United
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United’s Paper Vouchers Must be Costly
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I had a credit on United that I was only able to partially use. The…
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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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Ancillary Revenue and Unbundling are Not Always Dirty Words
If you fly, you probably cringe every time you hear the words “ancillary revenue.” You likely associate those words with airlines charging…
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This Week on BNET (March 23-27)
United Releases Weaker Revenue Guidance United announced that like Continental (though not quite as severe), it is seeing large revenue drops as…
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787, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Delta, Inflight Entertainment, United, US Airways, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (March 9 – 13)
News and Notes From United’s 10-K United’s 10-K gave us some interesting bits on its Mileage Plus redemptions, bmi partnership, and its…
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Why Exactly Did United End E-fare Emails?
According to Today in the Sky, United is no longer going to send E-fare emails to its customers. E-fares, the ones that…
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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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This Week on BNET (Feb 23 – 27)
JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost…
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Across the Aisle from Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey at V Australia Launch
I had the chance to speak with Virgin Blue (owners of V Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at the V Australia launch on…
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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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This Week on BNET (Jan 19-23)
Report: Investors Looking to Abandon Virgin America Financial Times is reporting that Virgin America’s US investors may be looking to bail out.…
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United and Aer Lingus Earn a Cranky Jackass For Plan Which Could See Their Crews Disappear
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that both United and Aer Lingus made a big mistake yesterday when…