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TfL and Barclays Cycle Hire: first ten days

Barclays Logo on bike

London’s bike hire scheme has completed its first ten days of operations and seems to be poised for future greatness. Here are a few personal observations.

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Posted by Richard Eisermann on August 10th 2010

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How Social Media Has Made Brands Transparent

The team at Prospect have been immersed in all things social media recently, and in fine social media spirit, we’re delighted to share our insights.

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Posted by Steve Lee on August 3rd 2010

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U.K. "Future of Aviation" Query

This morning, The U.K House Of Commons Transport Committee published its initial findings to the Government on their inquiry "The Future of Aviation". The inquiry began in late February of this year with a broad scope to elicit information from the public, the industry, and other interested parties on the Future of UK Aviation.

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Posted by Carter Stewart on December 7th 2009

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Is Midwest becoming Republic Holdings?

One of the greatest tragedies in the credit crunch has been to watching the slow decline of Midwest Airlines. They were one of the few carriers where I never thought about the price when booking, and just knew that it was going to be a pleasure. With their normal 2-2 seating on a 717 or MD-80, (now called Signature Seating and sold for a premium) from the warm cookies it was just a pleasure to fly with this team.

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Posted by Carter Stewart on May 22nd 2009

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Oberstar’s Protectionist Politics

After lobbying from Alaska Air and other labour groups, it would appear that Congressman Oberstar (Democratic Congressman and Chairman of the House Transportation Committee) has requested that U. S. Transportation Secretary LaHood look into the "nationality" of Virgin America for potential violations of U.S. foreign ownership rules.

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Posted by Carter Stewart on April 2nd 2009