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    The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2008

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    Nov 27, 2008

    Greetings, turkey lovers. It’s Thanksgiving here in the US, and this year is a different one for me. My wife and I decided we’d had enough traveling this year, so we’re not moving . .…

  • Accidents/Incidents

    The Brighter Side of a Horrible Airplane Accident

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    Nov 26, 2008

    Picture this. You’re sitting on an airplane in the middle of Africa descending for landing into the city you live. Next thing you know, the plane is lying on the ground, snapped in half, and…

  • Distribution, Fares, Technology

    Sabre Finally Getting A La Carte Shopping

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    Nov 25, 2008

    First, I’d like to apologize to those of you who couldn’t get on the site this morning. I’ve been using Bluehost.com for my site hosting, and they went down once again. I’m up for renewal…

  • Airport Experience, LAX – Los Angeles

    LAX Reveals Plans for Nice but Very Expensive Bradley West Terminal Expansion

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    Nov 24, 2008

    I know, I know. I’ve had a fair number of posts on LAX lately, and I’m sorry about that for those not impacted by this airport. But I think this should be the last one…

  • Airport Experience, LAX – Los Angeles, Virgin America

    Virgin America Making Progress on Its Renovation of LAX Terminal 3

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    Nov 23, 2008

    I thought I’d throw out a little Sunday bonus posting this week since I had the chance to stop by LAX Terminal 3 to see how Virgin America’s transformation work was coming along. Things appear…

  • AirTran, Baggage, Delta, Technology

    This Week on BNET (Nov 17 – 21)

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    Nov 22, 2008

    AirTran Follows Delta with First Bag Fee It wasn’t much of a surprise when AirTran followed Delta’s fee for a first checked bag, but it is surprising it took nearly a week to do it.…

  • Miscellaneous

    The Parachute Inn and Other Great Airport Restaurants

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    Nov 21, 2008

    It’s been a busy week with a lot of really long posts, so I figured I’d end on a lighter note. Once I left Indiana, I crossed the Ohio and met up with US-60. I…

  • Airport Experience, Customer Service, United

    United Gets Beaten Down Over PhoCusWright Presentation on Customer Experience

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    Nov 20, 2008

    It’s been a long but interesting few days here at PhoCusWright. Mostly, I’m here to meet with people and learn more about their companies, so I haven’t been attending too many of the sessions. That…

  • LGA – New York/La Guardia, ORD – Chicago/O’Hare, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Virgin America

    Southwest Wants to Fly to LaGuardia, Virgin America Not As Interested in O’Hare

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    Nov 19, 2008

    Back at the Southwest Halloween contest last month, the planning group had us try to guess what the next Southwest city would be. Holly Hegeman of PlaneBusiness put down three letters – LGA. It appears…

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