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• This Week on BNET (August 18 - 22)

  Southwest Filing Fares in ATPCO Once Again You may not know ATPCO, but I’m guessing that airlines all over the US are happy to see Southwest back in the system again. Why does it matter? Jake Brace Leaves United The oft-vilified United CFO Jake... Posted Aug 23 2008, 02:41 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, Southwest, Fares, American, Distribution, Advertising, AirTran, DFW - Dallas/Ft Worth

• This Week on BNET (August 11 - 15)

  How Important is Aircraft Type? Do people really care what type of plane they’re flying on? A report from Boeing says that they do, but I’m not entirely convinced on this one. Air Canada’s Olympic Ads Work, United’s Don’t United and Air Canada... Posted Aug 16 2008, 04:17 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, Government Regulation, British Airways, American, Boeing, Air Canada, Northwest, Advertising, Airbus

• Boarding Pass Ads and Privacy Worries

  Am I the only one who thinks this whole boarding pass advertising thing is a little creepy? It’s not the concept that bothers me. You want to throw some ads on my boarding pass? Go ahead. It’s the fact that they’re using my demographics... Posted Jul 17 2008, 03:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: United, US Airways, Continental, American, Delta, Northwest, Advertising