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Posted Dec 10, 2009
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
Or something like that.
Thanks to a wickedly strange website entitled Sketchy Santas for today's visual. If you have a warped sense of humor like I do, go on over and take a peek. I'll use a couple more of them here before we say goodbye to the Christmas season. I mean, after all, a little warped sense of humor is good for us all this time of year -- yes?
Posted Oct 21, 2009
Wanna get Southwest to begin service to your city? Wanna write a check?
If some of you are scratching your heads over the news that Southwest Airlines is going to start service from "Northwest Florida's New International Airport near Panama City, Florida" in May 2010, all one needs to do is take a look at the fine print in an SEC filing from the St. Joe Company -- a major land developer in the Florida panhandle.
Posted Oct 15, 2009
This morning Southwest Airlines kicked off the third quarter earnings parade for the things with wings.
The bulk of the sector reports earnings next week.
Excluding items, the airline reported a profit of 3 cents a share. This was a bit better than the street consensus, which had forecast the airline would post a profit, excluding items of two cents.
Posted Oct 13, 2009
Man oh man.
Some days you just couldn't do a better job of making up a blockbuster story if, well, you made it up.
Today is definitely one of those days.
According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Kate Hanni -- the woman who has been at the forefront of the move to get a passengers' bill of rights passed on Capitol Hill, claims that Delta Air Lines hacked her email accounts, in addition to personal files on her computer.
Posted Sept 24, 2009
It's those damn seats.
I just flew on American this week to Austin and back. Short flights. Really short flights.
But even so, I was reminded of how positively uncomfortable those seats are on an MD-80. At least for someone who has had hip surgery. And hey, probably for everybody else as well.
Crowded, cramped, and a rather low seat placement with funky back support. That's what it was like.
Ugh.
Posted Sept 24, 2009
Hello earthlings. How is everyone today?
I myself am just peachy. I returned yesterday from a nice two day jaunt to Austin, TX., where I was honored to have been asked to give the luncheon keynote presentation at The Beat Live conference.
Posted Sept 17, 2009
One can never have enough cash.
Especially not in these days and times.
Following this train of thought, today AMR, parent of American Airlines, announced that it has put together a deal that will bring $1.3 billion in additional liquidity to the airline. In addition, the company announced that it has negotiated a reduction in the airline's credit card holdback total of nearly $300 million. Combined, this means an additional $1.6 billion in new liquidity by the end of they year.
Posted Sept 17, 2009
Hand in hand with the news about the new cash filling the coffers over at American today, the airline also announced that it is further cutting back on its routes into Raleigh and St. Louis.
Those assets are being redistributed to Dallas, Chicago, Miami, and New York (both JFK and LGA) and Los Angeles.
Posted Sept 9, 2009
Oops.
Maybe this was not a good time for Southwest Airlines to throw a big $49 sale.
I am traveling to Austin the week after next where I will be giving the luncheon keynote address at this year's The Beat Live conference. More on the conference this week.
Anyway, I have to get there. So I just went to make a reservation on Southwest's brand new Web site.
Posted Sept 8, 2009
Hey, I could be talking about the push to get a passenger rights bill passed.
No, I really didn't plan for today to be the Southwest AIrlines news day.
But this afternoon SWAPA, the pilot's union at Southwest, announced a new tentative agreement with the company. This will be the second attempt by both sides at getting a new contract ratified.
Highlights of the contract behind door number two are:
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