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    Virgin America Sells Tickets, Website Stumbles

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    The release came out this morning saying that Virgin America was starting ticket sales today. Woohoo! I remember over three years ago trying to get a job with the airline out of grad school. It’s…

  • A Very Bad Time In South America

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    Over the last couple of days, there have been two airline accidents in South America, one of which had a tremendous loss of life. The first was relatively minor, though the pictures would say otherwise.…

  • Ignore O’Reilly, Don’t Boycott JetBlue

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    If nothing else, Bill O’Reilly is great at stirring up trouble. Unfortunately, he’s terribly misguided just about every time, and this one is no different. O’Reilly’s latest target is JetBlue. The airline is one of…

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    Alitalia Auction Going Down in Flames

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    Alitalia just loves being in the news, but not in a good way. I just don’t get it. Someone please put this old dog out of its misery. You may remember that Aeroflot and TPG…

  • MAXjet Wants China

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    Yesterday was the deadline for airlines to get their applications in for seven new flights coming available between the US and China over the next three years. Conventional wisdom says Delta will get this year’s…

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    Another Dumb Retaliation, Brought to You by American

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    Anyone catch the significance in American’s latest announcement last week? I suppose it’s not really “significant” in any way. It’s more of the same old crap. Yup, legacy carrier tries to fight a low cost…

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    Baby Terrorist Caught Before Attacking Continental Express Flight

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    You’ve seen the news. A “small, innocent” baby was forced off a flight for making too much noise. I’ve seen plenty of outrage in most articles and blogs, but I’ve got a different perspective. This…

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    American Goes Dang!

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    First there was Southwest’s Ding!, then there was Ryanair’s Bing!, now there’s . . . American’s Dang!? Enough with the ridiculous punctuation, please!*!@#)&*%)!!! Ok, so it’s not actually called Dang!, but according to Sky Talk,…

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    Why Aren’t You Selling Tickets, Virgin America?

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    A Note to Virgin America . . . Yesterday was a huge day for you guys. You must be ecstatic to have received oral approval from the DOT to begin selling tickets. So why aren’t…

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