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Bombardier’s C Series Could be a Game Changer, If It Delivers
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Let’s say you want to buy a single aisle airplane between 100 and 150 seats. Where do you go? If you’re that rich, you probably have someone take care of it for you, so where…
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Southwest Planes Get “Bags Fly Free” Tattoo To Prove the Airline is Serious
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When it comes to bag fees, Southwest is always fighting an uphill battle. Yes, customers love the fact that they don’t charge fees for the first two checked bags, but those pesky Wall Street-types have…
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British Airways Takes Another Strike After Posting Huge Losses
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I can’t imagine that the juxtaposition is lost on anyone. The British Airways flight attendants are celebrating the next round of strikes while BA goes and posts more than a £500 million loss for the…
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Union-Vote Rule Change: Bad News for Non-Union Delta, JetBlue – BNET The National Mediation Board made some rule changes recently and it may be causing some airlines to sweat. Southwest Airlines’ March Meltdown — Less…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Religion and the Business (Across the Aisle)
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Today I bring you the third and last installment of my interview with Republic CEO Bryan Bedford. In this piece, we spend a lot of time talking about religion. Why? Well, Bryan has really brought…
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Midwestern Swing on JetBlue and Frontier (Trip Report)
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This trip served a couple of purposes. First, I was meeting up with some airline friends in Chicago for a get together. Second, I was going to visit with a company who makes onboard meals…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford on Fees, Competition in the Hubs, and More (Across the Aisle)
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I’m back with part two of my conversation with Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic (which owns Frontier, among others). In part one, we talked about the strategy that led the company to buy Frontier and…
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Taste-Testing Airline Food at Amazing Food Creations
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Would you willfully submit yourself to taste-test a bunch of airline food? Probably not, but I did this past week thanks to the people at Amazing Food Creations. And you know what? It was good.…
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Republic CEO Bryan Bedford On the Branded Strategy (Across the Aisle)
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Last week, I had the chance to sit down with Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic, in the carrier’s northwest Indianapolis headquarters. (It’s that building on the right, in the shadow of the odd-looking pyramid buildings.)…
