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United and Aer Lingus Earn a Cranky Jackass For Plan Which Could See Their Crews Disappear
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that both United and Aer Lingus made a big mistake yesterday when they announced a joint venture that I can best describe as goofy. But…
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TripAdvisor Says People Watch Safety Briefings; I Call Bullshit
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TripAdvisor put out the results of a study yesterday regarding airplane safety. I’m sure it was spurred by the US Airways accident last week, and I have to say that the results seem absolutely, completely…
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What US Airways is Doing for The Passengers of Flight 1549
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It’s somewhat surprising, but you rarely hear about how people and their families are treated after an accident. What actually happens? US Airways is opening up the kimono a bit here to show us how…
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London/Heathrow Third Runway Approved, Protests Abound
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We’ve heard the beginning of this story a million times. Airport wants to expand, people protest, and the process gets bogged down for years and years. On the surface, that’s what has happened with Heathrow’s…
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United Puts Wireless Internet on p.s.
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American and Virgin America have wi-fi onboard, Delta is beginning installation, Alaska and Southwest are looking to do testing, and well, Continental is at least putting live TV on their planes. But United hadn’t done…
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Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, BNET, Continental, DCA – Washington/National, Delta, Fuel, Horizon, LGA – New York/La Guardia, Mesa Airlines, Southwest
This Week on BNET (Jan 12 – 16)
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Airlines Successfully Test Biofuels in Droves Air New Zealand and Continental have both recently tested jatropha on actual flights, and the results have been extremely promising. Alaska and Horizon Says December Storms to Cost Up…
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Yet Another Post on US Airways Crash in the Hudson
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No, you didn’t miss my first post, but I’m sure you’ve seen about a million since the US Airways A320 plopped down into the Hudson River yesterday. So, I won’t bother to recap what happened,…
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And the Winner Is . . .
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. . . not Cranky. If you went to check the Weblog Award site after the voting ended on Tuesday, you likely saw that my blog ended the race in second, down 29 votes to…
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The Significance of Southwest Adding Orange County from San Francisco
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I know it’s just one route, but Southwest’s decision to enter the San Francisco – Orange County route with five flights a day on May 9 is a very telling move with a lot of…
