Airlines
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Is Midwest Trying to be the First to Convert to a Virtual Airline?
Anyone been paying attention to Midwest Airlines lately? It’s certainly understandable if you haven’t. They’ve spent the last few years shrinking into…
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How Will NextGen Improve Your Life?
We’ve all heard about “NextGen” air traffic control, but besides the generic guarantee of shorter delays, do we really know what it…
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US Airways WiFi Announcement Is Not What You Think
What exactly would you think when you saw a press release entitled, “Get Connected with Complimentary Wi-Fi from US Airways“? Yeah, that’s…
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A Go-Around in Minneapolis (Trip Report)
Despite the title, this wasn’t actually a trip to Minnesota. It just so happened that the most interesting part of the trip…
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Air New Zealand, American, BNET, Continental, Distribution, Environment, Fuel, IND – Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, United, US Airways
This Week on BNET (June 1 – 5)
United Shakes Up Marketing and Distribution Groups Dennis Cary is out, Graham Atkinson is back in, and marketing and distribution areas and…
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Continental Enters LA to Latin America – Is More on the Way?
Starting on July 1, Continental will begin thrice weekly service between LAX and San Salvador, El Salvador. Normally, I wouldn’t think twice…
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Virgins Hook Up
The long awaited day is here. Virgin America and V Australia have finally entered into an interline agreement. It’s a fairly limited…
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Some Thoughts on the Air France A330 Accident Off Brazil
It’s been well over 24 hours since we first heard that an Air France A330 disappeared over the ocean on its way…
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Why Southwest Should Consider a Change Fee
On Friday, Southwest announced it was adding a couple fees and increasing another. For most airlines, a Friday that sees a new…
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Advertising, Air New Zealand, Alliances, BNET, Labor Relations, LGB – Long Beach, Southwest, United, Westjet
This Week on BNET (May 25 – 29)
Long Beach Airport Garage and Terminal Plans Move Forward The airport is starting to put forth more concrete plans, and it’s sounding…
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Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe Talks About Their New Airport Concept and More (Across the Aisle)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe this week on a wide variety of topics. Though…
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Jet America Officially Launches From Its Toledo Base
After some fits and starts, it appears that Jet America (or JetAmerica, they write it differently in different places) is actually going…