Airlines
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Quick Thought on London/Heathrow T5
BA moved in to the brand-spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow today, and it didn’t take long for the baggage system to…
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Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe
Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just…
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Burbank Looks to Add Curfew While LAX Keeps Expanding
Remember that whole strategy from LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about airport regionalization? Well, it took yet another step backward yesterday with the…
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Aloha Means Hello . . . and Goodbye?
It looks like high oil prices may have claimed their first airline victim. Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last…
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How to Deal with Weather Delays
My brother lives in Philly, and Wednesday night he had the unfortunate task of trying to fly out of that place in…
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JetBlue to Charge for More Legroom
You could have seen this one coming from miles away. As of April 1, JetBlue will begin charging if you want to…
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Alitalia Accepts Air France/KLM Takeover Bid
You might think that I’d be sad to see Alitalia accept the Air France/KLM takeover bid but you couldn’t be more wrong.…
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Air New Zealand’s Pink Flight
I’ve always thought that older flight attendants on legacy carriers often wear way too much makeup but this is ridiculous . .…
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The US Airways $5 Booking Fee is “Relaxed”
I know, I know. I’ve been writing about US Airways way too much lately. I can’t help it if there’s a lot…
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The Incredible Shrinking ATA
Remember when ATA was considered a “major” carrier with over $1b in annual revenue? It seems like so long ago now. They…
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Southwest Checks for Cracks
I’m not going to spend too much time talking about what happened today, because it’s been covered by just about everyone. (I…
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SAS and Bombardier Settle Over the Q400
At the end of October, I asked whether Bombardier and SAS should kiss and make up over their differences. Yeah, sure there…