Airlines
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A380 Coming to LAX
I know where I’ll be on March 19. Airbus has buckled under the pressure from Qantas and LA World Airports and announced…
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American Tries to Capitalize
Who wants to guess that last Thursday’s announcement of American’s “New York Initiative” was coincidentally timed shortly after JetBlue’s problems? Me neither.…
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Adam Air Gets Bent
It’s a rare weekend post for me, but I thought this was worth it. Remember Adam Air? The Indonesian airline had a…
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Business Week Hates JetBlue
It’s definitely been a bad couple of weeks for JetBlue. I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about them by now, but…
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For US Airways, March 3 is More Than National Anthem Day
If you’re flying US Airways the first weekend of March, you’ll want to read this. I’ve received confirmation from their PR team…
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New Super Happy Fun Long Haul Routes
It may not be cool to everyone (despite my title), but a handful of new long haul routes have been introduced lately,…
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“Controllable Irregularities” Might Require Pepto Bismol
The JetBlue Customer Bill of Rights has now been out there for over a day, and there is a lot of buzz…
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bmi Regional Gets Clever with Taxes
We all know that the British government is tax happy when it comes to the airline industry, but thanks to some loopholes,…
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JetBlue, Round 2
So, did I miss anything over the long weekend? From the looks of JetBlue CEO David Neeleman’s face on news shows this…
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Alaska Gets a Gold Star for One Way Awards
Oh happy day for members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan. Now you can redeem your miles for one way awards for half…
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Ah, There It Is – Northwest Responds to Frontier
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Today, Northwest announced their response to Frontier’s decision to bring flights to…
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Why I’m Against a Passenger Bill of Rights
That title is likely to make me pretty unpopular with a lot of people, but it’s my stance. I’ve mentioned it before,…