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Delta Invades Raleigh/Durham and Pittsburgh with Flights to Paris
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Delta whipped up a surprise yesterday when it announced it would begin flights from both Raleigh/Durham and Pittsburgh to Paris/Charles de Gaulle next summer. I think I like this move, at least it seems like…
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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…
