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US Requires Express Cargo Screening – Yawn
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I’m actually pretty surprised this didn’t get more attention last week. On Sep 15, US officials announced they’ll require all express cargo to be screened for explosives just like checked baggage. I’ve heard plenty of…
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Hawaiian Steel Cage Match
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The Hawaiian airline market is an interesting place. You put three airlines in the islands and everybody’s happy, but you add a fourth and it all goes crazy. That’s right, it’s time to break out…
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AC Sticks it To Him
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Airlines should do this more often. Today in the Sky reports that Air Canada billed an unruly passenger for causing a 27 minute delay for one of their flights. Basically, the guy was in the…
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More A380 Delays . . . Bummer
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It’s true that I think the A380 wasn’t the right strategic move for Airbus (smaller is better), and it’s one of the uglier planes out there, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t…
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JetBlue Launches New Website
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Good news for JetBlue fans . . . the airline finally launched its new website overnight. Here are my thoughts on the good and bad: The Good You can finally start the booking process from…
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Spirit Airlines: The Little Kid Seeking Attention
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If you mention the name Spirit Airlines to most people, you probably get a blank stare in return. That’s because Spirit isn’t exactly the biggest airline around, and they’re privately held so Wall Street doesn’t…
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UK Carry On Rules and the Laptop Battery Ban
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These two topics may not seemed tied, but stay with me here . . . You can now add Virgin Atlantic to the list of airlines that will not allow you to use your Dell…
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The Fight for China
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The US and Chinese governments came to an agreement back in 2004 allowing a gradual increase in air service over a six year period. Next year, there will be one additional service allowed from an…
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American Kicks Meal Service Up a Notch
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Hmm, that title may be misleading. Though American is beefing up their meal service, I can’t imagine it will be good enough to merit Emeril Lagasse’s catchphrase. The airline announced today a host of different…
