Airbus claims that United is reportedly looking at the A380
Airbus CEO John Leahy is claiming that United Airlines is likely to order the A380 according to a story being carried by Aviation Week. Putting...
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Spirit launches salvos against American Airlines
Common decency suggests you don’t kick a man while he’s down. That sort of policy doesn’t necessarily apply in business, however, and it definitely doesn’t...
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Some more thoughts on today’s bAAnkruptcy filing
So American Airlines‘ parent company AMR has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They’re saying "business as usual" (no real surprise there) but what does...
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Here comes bAAnkruptcy for AMR/American Airlines; operations to be unaffected
American Airlines parent AMR has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, ending the long waiting game of wondering just when that would happen. In...
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Want to name a Virgin America plane?
If you’ve got $60,000 then that opportunity can be yours. Even better, the deal comes with a round-trip charter flight on any Virgin America route...
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The US aviation market as seen by Virgin America
Virgin America wants things to be different. Very different. David Cush, the carrier’s CEO recently was interviewed by Scott Mayerowitz from AP and there are...
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Kingfisher looking even more shaky; I’ll book elsewhere
Posit: People think an airline might be financially shaky. Consequence: People stop buying flights on said airline. Result: Pretty soon it is financially shaky. Conclusion:...
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JetBlue, WestJet win slots at LaGuardia and National
JetBlue and WestJet were the winners of the auctions for landing slots at New York City‘s LaGuardia airport and Washington, DC‘s National airport according to...
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First peek inside the new Continental 767 BusinessFirst cabin
Thanks to the help of Cbmaz from FlyerTalk some photos of the new 767 interior are now available. This is the first plane from Continental...
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Delta cutting international routes in 2012
Faced with “poorly performing” routes and an uncertain economic future, Delta has announced that they are trimming six international destinations from their Atlanta hub in...