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What we’re reading: Westjet pursues US landing slots, Virgin hotel may come to Chicago, SWA to offer more international flights

by Stephanus Surjaputra on November 14, 2011

Westjet pursues U.S. landing slots, Virgin hotel may open in Chicago, Southwest to offer more international flights because of AirTran merger

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Don’t blink. There’s an upcoming flight where one of the female flight attendants isn’t

by Karen Fawcett on April 18, 2011

Sir Richard Branson, will be dressed as a female flight attendant on a special flight on May 1st between London to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. To make things a wee bit kinky, if one of the 160 passengers bids $650,000, he or she will have the pleasure (?) of shaving Branson’s legs.

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What we’re reading: Schumer slams Spirit Air, Branson fights BA/AA alliance, re-engineering won’t slow CSeries

by Stephanus Surjaputra on April 14, 2010

Schumer calls for carry-on legislation, Branson considers legal action, re-engineering won’t slow CSeries

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Troubled airlines stage publicity stunts to land new business

by Karen Fawcett on October 15, 2008

The troubled airline industry is adopting a new tactic for bringing in new business: publicity stunts. JetBlue offered up 300 tickets for auction online. Starting bids were a few cents but by closing time, bidders had driven prices way up and in the process, the airline had found a new customer base.

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