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Lufthansa Now Owns bmi, Time to Talk to Virgin Atlantic?
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Lufthansa has owned a 30% share in UK-based airline bmi for some time, and now bmi chief Sir Michael Bishop has exercised his option to sell his 50% (plus one share) stake to the airline…
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Air New Zealand’s New Fast Check-In Process
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Air New Zealand recently rolled out its new check-in process for domestic flights, and I have to say that it takes the best ideas of Alaska’s Airport of the Future and expands upon it in…
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Continental to Have 80 TV Channels, Program Guide Onboard
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I had the chance to spend the afternoon yesterday with the LiveTV Crew (not to be confused with 2 Live Crew), and I have to say it was a very interesting experience. While I was…
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Ryanair is Not Starting Transatlantic Flights Just Yet
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It’s amazing how much traction a false story can get. Last night, it was supposedly leaked that Ryanair would announce in its earnings call today that it would begin transatlantic flights very soon. Today, it…
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Judging Southwest’s Halloween
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It’s always hard to write about an event like Halloween at Southwest. I mean, the airline invited me out to judge the contest, put me up in a nice hotel, showered me with gifts (hilariously…
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This Week on BNET (Oct 27 – 31)
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International Air Traffic Disappears in September And you thought air traffic numbers in August looked bad? International traffic fell off a cliff in September, and this obviously does not bode well for the airlines. Delta…
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Three Things I Learned at Southwest’s Halloween Contest
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It was a fun day at Southwest headquarters today when I was invited with three other bloggers (Holly Hegeman of PlaneBusiness/PlaneBuzz, Ellen Wernecke of Jaunted, and Grant Martin of Gadling) to be guest judges for…
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Thoughts on “An Open Letter To The Airline Industry Leadership”
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I received an email from the author of the blog, “Think for a Moment,” suggesting that I take a look at the letter to airline CEOs that he (she?) had written. I’m always happy to…
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If You Live in Dallas, Come on Out Tonight
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As I mentioned before, I’m in Dallas for the Southwest Halloween contest tomorrow. But tonight, I’ll be joining Southwest blogger and spokeswoman Paula Berg along with some other esteemed Southwest folk at Club Schmitz near…
