Southwest
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This Week on BNET (April 27 – May 1)
I just realized I accidentally didn’t publish this last week. Sorry! JetBlue Challenges Southwest at BWI The focus is on Boston and…
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This Week on BNET (April 20 – 24)
Cranky is on vacation, but I did pre-schedule some posts on BNET. Here are the ones from last week. We get back…
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Southwest’s Interesting New York LaGuardia Schedule Construction
Yesterday, Southwest finally announced its schedule for New York/LaGuardia beginning June 28, and it’s an interesting one. The slots they acquired from…
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Airbus, Alliances, American, BNET, Boeing, Environment, Inflight Entertainment, JetBlue, Operations, Southwest
This Week on BNET (March 30 – April 3)
Alliance Panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium The alliances discussion was one of the more interesting panels, I thought. The talk centered…
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Trip Report: Breezing Into Dallas and Phoenix
If it seems like it’s been a long time since my last trip report, it’s because it has been. I haven’t been…
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Southwest Creates Travel Guides; Will Anyone Care?
I recently had an email conversation with NileGuide CEO Josh Steinitz about airlines expanding into the world of destination information. While some…
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Flying a Simulator, Throwing Bags, and Other Southwest Fun
Ok, let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming. As I mentioned yesterday, I had the chance to go visit Southwest Airlines…
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A Busy and Exciting Day with Southwest
I do my best to get a thoughtful post out for you every weekday, so I apologize that today is a very…
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American Pulls Out of Dallas/Love Field, Turns on the Spin Machine
The whole point of PR is to try to spin an issue in your favor, but sometimes the spin is so strong,…
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A Surprisingly Painless Interaction with United Reservations
Anyone who has had the pleasure of dealing with United’s reservation agents since they shipped the majority of calls overseas knows that…
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Southwest Agrees to Steep Penalties Over Maintenance Problems
Remember when Southwest was fined for flying its planes past the time they were required to go through inspections? It appears that…
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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…