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Family Airlines – They’re Baaaack
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You may have a vague memory in the back of your head about Family Airlines. Not ringing a bell? Think back to the early 1990s. Ok, this is probably a stretch. In the early 90s,…
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Across the Aisle from British Airways on London/City Flights
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I think I had more questions than answers in my post yesterday. Fortunately, shortly after I finished, I received an offer to speak with Woody Harford, Senior Vice President of Commercial for British Airways in…
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BA Flying Nonstop From London/City to New York
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It’s not often that I see a route announcement come out from an airline that makes me do a double-take. I mean, there are always crazy things in this industry, but I expect that by…
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AirTran Attacks the Cookie, Will Northwest Come to the Rescue?
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AirTran’s long-awaited assault on Milwaukee is now in full force. Just this week, they announced twice daily flights to LAX and Boston as well as once daily flights to Seattle, San Diego, and San Francisco.…
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Continental Channels JetBlue with TV, Email
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JetBlue lovers rejoice! In addition to their existing service, you can now fly JetBlue to hundreds of new destinations all across the US. When you get to the airport, it may look like you’re flying…
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JetBlue Goes Refundable
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How many of you knew that JetBlue didn’t have a single refundable fare until today? I know, it seems surprising. You’d think that at least their full fares would be refundable, but they weren’t. Now…
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Challenger – 22 Years Ago Today
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It was a short 22 years ago today that the space shuttle Challenger exploded during its ascent, and the word “o-ring” entered our everyday vocabulary. As we all know, all seven astronauts died. Here is…
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Angry Shareholder Tells ExpressJet to Shape Up as DOT Data Comes Available
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Poor ExpressJet. They’ve been trying to make their “branded operations” work, but they seem to be running out of time. As the months pass and they continue to lose money on it, shareholders will become…
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Say Goodbye to a Remarkably Lucky Airplane
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The Gimli Glider, one of the greatest “feel good” stories in aviation history, was retired by Air Canada yesterday. The plane flew from Montreal to Tucson before heading to Mojave where it will probably meet…
