Southwest
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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…
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Advertising, AirTran, BNET, Continental, Inflight Entertainment, MKE – Milwaukee, Schedule Changes, Seats, Southwest, Technology, US Airways, V Australia, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Feb 8 – 13)
Should Continental Continue to Host Events for Its Best Fliers? Continental just finished up its annual FlyerTalk event. It’s not cheap, but…
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Allegiant, American, Baggage, BNET, Customer Service, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Fuel, IND – Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, Southwest, United, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Jan 26 – 30)
Southwest Reports Q4 Loss on Hedges Hedges and other “special items” brought Southwest down to a Q4 loss, but it was the…
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Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Continental, DCA – Washington/National, Delta, Fuel, Horizon, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Mesa Airlines, Southwest
This Week on BNET (Jan 12 – 16)
Airlines Successfully Test Biofuels in Droves Air New Zealand and Continental have both recently tested jatropha on actual flights, and the results…