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31 May 2008

Continental Two Step?

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So UAL's United Airlines having jilted its fellow Star Alliance Partner US Airways is not promoting a deal with Continental as the wave ...

The end of the paper ticket. IATA PR (aka BS)

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"Press Release: Industry Bids Farewell to Paper Ticket" Well at least those nice people in Geneva think so. They are looking for t...
30 May 2008

Fly UB Air

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This is an expansion of the story that was first published by those nice people at Travel Weekly. So freely adapting their article by Lester...

Niche Low Cost Business Class Airline Model RIP

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Silverjet threw in the towel today. Ceasing operations after valiantly attempting to stay afloat. They needed but $5 million to keep the ope...

So yes Virginia there is a recession Version 2.0 this time with proof.

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The recent study by TIA makes sobering reading. Trips not taken, unhappiness with the process. The chief drivers of revenue are the most pis...
29 May 2008

So Does Predatory Behavior Pay? Let's Ask...

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American Introduced JFK-STN services in 2006 specifically to counteract the threat of the new low cost Business Niche players which at the t...
28 May 2008

Do you blame the Saudis for the high price of oil?

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The Saudis are being royally lambasted by the US Congress and others for not doing enough to affect the price of gas. The solution seems to ...

Religion and the GDS world

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Seems we now have religion as a GDS decision criteria. Sabre announced that the Vatican has selected the GDS to bring the Faithful and presu...

Sanity returns?  United, US Airways reach impasse on merger talks

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Wow - looks like the irrational exuberance of the airline business has finally returned to earth a little fast. UA and US have put their mer...

Is Windows Vista really Windows Millenium revisited?

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Well it just may be according to reports from the press. The leaks are just starting about Windows 7. ( maybe I missed one but I counted onl...

American Saabs Away

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American is putting meat onto its 11% reduction in capacity. Gone are several marginal and unprofitable routes including a popular ORD-HNL s...

Delta joins the Paypals

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It seems that someone is listening. We have long advocated the broadening of payment options (we call it financial fulfilment) by establishe...
26 May 2008

Very Sad Story - LHR Homeless

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As you probably know I am pretty hard on BAA and LHR's management. But this shows another side. One of the world's busiest airports ...

UK Immigration Stats exposed using duff data

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Under the file usually marked "What were they thinking" comes this one. A UK parliamentary select committee was convened to look a...
24 May 2008

The (Non American) big get bigger

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While the USA Airlines are being pounded with high oil prices and an economy that is in far worse shape than the waning Bush Administration ...
23 May 2008

Mesa Air Group teetering?

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Jonathan Ornstein's Mesa Group appears teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Yesterday (May 22) in a formal filing with the US SEC, Mesa...

BA doesn't like its ultra premium passengers

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Over time BA has slowly diluted the value of its ultra-premium travellers. The most coveted of users. Gold cardholders represent a class of ...
21 May 2008

AA Downsizes domestic operation drastically

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The world's number two airline - AMR's American today announced a dramatic cut back in their domestic operations. They will be axing...

The Professor is aloft again

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I shall be away for the next 10 days. Back June 1st. I will try and blog while I am away. Cheers Timothy

The Herb Show Finally Heads Off To The Bar

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From then till now - Herb Kelleher has been the voice and face of Southwest Airlines. Any stunt was a good stunt. But it was always about be...