Recent Articles
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How Much Stress Can a Wing Take?
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I’ve had friends come back from vacations with harrowing stories about turbulence so bad they thought the wings were going to fall off. Of course,…
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Random Bits of Info – NFL Playoffs Edition
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Why is this the NFL playoffs edition? Well, because I want to watch the games this afternoon and I have a lot to talk about,…
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Not Your Father’s 747
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The 747 has been around for a long time. In fact, the 747-100 had its first commercial flight with Pan Am 37 years ago this…
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Expedia May be Doing This to Themselves
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It’s tough to tell exactly what’s going on at Expedia these days. First, it appeared that American had pulled their fares for international travel and…
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Do We Need Another Airline in Hawai’i?
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Apparently, Pacific Wings thinks there aren’t enough airlines in Hawai’i. To remedy the situation, they’ve decided to start up PW Express to fly between Honolulu…
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Virgin America Surprises with Significant Changes
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Man, looks like I posted too soon. This afternoon, Virgin America announced that they’ve made some pretty hefty changes to their ownership structure that should…
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Virgin America Takin’ It to the Streets
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Virgin America certainly thinks that they should be allowed to fly, so they’ve launched their campaign this morning at letVAfly.com. They’ve decided that the best…
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American Makes Expedia Less Useful
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Late last week, American put out a terse press release that simply said that the airline “will no longer sell international tickets or domestic first…
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Southwest.com Now For Those with Poor Eyesight
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I’m back from the long weekend and as usual there’s plenty to talk about. First up is Southwest.com‘s launch of a new home page. None…
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Virgin America Tries Ignoring the DOT
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You’d think that after such a strongly worded denial by the DOT last week, Virgin America would work on addressing the issues at hand, right?…
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No Pretzels and No Snack Mix Make United the Cranky Jackass Winner
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United is really getting good at winning this award, aren’t they? In a show of brilliance, the airline has returned to its cost cutting ways…
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LAX Trying to Make Room for More Airlines
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Thanks to an ill-advised agreement with surrounding communities that limits the number of gates at LAX, operator LAWA is looking for ways to optimize the…
