Skybus is branching out from its Columbus-based operation by launching a small hub in Greensboro, NC, with flights to Florida, the Northeast, and Burbank starting early next year.  Skybus recently shifted its scheduled around in Columbus, eliminating flights to San Diego and dropping one of its flights to Burbank.  They learned, as JetBlue learned, that [...]

There’s an interesting fight brewing down in Fort Lauderdale between Spirit and JetBlue.  Spirit has built up a hub for flights to Latin America and the Caribbean from the airport, a move that has caused American to lower fares from its Miami hub to similar destinations.  Now, JetBlue is applying for the right to fly [...]

From the government that has already proudly discarded 800 years of habeas corpus:  The US Department of Transportation issued a pathetic report that found several airlines (Delta and US Airways included) have no formal policies about allowing passengers off planes in the event of a delay on the tarmac, meaning that their policy is to [...]

JetBlue wants to give you some money.  Sort of.
What they really want to do is to get you to fly during the slow September and October season, so they’re giving $50 vouchers when you buy a roundtrip ticket between now and September 18th for travel through October 14th.  You can use the vouchers for travel [...]

The worst summer for air travel in recent memory is wrapping up, and we can only hope that the problems that have seemingly plagued every other flight will abate a bit.  I feel that every work related gathering includes tales of flights gone awry.  My wife had another flight canceled last Thursday — every one [...]

The Dallas Morning News has an interesting look at the changes Southwest Airlines is considering making over the next 2 years or so.  Southwest has (obviously) been held up as a shining example of how to make an airline work in a miserable commercial environment.  But over the past 3 years or so, their consumer [...]

Remember how every article written about Southwest used to be a love (luv?) letter?  Not anymore.
The WSJ (sorry, registration req’d) looks at the array of ills facing the airline, not least of which is that many of their competitors have lowered their costs through bankruptcy, leaving the carrier with some of the highest labor costs [...]

JetBlue is desperately trying to fill its Pittsburgh - JFK flights.  How desperately?  Fly a round trip from PIT to JFK (NOT the other way around), and you’ll get a free ticket anywhere JetBlue flies.  Simple!  Register by June 30th and fly before November 15.  R/T tickets start at just $98. 

(Thanks to reader Tom for the heads up):
Interesting story about JetBlue entering the JFK/BOS - Pittsburgh markets.  Average fares were cut nearly in half which, you’d think, would drive people to fly JetBlue.  But in the end, US Airways, which had been ripping people off for years, lowered prices and ended up carrying 125 additional [...]

JetBlue is undertaking a rigorous strategic review of the airline, that could lead to the carrier selling additional aircraft and slowing down deliveries of airplanes they’ve ordered.  The impending launch of Virgin America is also lurking on the horizon, and JetBlue is wise to actually get their ship in order before this happens (which is [...]