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This Week on BNET (Feb 2 – 6)
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Virgin Atlantic’s Food Complaint Was Excellent PR, Possible Hoax? No airline is better at turning around a bad situation than Virgin Atlantic. Even rumors that…
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Onboard ExpressJet’s Corporate Aviation Aircraft
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You all know I was a big fan of the idea behind ExpressJet’s branded service, but the combination of high fuel prices, the wrong type…
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British Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident
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We all remember the BA 777 that lost power and crash-landed at London/Heathrow, right? Last September, an interim report was put out on the accident…
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What Do Virgin America’s Poor Financial Results Mean for Travelers?
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After a long battle against the DOT, Virgin America has now finally been required to release its financial results to the public. What’s the verdict?…
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JetBlue Back at LAX, Should We Believe Them This Time?
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It was almost a year ago that JetBlue announced it would begin flying to LAX in addition to its main Southern California operation at Long…
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V Australia Will Get You To Seattle with Alaska, Not Virgin America
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I received a note from a reader down under recently pointing out that Aussies can now book flights to Seattle on the V Australia website.…
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Spirit Wants Ads on Flight Attendants, I Say “Why Not?”
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Spirit has been pretty quiet lately, and that should scare all of us. This is an airline that thrives on getting itself free PR, and…
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Allegiant, American, Baggage, BNET, Customer Service, Delays/Cancellations, Delta, Fuel, IND – Indianapolis, Mergers/Finance, Schedule Changes, Southwest, United, Virgin America
This Week on BNET (Jan 26 – 30)
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Southwest Reports Q4 Loss on Hedges Hedges and other “special items” brought Southwest down to a Q4 loss, but it was the announcement on growth…
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I’m Now on Twitter (crankyflier)
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Damn you, Twitter. I always hated you because I didn’t see the point. I signed up long ago when my friends encouraged me to check…
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Delta’s Half-Empty Threat to Shrink Atlanta
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My posts have definitely been traveling around the world this week, so let’s bring it back home. Let’s talk Delta. The airline is having a…
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Italians Look to Kill Rome’s Ciampino Airport, Help Alitalia
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Yes, this is a post about Italy, but believe it or not, Alitalia isn’t the main focus. It’s the bungling Italian government that has caught…
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Virgin Nigeria Ends Long Haul Flying Today
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For those of you who think that all Sir Richard Branson touches turns to gold, all you need to do is take a look at…
