Airlines
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Random Thoughts About Booking My Holiday Flights
Christmas is one of those times where I don’t like to play games with strategizing about the best time to book my…
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US Airways Joins the WiFi Party
US Airways has been talking about doing something for inflight entertainment onboard ever since they pulled movies several months ago. Last week,…
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Delta Introduces Rollover Miles
I’ve decided to put a very early Tuesday post out this week. In fact, it’s still Monday here on the west coast.…
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United Gets a Gold Star for Removing Last Minute Mileage Plus Fees
This week is looking like a good week for frequent fliers. I’ve got some big news from another program tomorrow, but today,…
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This Week on BNET (July 20 – 24)
Fare Hikes on Domestic Routes Airlines have started raising fares again, but that sometimes ends up being good news for the bargain…
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Southwest Has Less Cash Than United, So Why Is United the One in Trouble?
If you’ve heard United’s name mentioned in the news lately, it’s probably related to their financial troubles. I’ve seen plenty of people…
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JetAmerica is Gone . . . For Now
I have to admit that I wasn’t even sure if it was worth covering the demise of JetAmerica since I had no…
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Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Frontier, Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Republic, United
This Week on BNET (July 13 – 17)
DOT Approves Continental/United/Lufthansa/Air Canada Antitrust Immunity with Limited Carveouts The alliance has been approved. I’ve got details on why, but what will…
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Airline Timetables Disappear, Airline Dorks Die a Little Inside
Southwest has announced that it will finally be ending production of one of the greatest airline dork tools ever invented, the timetable.…
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Details of Obama’s Wild Plane Ride
Last year, when then-Senator Obama was busy criss-crossing the country in support of his presidential bid, he ran into some trouble on…
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Pacific Wings Stops and Restarts Hawai’i Flights, Craziness Ensues
It has been a really odd week for Pacific Wings. The airline has made its money flying nine-seaters around the Hawaiian islands…
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Southwest 737 Diverts After a Hole Appears in the Roof
Here’s a weird one for you. Yesterday, Southwest flight 2294 diverted to Charleston, West Virginia when a football-sized hole opened up in…