• It’s Travvy Time!

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    You all know what time of the year it is, right? It’s Travvy time! Wait – you didn’t know? Well, I guess since this is its first year in existence, I’ll forgive you just this…

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    Virgin America’s Cool Inflight Entertainment

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    If Virgin America does ever get off the ground, the inflight entertainment system will definitely be pretty cool. I had heard the descriptions, but it doesn’t really come to life until you see it in…

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    LA’s Not-So-Major Breakthrough

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    If you keep tabs on press releases, you’ve probably seen the bombardment from the LA World Airports (LAWA) about a “major breakthrough in development of Southern California regional airports.” The first release went out on…

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    Hot Alliance Action

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    Today was a big day for new additions to global alliances. To be fair, these are just the announcements of additions but in the near future oneworld and SkyTeam fliers will have more options for…

  • ExpressJet Launches

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    The day has arrived and ExpressJet has now officially launched their own branded airline. The website is up and running at Xjet.com but they aren’t taking online reservations yet. What they have done is announce…

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    Delta Wins, US Airways Goes Back to Business

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    As you’ve probably heard by now, the (merger) party’s over. Delta will emerge from bankruptcy on its own after the unsecured creditors decided to back the Delta plan to go it alone yesterday. I know…

  • Virgin America Soldiers On

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    You would think that with the number of press releases Virgin America has sent out, they’d actually be flying by now. Of course, you’d be wrong. This airline sounds exactly like what they call “vaporware”…

  • You Vill Be Seated!

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    Head on over to Lufthansa’s website and you’ll find that they’re getting strict with seatbelt use. The blurb from the current info page is as follows: In the event of unexpected turbulence, injuries are often…

  • 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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