Fuel
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Going for a Biofuel-Powered 747 Ride in Premium Economy on Virgin Atlantic
Geoff Fischer is back with the second post in his Virgin Atlantic biofuel adventure. Picking up where he left off in Part 1,…
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Science-y Goodness: How Sun and Water Just Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel
Who’s ready for a little science? It’s pretty awesome science, if that helps get you excited. Apparently, scientists in Europe have successfully…
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Why Legacy Airlines Love High Fuel Prices
The Phoenix Aviation Symposium is a great conference for talking about big picture items, and it generates some really good discussion. A…
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The Downside of Fuel Hedging
Anyone seen the price of fuel lately? As I write this, oil is hovering around a mere $80 a barrel. That’s a…
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Delta’s Oil Refinery Purchase is Either Brilliant or Insane (or Both)
With fuel being an airline’s biggest expense, we all know that the airline and oil industries are tied together. But that tie…
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Topic of the Week: Delta Wants to Refine Its Own Oil
Word is out this week that Delta wants to get into the oil refining business. I would assume the idea is to…
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Cranky on the Web (March 21-25)
Fuel hedging no guarantee for airlines – CNN Out of the Office Following up on last week, this week I wrote about…
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Cranky on the Web (March 14 – 18)
Fuel ‘surcharge’ a fare increase with a fancy name – CNN.com Out of the Office This week, it’s time to talk about…
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Topic of the Week: Oil Keeps Rising
Oil prices are rising over $100 an that ain’t good for airlines. It’s certainly going to mean rising prices as well. Discuss.
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Why Algae Won’t Fly Anytime Soon
We’ve heard people talk about biofuels for quite awhile now, and algae has always been promoted as one of the best possible…
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787, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Boeing, Continental, Environment, Frontier, Fuel, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Republic, Schedule Changes, Sukhoi, United, US Airways
This Week on BNET (June 22 – 26)
US Airways’ Charlotte to Honolulu Flight Might Just Work At first glance, the new US Airways flight from Charlotte to Honolulu seems…
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Air New Zealand, American, BNET, Continental, Distribution, Environment, Fuel, IND – Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, United, US Airways
This Week on BNET (June 1 – 5)
United Shakes Up Marketing and Distribution Groups Dennis Cary is out, Graham Atkinson is back in, and marketing and distribution areas and…