fees, Making Cuts Like US Carriers
It was only a matter of time until global carriers started following in their US counterparts’ shoes, right? As airlines around the…
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Alitalia is Still Losing Money
It’s been way too long since my last Alitalia post, hasn’t it? It’s actually been pretty quiet over there as the new…
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Redemption, Elite Status, and Partners in JetBlue’s New TrueBlue (Part 2)
Yesterday I talked about earning points in JetBlue’s new TrueBlue program, and today it’s time to talk about redemption, elite status, and…
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Earning Points in JetBlue’s Complicated New TrueBlue Program (Part 1)
While Southwest’s acquisition attempt of Frontier was getting all the press last week, JetBlue quietly started emailing their TrueBlue members about a…
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Cranky Around the Web (July 27 – 31)
I’m changing the name of my usual Saturday “This Week on BNET” posts starting this week. Instead of just focusing on my…
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Southwest Wants to Buy Frontier and Make it Disappear
My head is still spinning from all the news that came out yesterday. JetBlue’s relaunch of its TrueBlue program is going to…