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The New Alitalia Has Low Loads, Big Losses, and New Competition
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Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday that Alitalia was finally being privatized, but it’s actually been a few months. I thought it was time to check in on the airline to see…
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Spirit Adds a PUF When You Buy a Ticket
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A piece in the Wall Street Journal yesterday noted that Spirit is planning to start charging a PUF, or Passenger Usage Fee, for anyone who doesn’t book their tickets at the airport ticket counter. Even…
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Southwest Agrees to Steep Penalties Over Maintenance Problems
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Remember when Southwest was fined for flying its planes past the time they were required to go through inspections? It appears that they’ve agreed to settle this thing with some pretty hefty penalties. From the…
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TripAdvisor Creates Metasearch Site That Includes Fees in Comparison
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Well, hello TripAdvisor. A couple of weeks ago, Fly.com showed us a travel search site that looked a lot like Kayak and didn’t add any real functionality. When I saw that TripAdvisor was also launching…
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This Week on BNET (Feb 23 – 27)
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JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost carriers need. That’s why it’s Sabre time. Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy…
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Forget Charging for Lavs, Ryanair Is Eliminating Ticket Counters at Airports
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All the Ryanair buzz this morning is about some casual comments made by Michael O’Leary suggesting he wants to charge people to use the lav onboard. Well of course he does. Even if he is…
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Ask Cranky: When Will Continental Airplanes Have LiveTV Installed?
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Several months ago, Continental announced a partnership with LiveTV that would bring the company’s next generation entertainment system onboard much of Continental’s narrowbody fleet. But there hasn’t been anything to show for it yet, and…
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Emirates Continues to Grow While Dubai’s Economy Crumbles
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US airlines have done an excellent job of holding back on capacity lately, and that has left them with at least somewhat decent results considering the state of the economy. But not everyone has been…
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Why Did US Airways End Charges for Soda and Water? To Enhance Its Rep
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Over the weekend, US Airways said it would stop charging for soda, water, coffee, and tea on March 1. You’ve probably read about this elsewhere by now, but it’s interesting to think about why they’re…
