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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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Allegiant, BKG – Branson, BNET, Delta, Frequent Flier Programs, Operations, US Airways, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Nov 22-28)
Video Presentations from PhoCusWright I know I said I was done with PhoCusWright posts, but I guess I lied. This is just…
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Dangerous Go Arounds Earn the AP the Cranky Jackass Award
You know that feeling when you see a news report from a reputable news source that is just so insanely wrong that…
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LAX Implements Continuous Descent Approach
A nice side benefit of attending JetBlue’s press conference yesterday was that I had the opportunity to meet Ian Gregor, Communications Manager…
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Wild Weather and an Odd Missed Approach
I’ve just survived what may possibly have been the first tornado warning I’ve ever endured living in LA. And yes, I grew…
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How Daylight Saving Time Impacts the Airlines
Once again, it’s my least favorite time of the year . . . the end of Daylight Saving Time here in the…
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What is That Noise?
If you’ve flown on an Airbus narrowbody (A318/A319/A320/A321) or an A330, you’ve definitely heard the sound that makes you think something is…
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How Much Stress Can a Wing Take?
I’ve had friends come back from vacations with harrowing stories about turbulence so bad they thought the wings were going to fall…
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Airplane on a Treadmill
I can’t believe that this has actually turned into such a huge thing. The question of the month appears to be this.…
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Now That’s Flexibility
Airline operations are no simple thing. Almost everyone has had that painful moment sitting in one airport with clear blue skies while…
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Those Funny Pointy Things at the End of the Wing
US Airways announcement today that they’re adding winglets to their 757s made me think it’d be a good time to repost an…