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• Southwest Airlines: In a Category of It’s Own

  I had a ringside seat last week to many of the inner workings at Southwest Airlines when I was invited - along with a bunch of other journalists - to the airline’s media day. No matter how many times I interact with Southwest employees, they continue... Posted Oct 06 2008, 04:04 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, pilots, air travel, Jetwhine, Southwest Airlines, Aviation Marketing, American Airlines, PR News, Midway Airport

• Imagine if Airline Flying Was Fun

  I was on my way back to Chicago Midway from Dallas on Southwest Airlines Flight 1078 the other day when, about five minutes before boarding time, I heard the announcement no one wants to hear. A delay due to a mechanical, an issue the gate agent acknowledged... Posted Jun 10 2008, 01:12 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Blogging, air travel, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Band-Aids, customer service

• Why Aviation Needs Smarter PR Practitioners

  Despite having spent a significant part of my life as a communicator, I know what people think about public relations. Many think it’s fluff. Some call it spin … that magical talent for transforming an often ugly issue into something else... Posted Apr 22 2008, 02:04 AM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, air travel, Aviation Marketing, American Airlines, air safety, FAA Public Affairs, airline customer service, Mary Peters, public relations

• Airline Unions Won’t be Fooled a Second Time

  The withdrawal of US Airways from the Air Line Pilots Association yesterday should be recognized as more than simply a disgruntled group of aviators in search of someone to plead their case about integrating an airline seniority list. The militant move... Posted Apr 18 2008, 09:49 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, air travel, American Airlines, United, ALPA, mergers, labor negotiations, Air Line Pilots Association, US Airways, Northwest, Continental

• JetBlue is Taking the Pilot Shortage Problem into Their Own Hands

  We’ve all been talking about the looming pilot shortage - as well as a shortage of aviation mechanics. Some airlines have already begun feeling the pinch as the requirements for future cockpit members have begun to plummet in a simple supply and... Posted Feb 01 2008, 09:25 PM by Jetwhine Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, air travel, airline pilots, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, American Airlines, pilot shortage, JetBlue, University of North Dakota