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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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NTSB Tells Rolls-Royce to Redesign 777 Engine Parts
Last month, I talked about how the British Airways 777 accident and the Delta 777 incident had been connected by an interim…
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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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Airbus, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Boeing, Civil Aviation, Delta, Distribution, Fares, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Northwest, PMD – Palmdale, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Technology, United
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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Delta, Frontier, Go!, Government Regulation, Hawaiian, Inflight Entertainment, LAX – Los Angeles, Mergers/Finance, Mesa Airlines, Mesaba, Mokulele
This Week on BNET (Feb 16 – 20)
Delta Starts Consolidating Regional Carriers Delta is taking pieces of Compass, Comair, and Mesaba and mashing them together. Seems like a good…
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McCain Wants You to Be Able to Fly to Washington/National and New York/LaGuardia From Anywhere in the US
Let’s say you’re John McCain. You’ve finally had a couple months to relax after a very long and taxing presidential campaign. Now…
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Accidents/Incidents, Alaska Airlines, Alliances, American, BNET, Continental, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Government Regulation, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Westjet
This Week on BNET (Dec 22 – 26)
Secretary of Transportation Nominee Ray LaHood on Aviation Obama has picked former Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) as his Secretary of Transportation. Will…
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Impact of FAA’s Potential Downgrade of India and Israel Safety Ratings is Limited
Rumors have been swirling for a couple of weeks that the FAA is about to downgrade the safety ratings of India and…
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Homeland Security and the TSA Open Up in a Blogger Roundtable
I have to say that as much flack as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the TSA get, they do a…
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“Secure Flight” Will Soon Require Gender and Birthdate When You Fly
Looks like those wacky folks over at the Department of Homeland Security are at it again. In the name of improving your…
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TSA Liquid Ban On Its Way Out
How did I miss this news earlier this month? I suppose it did coincide with my wedding, but still . . .…
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Air Canada, BNET, Delta, Government Regulation, Lufthansa, MDW – Chicago/Midway, Republic, Safety/Security, Technology
This Week on BNET (Oct 6 – 10)
Lufthansa’s Social Networking Effort Lufthansa has launched its own social network. I’d be surprised if anyone used it. Keep reading to see…