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Headed abroad for a few months. See you all later! 9:49 PM Aug 30th, 2010 via web

RT @airnews: Japan Airlines to launch budget carrier: report (AFP) http://bit.ly/9y8VQn 8:05 PM Aug 26th, 2010 via TweetDeck

Continental CEO Smisek again confirms the CO livery is here to stay in the merged UA/CO. http://bit.ly/cEji1t 1:18 PM Jul 22nd, 2010 via TweetDeck

DOT gives antitrust immunity to AA, BA, Iberia 3way - just a matter of time before Richard Branson has a public tantrum 1:53 PM Jul 20th, 2010 via TweetDeck

Courtesy of @WFMU, this @unitedairlines radio spot from the 70s. How times have changed... http://bit.ly/96bFMz 8:49 AM Jul 12th, 2010 via TweetDeck

The @jetblue "Blueberries" livery, now on the E190: http://bit.ly/ctlrsz 2:31 PM Jul 3rd, 2010 via TweetDeck

Got a front section of the Seattle Times with the @BoeingAirplanes 787 first flight on the cover! 9:08 PM Jun 16th, 2010 via TweetDeck

Feds could ban peanuts on airplanes, which I think is nuts: http://yhoo.it/b8qDDK 4:44 PM Jun 12th, 2010 via TweetDeck

CNN: Spirit Airlines shuts down as pilots go on strike http://bit.ly/b7GbgA 10:34 AM Jun 12th, 2010 via TweetDeck

The new Aerolineas Argentinas logo/livery has been released - I like it! http://bit.ly/EEwpa 5:57 PM Jun 10th, 2010 via TweetDeck

BusinessWeek: Airbus 'dresses A321 as shark' to go after Boeing 757. Nah, they're just sharklets: http://bit.ly/cVRLSe 8:43 AM Jun 4th, 2010 via TweetDeck

RT @melissaiscool: As long as you keep my beloved Ch. 9! RT @UnitedAirlines now offering Zune inflight audio on board all of our aircraft 4:20 PM Jun 3rd, 2010 via TweetDeck

@omarortega I'm still hoping that they'll come up with something new... or just keep the existing one. 1:53 PM Jun 3rd, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to omarortega

Big spread in this month's United Hemispheres mag about the UA/CO merger - including the awful, awful new livery/logo 12:50 PM Jun 3rd, 2010 via TweetDeck

RT @flightblogger: That 747-8F incident is more notable for how it was disclosed by @boeingairplanes than what actually happened. 9:21 AM Jun 3rd, 2010 via TweetDeck

Was rerouted by United through DEN instead of ORD - now awaiting the evening flight to BOS. 5:20 PM Jun 2nd, 2010 via TweetDeck

RT @crankyflier: The @swissairlines love bird is here http://twitpic.com/1tea5w 5:18 PM Jun 2nd, 2010 via TweetDeck

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