In the wake of yesterday’s not-so-good earnings news from JetBlue, I thought I’d share word of another Jet Blue floating around there: a Japanese clothing company. This really has nothing to do with anything, but there ya go…
Read the Rest of the Story: Jet Blue Clothing?Two men were prosecuted for having sex (if President Clinton is reading this it was actually oral sex, which isn’t sex, as you know) onboard a flight from Asia to Europe (details are sketchy, and I’ve had to link to a translation of the original article, which is in Dutch and doesn’t offer many details). [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Two Prosecuted for Onboard SexUnited Airlines is offering a fantastic sale on reward travel from the US to Australia: 45,000 miles gets you a roundtrip ticket in coach (if you do this, beg for an Economy Plus seat—it’ll be a wonderfully comfortable coach experience). As the View from the Wing blog points out, although United says this is available [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: United Mileage Sale to AustraliaDid the airports seem really crowded to you last year? The may have…
The US government reported that US airlines flew 642 million passengers in 2005, an increase of about 23 million people over 2004. And with that growth came both an increase in complaints (up 17%) and delays (77% of flights were on time). Keep [...]
JetBlue posted its first quarterly loss since going public, putting it in the red for 2005. The carrier also said that it expects to lose money in 2006 as well. This is a stunning turnaround for an airline that for several years could do no wrong. Unlike virtually every other airline that has announced a [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: JetBlue Posts LossAfter a record 1,150 days, United Airlines will exit bankruptcy today. While passengers will likely not notice much difference, the company has definitely changed, with 20% fewer aircraft, 30 percent fewer employees, and 20% lower operating costs. The carrier has a $3 billion financing package that should keep it up and running for a while. [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: United to Exit Bankruptcy TodayIf you don’t care about aircraft, you can skip this one:
Boeing announced that it will create a long range version of the 737-700 after ANA expressed interest in the plane. The new plane, which will combine the 737-700 fuselage with the wings and landing gear of a 737-800, will be capable of flying 5,500 nautical [...]
