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LAWA Gets a Gold Star for Ditching Palmdale
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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,…
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This Week on BNET (Nov 3 – 7)
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Delta Announces New Team of Officers Now that the Delta/Northwest merger is done, the airline has decided to roll out its new management team, taking pieces from both sides of the aisle. Airlines with Pensions…
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Delta Invades Raleigh/Durham and Pittsburgh with Flights to Paris
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Delta whipped up a surprise yesterday when it announced it would begin flights from both Raleigh/Durham and Pittsburgh to Paris/Charles de Gaulle next summer. I think I like this move, at least it seems like…
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Lufthansa Now Owns bmi, Time to Talk to Virgin Atlantic?
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Lufthansa has owned a 30% share in UK-based airline bmi for some time, and now bmi chief Sir Michael Bishop has exercised his option to sell his 50% (plus one share) stake to the airline…
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Air New Zealand’s New Fast Check-In Process
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Air New Zealand recently rolled out its new check-in process for domestic flights, and I have to say that it takes the best ideas of Alaska’s Airport of the Future and expands upon it in…
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Continental to Have 80 TV Channels, Program Guide Onboard
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I had the chance to spend the afternoon yesterday with the LiveTV Crew (not to be confused with 2 Live Crew), and I have to say it was a very interesting experience. While I was…
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Ryanair is Not Starting Transatlantic Flights Just Yet
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It’s amazing how much traction a false story can get. Last night, it was supposedly leaked that Ryanair would announce in its earnings call today that it would begin transatlantic flights very soon. Today, it…
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Judging Southwest’s Halloween
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It’s always hard to write about an event like Halloween at Southwest. I mean, the airline invited me out to judge the contest, put me up in a nice hotel, showered me with gifts (hilariously…
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This Week on BNET (Oct 27 – 31)
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International Air Traffic Disappears in September And you thought air traffic numbers in August looked bad? International traffic fell off a cliff in September, and this obviously does not bode well for the airlines. Delta…
