Mergers/Finance
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Southwest Details Its Frontier Bid and I Like It
Yesterday, Southwest submitted its complete bid to buy Frontier and I have to say that I like what I’m seeing here. There…
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“Save Frontier” Campaigns Gear Up, But They Won’t Work
You knew it wouldn’t be long before the “Save Frontier” groups got together to rally for their airline. There are now a…
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Cranky Around the Web (August 3 – 7)
Republic Completes Purchase of Midwest, But Frontier Hangs in the Balance – BNET Midwest is now officially owned by Republic, but its…
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Cranky Around the Web (July 27 – 31)
I’m changing the name of my usual Saturday “This Week on BNET” posts starting this week. Instead of just focusing on my…
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Southwest Wants to Buy Frontier and Make it Disappear
My head is still spinning from all the news that came out yesterday. JetBlue’s relaunch of its TrueBlue program is going to…
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Southwest Has Less Cash Than United, So Why Is United the One in Trouble?
If you’ve heard United’s name mentioned in the news lately, it’s probably related to their financial troubles. I’ve seen plenty of people…
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Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American, BNET, Continental, Frontier, Lufthansa, Mergers/Finance, Republic, United
This Week on BNET (July 13 – 17)
DOT Approves Continental/United/Lufthansa/Air Canada Antitrust Immunity with Limited Carveouts The alliance has been approved. I’ve got details on why, but what will…
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787, Baggage, BNET, Boeing, Customer Service, Delta, Mergers/Finance, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America
In the Loop Radio Guest and This Week on BNET (July 6 – 10)
I’m hijacking my usual “This Week on BNET” post with a brief plug. Minnesota Public Radio puts out a weekly podcast called…
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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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This Week on BNET (June 8 – 12)
United Removes Website Hold Feature United is no longer allowing you to hold reservations booked online. Did they really need to ditch…
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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…
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Accidents/Incidents, BNET, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, Labor Relations, Mergers/Finance, Spirit, United, US Airways, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (May 11 – 15)
ExpressJet To Fly 10 Planes for United This Summer Looks like ExpressJet is flying for United this summer, and it seems like…