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JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost carriers need. That’s why it’s Sabre time. Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy Palmdale Airport may not work as an actual...

Published Sat, Feb 28 2009 3:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Technology, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Fares, Delta, Boeing, Northwest, Alaska Airlines, Distribution, PMD - Palmdale, BNET, Airbus, Civil Aviation

LAWA Gets a Gold Star for Ditching Palmdale

There’s some great news of out Los Angeles these days now that LA World Airports (LAWA) has finally decided to give up on bringing service to Palmdale Airport. Of course, some are unhappy about this, but it’s absolutely the right thing to...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2008 11:44 AM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: PMD - Palmdale, Gold Star

United Pulls Out of Palmdale as Quickly as Possible

Let’s stick this one in the “I told you so” file. Back in June, I said, “I’m sure that the second that subsidy is gone, United is out of there.” I was right. United started flying to Palmdale on June 7, 2007 and committed...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2008 7:10 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, LAX - Los Angeles, PMD - Palmdale

United Agrees to Double Palmdale Flights

Looks like United has given in and agreed to modify its Palmdale flying schedule. Beginning in September, instead of two daily CRJs to SFO, there will be four daily Brasilias, the 30 seat turboprop that United has slowly been phasing out. Anyone want...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2008 3:38 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Schedule Changes, PMD - Palmdale

Palmdale Flights are Struggling

You know I love talking about my local airports here in LA and what I consider to be a misguided regionalization strategy. Well, we’ve got some news out of Palmdale that backs me up. Los Angeles World Airports, which operates Palmdale as well as...

Published Mon, Jun 2 2008 3:34 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, PMD - Palmdale

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This Week on BNET (Feb 23 - 27)

LAWA Gets a Gold Star for Ditching Palmdale

United Pulls Out of Palmdale as Quickly as Possible

United Agrees to Double Palmdale Flights

Palmdale Flights are Struggling