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BA’s OpenSkies to Stop Growing; Is Death on the Horizon?
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Looks like we’re seeing the beginnings of yet another failed attempt at using the EU-US open skies agreement to open new business opportunities. OpenSkies, British Airways’ attempt at launching an all-premium airline to fly to…
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This Week on BNET (Jan 19-23)
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Report: Investors Looking to Abandon Virgin America Financial Times is reporting that Virgin America’s US investors may be looking to bail out. What does this mean for the future viability of the airline? American Flight…
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United and Aer Lingus Earn a Cranky Jackass For Plan Which Could See Their Crews Disappear
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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that both United and Aer Lingus made a big mistake yesterday when they announced a joint venture that I can best describe as goofy. But…
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TripAdvisor Says People Watch Safety Briefings; I Call Bullshit
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TripAdvisor put out the results of a study yesterday regarding airplane safety. I’m sure it was spurred by the US Airways accident last week, and I have to say that the results seem absolutely, completely…
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What US Airways is Doing for The Passengers of Flight 1549
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It’s somewhat surprising, but you rarely hear about how people and their families are treated after an accident. What actually happens? US Airways is opening up the kimono a bit here to show us how…
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London/Heathrow Third Runway Approved, Protests Abound
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We’ve heard the beginning of this story a million times. Airport wants to expand, people protest, and the process gets bogged down for years and years. On the surface, that’s what has happened with Heathrow’s…
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United Puts Wireless Internet on p.s.
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American and Virgin America have wi-fi onboard, Delta is beginning installation, Alaska and Southwest are looking to do testing, and well, Continental is at least putting live TV on their planes. But United hadn’t done…
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This Week on BNET (Jan 12 – 16)
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Airlines Successfully Test Biofuels in Droves Air New Zealand and Continental have both recently tested jatropha on actual flights, and the results have been extremely promising. Alaska and Horizon Says December Storms to Cost Up…
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Yet Another Post on US Airways Crash in the Hudson
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No, you didn’t miss my first post, but I’m sure you’ve seen about a million since the US Airways A320 plopped down into the Hudson River yesterday. So, I won’t bother to recap what happened,…
