Airlines
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Trip Report: Oh, But Ain’t That America (West)
You know if I break out some of the Coug’s lyrics, it must involve a trip to Indiana. This was just a…
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MAXjet Decides to Gamble
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of MAXjet. Then raise your hand again if you can tell me why airlines can’t just…
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No Northwest Strike Tonight, But . . .
This afternoon a judge ruled that, well, he’s not ready to rule yet. So he told the Northwest flight attendants they won’t…
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There once was an airline from ACK . . .
In what must be one of the more creative promotions around, Nantucket Airlines has decided to have a limerick contest. Everyone knows…
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Ryanair Fights Terrorism with Humor
There are many ways that airlines have responded to terrorist threats, but I have to say that Ryanair is one of the…
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Air Canada’s New Entertainment System
Air Canada announced some time ago that they’d be installing in-seat audio/video on demand on all their aircraft (even the small 70…
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Guess Who’s Back, Back Again . . .
No, I’m not talking about Eminem. This time it’s Aerocalifornia that has risen from the dead. You might remember them as the…
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Northwest and Air France Finally Start Codesharing
I must admit I was truly surprised that this hadn’t happened already. Northwest and Air France will finally start codesharing on each…
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Neeleman Wants JetBlue to Power its Planes with Coal
David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue has been on a kick for some time to replace foreign oil with coal. He brought this…
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Judge Rules Northwest Flight Attendants Allowed to Strike
The ruling just came down today . . . . Northwest flight attendants will be permitted to strike on August 25. The…
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Air Berlin Eats dba
Air Berlin, which has quietly become one of Europe’s largest low cost carriers, announced today they’ve acquired primarily domestic German airline dba.…
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Northwest Should Learn to Proofread
To say that Northwest’s relationship with its employees is tenuous would be a very generous understatement. They broke the striking mechanics last…