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Allegiant Makes You Pay
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Allegiant issued their first earnings report since going public today, and there were a couple of interesting tidbits in there worth talking about. First of all, the amount of ancillary revenue per passenger rose from…
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Fabio Scaccia, My Hero
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As the bids for Alitalia came in yesterday, I must admit I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have. In the middle of the group of private equity investors and a lone airline…
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Holy Engine Problems, Batman
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And now for a brief lesson on aircraft engines. This is what a GE CF34-3B1 engine on a Mesa Airlines CRJ in America West Express colors is supposed to look like. Now, here’s a picture…
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ANA Goes Upscale
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Looks like a sweet ride, huh? To your left is what the first 737-700ER will look like in the colors of ANA. They’re going to start flying it on March 25 from Nagoya to Guangzhou…
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Alitalia Plays the Dating Game
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Today was the deadline for showing interest in buying a share of my favorite whipping boy Alitalia from the Italian government. We had heard a lot of people object in the past to the onerous…
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BA Strike Called Off – Hooray!
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Looks like the BA flight attendants have called off their strike after coming to agreement with management. This means there will be fewer disruptions this week, but there are still some problems. BA says that…
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ExpressJet Coming to an Airport Near You
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You probably haven’t heard of ExpressJet, but you likely know Continental Express. For the longest time, ExpressJet was the sole operator of flights for Continental Express. Now the airline has been spun off into its…
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British Airways Gears Up for Next Week’s Strike
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I haven’t really talked about the impending strike over at British Airways because I was hoping it would be averted. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. The strike will be by the…
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Airline Anger Rising Once Again
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It always comes in waves. Back before 9/11, air traffic had hit record high levels and airports were starting to feel the strain. Stories like the one where Northwest flights sat on the ground in…
