Recent Articles
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Jetstar Focuses Singapore Long Haul On Oceania
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There had been plenty of speculation that Jetstar’s next long haul move would be Singapore to both Europe and North Asia. It looks like they’ve…
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A Delta Hub In St Louis? Yeah, Right
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One of the more laughable rumors in recent memory has come to the surface in recent days. The rumorville is buzzing with the possibility of…
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Pilot Strike Could Be the End of Spirit As We Know Them
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I hope everyone had a good weekend. Of course, if you had plane tickets on Spirit, it was far from it. The pilots went on…
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Cranky on the Web (June 7-11)
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Delta + AirElite Charter Operation = Corporate Bigwig Airlines – BNET Delta’s looking to combine corporate charter with commercial ops. Good stuff. Airline satisfaction at…
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Extreme Makeover: Virgin Blue Edition
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Anyone been paying attention to things down under lately? Virgin Blue has a new boss, and he’s apparently bringing his previous experience with Qantas with…
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Delta Nearly Completes Wifi Installation, Now What?
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Delta’s promised wifi updates have been few and far between, but yesterday we found out that the airline is basically done with its plans. Now…
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Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on Onboard Product, Europe, and Labor (Across the Aisle)
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And we’re back with part two of my interview. By this point, we were furiously bouncing down the 101 on our way to SFO, so…
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Swiss By the Bay (Trip Report)
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Well, I was home for almost a week this time before hitting the road again. Fortunately, this time it didn’t involve a time change and…
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Swiss CEO Harry Hohmeister on SFO, the Multi Hub Strategy (Across the Aisle)
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Last week, I was in San Francisco for the Swiss launch of service, and I was given the unique opportunity to sit with Swiss CEO…
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Cranky on the Web (June 1-4)
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As the Regional Flight Market Shrinks, Airlines Need New Strategies to Survive – BNET Regionals have had a rough few years, and now they need…
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SWISS Brings Its New Business Class Seat to San Francisco
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Greetings from San Francisco. I came up this week for a couple of reasons, but most interesting was the launch of SWISS service to Zurich.…
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New Proposed DOT Rules Aren’t Bad
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Round two of the Department of Transportation’s proposed “Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections” rule is out, and you probably assume that I’m going to say this…
