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Who Wants to Write a Guest Post?
Have you ever dreamed of fame and fortune? Well, if you’re willing to settle for a very tiny (and I mean tiny) slice of fame and absolutely no fortune (trust me), I’ve got an offer for you. How would you like to write a guest post for Cranky...
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Trip Report: Breezing Into Dallas and Phoenix
If it seems like it’s been a long time since my last trip report, it’s because it has been. I haven’t been on a plane since December, believe it or not, but it’s about to get a lot busier. Last week, I had to be in both Dallas...
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Southwest Creates Travel Guides; Will Anyone Care?
I recently had an email conversation with NileGuide CEO Josh Steinitz about airlines expanding into the world of destination information. While some airlines have cautiously dipped their toes in the water, it appears that Southwest is jumping all the...
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Thu, Apr 2 2009 4:04 PM
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Ancillary Revenue and Unbundling are Not Always Dirty Words
If you fly, you probably cringe every time you hear the words “ancillary revenue.” You likely associate those words with airlines charging for something that used to be included in the price of the ticket, and that doesn’t make you happy...
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Wed, Apr 1 2009 4:13 PM
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Across the Aisle from JetBlue CEO Dave Barger Part 2: Wi-fi, TrueBlue Changes, and International Partners
Welcome back to Part 2 of my interview with Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue. If you missed Part 1 which discusses the problems in Long Beach along with the general product direction, then you might want to go check it out. In Part 2, Dave and I talk about...
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Across the Aisle from JetBlue CEO Dave Barger Part 1: Keeping the Product Fresh and Long Beach Troubles
While I was at the Phoenix Symposium last week, I had the chance to sit with Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue to talk shop. I had planned to chat mostly about the airline’s plans to keep the product fresh, but after I mentioned I lived in Long Beach...
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This Week on BNET (March 23-27)
United Releases Weaker Revenue Guidance United announced that like Continental (though not quite as severe), it is seeing large revenue drops as demand continues to decrease. NBAA Attacks JetBlue’s Bigwig Ad Campaign The NBAA has gone on the attack...
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Talking About Airports at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium
Greetings from the Phoenix Aviation Symposium here in, well, Phoenix, of course. The first day was action-packed with plenty of technical talk about the industry, but instead of throwing out a ton of random information, I thought I’d focus on one...
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Fri, Mar 27 2009 2:39 PM
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Flying a Simulator, Throwing Bags, and Other Southwest Fun
Ok, let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming. As I mentioned yesterday, I had the chance to go visit Southwest Airlines earlier this week. Why? Well, I was one of the winners of Southwest’s schedule planning contest, and the reward...
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Thu, Mar 26 2009 2:23 PM
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A Busy and Exciting Day with Southwest
I do my best to get a thoughtful post out for you every weekday, so I apologize that today is a very light one. See, I spent yesterday with Southwest Airlines, and I’m just now sitting down to do some writing. As I write this, it’s 10pm, I...
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Who the F*** is Air Azul?
Long-time readers may vaguely remember my “who the f***” series of posts, but it’s been quite awhile since my last one. When I saw “Air Azul” pop up on my radar for the second time, I figured it was time to bring it back...
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Tue, Mar 24 2009 12:22 PM
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Air France Rolls Out New Premium Economy Class
The growing popularity of the premium economy cabin continues as Air France has decided that the time has come to roll out “Premium Voyageur” on their widebodies. Upon first glance, it looks like a strong entry. Premium Voyageur just sounds...
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Mon, Mar 23 2009 2:02 PM
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This Week on BNET (March 16 - 20)
Hawaiian Still Having Major On-Time Problems On the surface, Hawaiian appears to be doing well in the world of on-time performance, but when you dig down, you see that’s not the case. News and Notes from Continental’s 10-K Digging through...
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Sat, Mar 21 2009 2:29 PM
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Air Force One Up Close
And now for something completely different. Today, we’re going to forget about commercial aviation and talk about Air Force One. I had the chance to see it up close yesterday, and I’ve got plenty of pics. Some of you may know that I volunteer...
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Fri, Mar 20 2009 3:11 PM
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Expedia and Travelocity Drop Booking Fees (Temporarily)
There’s good news out there for those of you who like to book your travel using online travel agents. Expedia and Travelocity have both followed in Priceline’s footsteps and dropped all booking fees for flights. There don’t appear to...
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Thu, Mar 19 2009 2:00 PM
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