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Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on SFO, the Multi Hub Strategy (Across the Aisle)
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Last week, I was in San Francisco for the Swiss launch of service, and I was given the unique opportunity to sit with Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on the ride down from his hotel to…
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Cranky on the Web (June 1-4)
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As the Regional Flight Market Shrinks, Airlines Need New Strategies to Survive – BNET Regionals have had a rough few years, and now they need to plot their strategies for survival. Some are more creative…
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SWISS Brings Its New Business Class Seat to San Francisco
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Greetings from San Francisco. I came up this week for a couple of reasons, but most interesting was the launch of SWISS service to Zurich. I don’t usually travel for route launches, but this had…
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New Proposed DOT Rules Aren’t Bad
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Round two of the Department of Transportation’s proposed “Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections” rule is out, and you probably assume that I’m going to say this is an awful thing, right? Wrong. There’s actually not much…
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Jetstar Plans iPad Inflight Entertainment Plan; Do We Really Need That?
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Jetstar, the low fare unit of Qantas, has announced that it will roll out iPads to provide inflight entertainment. This may sound like a great idea to you Apple-lovers, but there are a couple of…
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American’s Apparent Labor Peace with Rampers Appears to be a Sham
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It’s been nearly two months since I last wrote about American here. Maybe it’s that they haven’t had much news or maybe it’s just that they don’t really reach out to bloggers very often. Either…
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Cranky on the Web (May 24-28)
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Airlines Oppose New Government Airport Fees, but So Should Travelers – BNET I say airlines should oppose more government fees, but another BNET author disagrees. Airline Coach Travel Is Back to Its Pre-Recession Levels, Thanks…
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Frontier, Midwest Confusion (Trip Report)
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May has been a really tiring month of travel for me, but the trips have all had good reason. This one was for the Regional Airline Association 2010 convention in Milwaukee. Since I was speaking…
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Continental Announces Its First 787 Route and It’s an Exciting One
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Continental yesterday became the first airline to announce a definitive first route for its 787 aircraft. That route? Houston to Auckland, and it will begin in November 2011. This is just the first example of…
