Archives: December 2008

China No Longer an Airline Gold Mine?

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 30

Remember the days when practically every U.S. carrier with a long-range jet wanted to break into China? Delta (DAL), Continental (CAL), US Airways (LCC), American (AMR) – all waged fierce...

Holiday Travel: Not a Pretty Time

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 29

One of the more common quips heard about flying in America is that domestic airlines are essentially “all the same,” meant usually in reference to the fact that the...

Bargain Fares Are a Holiday Treat, But…

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 18

Crude oil contracts for January slid below $36 a barrel Thursday in New York floor trading. This occurred the very same week that OPEC chopped production by 2.2 million daily...

Flying Green: The ‘Art of the Possible’

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 16

An entire cottage industry has grown around the idea that air travel contributes an immoderate amount of carbon to the upper atmosphere and can – and should – be minimized....

Wi-Fi on the Delta Shuttle

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 15

The Boston-NYC-DC shuttle corridor is getting Internet access starting Dec. 16 on five Delta Shuttle (DAL) flights, including free trials for the rest of the month. After that, it’ll cost...

Airlines and Crisis

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 09

It’s become nearly a cliché in just a few short weeks: “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Thus spoke Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Obama’s chief-of-staff, in an...

Be a VIP at the Airport, For $25

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 08

The revenue-generation machine at United (UAUA) has unveiled its newest concept: Pay a fee, navigate the airport faster. It’s called Premier Line and will let you access the faster check-in...

American to raise fees on....everyone

Posted by: Dean Foust on December 08

When I saw this headline a few days ago, I did a double-take... FORT WORTH, TX—Cash-strapped American Airlines announced a new series of fees this week that will apply to...

How to Make Money (Even When Business Stinks)

Posted by: Justin Bachman on December 03

More than a dozen airlines trooped to New York this week for a Credit Suisse aviation conference, where they outlined current business conditions and their plans for 2009. The big...