Airlines
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Why Did US Airways End Charges for Soda and Water? To Enhance Its Rep
Over the weekend, US Airways said it would stop charging for soda, water, coffee, and tea on March 1. You’ve probably read…
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Delta, Frontier, Go!, Government Regulation, Hawaiian, Inflight Entertainment, LAX – Los Angeles, Mergers/Finance, Mesa Airlines, Mesaba, Mokulele
This Week on BNET (Feb 16 – 20)
Delta Starts Consolidating Regional Carriers Delta is taking pieces of Compass, Comair, and Mesaba and mashing them together. Seems like a good…
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Allegiant Details LAX Plans
Despite all the skepticism around my initial post, Allegiant did, in fact, announce this week that it’s coming to LAX and not…
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Southwest’s Next City is Boston
In case it wasn’t clear, the days of Southwest heading to secondary airports are over. Next stop? Boston. Flights begin, well, we…
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US Airways and the Death of the Vegas Hub
It appears that more cuts are coming at the US Airways (formerly America West) Las Vegas hublet. Over the next few months,…
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Air Canada Offers to Pay You If You’re Willing to Be Bumped Early
Air Canada has long been the leader in finding things to sell that were not previously offered at all, and it appears…
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Advertising, AirTran, BNET, Continental, Inflight Entertainment, MKE – Milwaukee, Schedule Changes, Seats, Southwest, Technology, US Airways, V Australia, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Feb 8 – 13)
Should Continental Continue to Host Events for Its Best Fliers? Continental just finished up its annual FlyerTalk event. It’s not cheap, but…
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No Comments on the Crash of Continental 3407
A very strange thing happens when a commercial airplane crashes. All of a sudden every person related to this industry feels the…
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Jenn, Alaska’s Hot Virtual Assistant, Turns One and I’m Bitter
It’s hard to believe, but it has already been one year since Jenn, Alaska’s hot virtual assistant, came into my life. If…
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Allegiant Set to Open a New Base at Los Angeles International (LAX)
Reliable sources tell me that Allegiant will announce in the coming days that its new “sun destination” is LAX. With the exception…
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Delta Lowers Fares in Cincinnati, but How Much?
Last week, Delta announced that it would lower its fares at its Cincinnati hub. I’m sure this is a last ditch effort…
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Across the Aisle from Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey at V Australia Launch
I had the chance to speak with Virgin Blue (owners of V Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at the V Australia launch on…