Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
I missed this while I was gone but thought it worth reposting here. US Airways is removing its in-flight entertainment system from all domestic flights. US claims they will save $10 million in fuel from the weight reduction of not having the systems on-board. The main thrust ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
This post is a bit circumstantial but it is a topic worth pondering. Yesterday, AirTran announced a $13.5 million Q2 loss. Aside for the obvious hit to the balance sheet, this type of hemorrhaging forces AirTran -- and many other airlines -- into survival mode. If you ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Two updates on premium travel:1. My post yesterday regarding the disappearance of all premium aircraft is no longer valid, as OpenSkies announced today they would be removing the 30 economy seats on its aircraft and replacing them with 12 Prem+ seats. This had been long rumored and the timing ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Back in June I cited a report out of Canada regarding Ottawa's decision to reduce its airport landing fees to help reduce the impact of rising fuel on the airline's that serve the city. Now, we have the opposite story out of LAX. The airport board projects "Airline projections ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
The deal is done. On Friday, British Airways announced that it has completed the purchase of L'Avion and will integrate it into OpenSkies by early 2009. Over the past three years we saw 4 airlines attempt to fly across the Atlantic with only business class seating. It ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
I'm back in the States after nearly three weeks in Europe. I flew over in Business Class on US Airways and return on TAP Portugal and US Airways. I'll add a few comments about the return later on, but the highlight was the outbound on US Airway's fairly new 767 ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
No Chevy Chase references here. Channel 9 will be on a break until July 27th as I take a trip to Europe. Thanks to everyone for reading over the past few weeks. When I return we will have a couple trip reports, a new home and an improved site.
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
As the US airlines continue to tank, it is worth remembering that there are airlines beyond our borders that are doing quite well, even as fuel rises. This month's Air Transport World notes in its feature article that US airlines "will fall the farthest in 2008, as the collapse ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
As crude oil prices climbed last week, the airline sector took a hit across the board. Nothing new here. But, then you see news that Allegiant filled 94% of its seats in June, up 5.4 points from the previous year, and you wonder if the stock should really ...
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