Airlines
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Lufthansa Now Owns bmi, Time to Talk to Virgin Atlantic?
Lufthansa has owned a 30% share in UK-based airline bmi for some time, and now bmi chief Sir Michael Bishop has exercised…
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Air New Zealand’s New Fast Check-In Process
Air New Zealand recently rolled out its new check-in process for domestic flights, and I have to say that it takes the…
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Continental to Have 80 TV Channels, Program Guide Onboard
I had the chance to spend the afternoon yesterday with the LiveTV Crew (not to be confused with 2 Live Crew), and…
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Ryanair is Not Starting Transatlantic Flights Just Yet
It’s amazing how much traction a false story can get. Last night, it was supposedly leaked that Ryanair would announce in its…
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Judging Southwest’s Halloween
It’s always hard to write about an event like Halloween at Southwest. I mean, the airline invited me out to judge the…
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This Week on BNET (Oct 27 – 31)
International Air Traffic Disappears in September And you thought air traffic numbers in August looked bad? International traffic fell off a cliff…
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Three Things I Learned at Southwest’s Halloween Contest
It was a fun day at Southwest headquarters today when I was invited with three other bloggers (Holly Hegeman of PlaneBusiness/PlaneBuzz, Ellen…
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Delta and Northwest Consummate Their Merger
Looks like it’s a done deal. Delta and Northwest cleared the last hurdle in their merger effort yesterday when the DOJ approved…
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United Details Plans for Ted’s Death
United has internally released its plans for how it’s going to handle the dismantling of Ted, and as usual, copies are circulating.…
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This Week on BNET (Oct 20 – 24)
“Airport Security in America is a Sham . . .” Effective security may be unpleasant, but it’s worthwhile and important. Is what…
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JetBlue Opens Its New JFK Terminal 5
JetBlue travelers rejoice! The airline’s brand spanking new Terminal 5 opened yesterday. This means the cramped and awkward Terminal 6 is finally,…
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American Flights are Back on Kayak
Earlier this week, I had heard rumblings that American would be back on Kayak, and now it appears to have happened. The…