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Editorial: Why United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton should be fired: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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There has been a lot of stuff out there written about United Airlines, and most of it isn't positive. We're all familiar with the United Breaks Guitars video (the second of three is out on YouTube, by ...
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Meet Baltia Air Lines, the 20 year old JFK-based startup that wants to fly to Russia and Eastern Europe with $16000 first class tickets: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a press release that said that a New York-based startup, Baltia Air Lines, had signed a letter of intent to purchase a Boeing 747. Who the heck is Baltia? I did a little ...
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Southwest Airlines arrives in Boston: photos and video http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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I had known that Southwest Airlines was going to start service from Boston for a while, but it wasn't until my good friend Dan at Things in the Sky talked more about it that I started thinking about how I could go and see it happen. ...
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US Airways and Delta shake up the New York and Washington markets with a swap, but questions still remain: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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Some interesting news today - US Airways has announced that it is going to swap slots with Delta and get some international routes from them as well. Under the terms of the deal, which is still pending ...
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Give United's 'wheel of fortune' a spin: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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I didn't know about this until it was pointed out to me yesterday (thanks to @derekwhit and @melissaiscool on Twitter), but it seems that for the last couple of months, United Airlines has set up a 'spin the wheel' setup at key airports. ...
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Not even Alitalia can post a second quarter loss like this - JAL loses $1 billion between April and June. http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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You thought Delta's second quarter loss of $257 million was bad? Or even American's $390 million loss during the same time? Even perennial money-loser Alitalia's financial performance pales in comparison ...
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Big changes in store at Aeroflot, among them - if you have a complaint, you can now email the CEO himself. http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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Big changes are happening over at Aeroflot - a new CEO, no more Russian jets, better in-flight service, and a plan for a slimmer company (as well as slimmer flight attendants). And if you have a complaint, ...
The Airline Blog Lufthansa's rainy day fund: "sunshine guarantee" to refund 20 euros per rainy day of your vacation. http://bit.ly/we0Lf
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Never mind Lufthansa's current financial difficulties, which I wrote about yesterday - the German carrier is intent on keeping clouds out of the picture with its new "sunshine guarantee". If you're on vacation and your day's a washout, don't worry - Lufthansa will give you 20 euros (approx. ...
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What's next for JetAmerica? http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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It's been a week since much discussed startup JetAmerica announced that it was shutting down operations, blaming difficulties with securing slots at Newark. Still, there's the possibility that the airline could always start up again. From a Florida Today article:
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That Manhattan Airport Foundation, the one that wants to build an airport in Central Park? It's a fake - http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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Air France denies reports of "liquidity problems" and that it faces a "black year" in 2010: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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AirTran's wifi leads to 'internetiquette' ("The lavatory is not your personal conference room") http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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United deals with the fallout from the "United breaks guitars" video: http://theairlineblog.blogspot.com/2009/
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