Travel apps that really help – CNN Out of the Office CNN is doing a lot of mobile stories this week so they asked me for some of my favorite travel apps. Here they are. In the Trenches: Slowing Down – Intuit Small Business Blog With a baby on the way, it’s time to re-set [...]
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I’ve been following this one closely, but I haven’t written about it yet. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to require additional reporting requirements for fees. As you may know, DOT requires airlines to report limited financial data publicly, even if the companies are private. As part of that, some limited fee info has [...]
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While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with an install of the new Lumexis inflight entertainment system. I was invited to see the install in progress. If you’ve [...]
Continue reading …While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with an install of the new Lumexis inflight entertainment system. I was invited to see the install in progress. If you’ve [...]
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For those who are local here in Southern California, next Wednesday October 12 is the next quarterly meeting for the Long Beach Aviation Friends group. The meeting starts at 630p at AirFlite (3250 Airflite Way, Long Beach, CA 90807). You should come. Seriously. If you read this blog, then you’re a dork like me. Come [...]
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I haven’t written about Allegiant in awhile, but I think the time has come. Its decision last week to pull out of Long Beach is just one of a few odd choices that we’ve seen coming from the airline recently. I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on over there. Let’s start with [...]
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While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the Seattle airport, but I was also able to go over to headquarters and meet with a variety of people. The [...]
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Snyder: Padded flight times a reasonable buffer – CNN Out of the Office Some people love to suggest that airlines pad flight schedules just to make it look like they’re on time. That’s not really how it works. The New Boeing 787 – Right This Minute This was a video interview about the 787. It [...]
Continue reading …Snyder: Padded flight times a reasonable buffer – CNN Out of the Office Some people love to suggest that airlines pad flight schedules just to make it look like they’re on time. That’s not really how it works. The New Boeing 787 – Right This Minute This was a video interview about the 787. It [...]
Continue reading …Topic of the Week: US Airways Gets a Preliminary Injunction Against Its Pilots Union (and a Bonus)
September 30, 2011 No Comment
Earlier this week, US Airways finally got the preliminary injunction it had asked for against its pilots related to the operational disruption that’s been going on for a few months. This was a clear victory for the airline as the judge seemed to agree with US Airways in great detail. I would highly recommend reading [...]
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