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• This Week on BNET (April 20 - 24)

  Cranky is on vacation, but I did pre-schedule some posts on BNET. Here are the ones from last week. We get back in town tonight, so I’ll be back live on the blog on Monday. — Airline Executives Discuss Foreign Ownership, Unbundling, Partnerships... Posted Apr 25 2009, 03:15 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Baggage, US Airways, Operations, JetBlue, Southwest, Alliances

• This Week on BNET (March 30 - April 3)

  Alliance Panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium The alliances discussion was one of the more interesting panels, I thought. The talk centered around why and even if alliances are worthwhile. Modernizing the Fleet: Phoenix Aviation Symposium So when is... Posted Apr 04 2009, 03:25 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Environment, Operations, JetBlue, Southwest, Inflight Entertainment, American, Boeing, BNET, Alliances, Airbus

• This Week on BNET (Nov 22-28)

  Video Presentations from PhoCusWright I know I said I was done with PhoCusWright posts, but I guess I lied. This is just a quick one to point you to actual videos of the Travel Innovation Summit presentations. Premium Travel Falls Off a Cliff Bad news... Posted Nov 29 2008, 03:00 PM by Anonymous Filed under: US Airways, Virgin America, Frequent Flier Programs, Operations, Delta, Allegiant, BNET, BBG - Branson

• Dangerous Go Arounds Earn the AP the Cranky Jackass Award

  You know that feeling when you see a news report from a reputable news source that is just so insanely wrong that it makes you question everything they do? Well, here’s a good one for you. This report is so absolutely ridiculous that it has earned... Posted Jul 08 2008, 03:32 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Safety/Security, Operations, Cranky Jackass

• LAX Implements Continuous Descent Approach

  A nice side benefit of attending JetBlue’s press conference yesterday was that I had the opportunity to meet Ian Gregor, Communications Manager for the FAA’s Western-Pacific Region. We started talking shop, and soon enough I realized that... Posted Feb 14 2008, 03:36 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Government Regulation, Environment, Operations