Virgin America needs to attract more business travelers if it is to fill those first class and Main Cabin Select seats to maintain a passenger revenue advantage over low cost carriers.
In its website redesign, Virgin America is going for simplicity and responsive design regardless whether a traveler is on a smartphone, tablet, or desktop. The idea is to ease the pain of booking by making it visual and easy.
Virgin and Delta have a fifth of the available gates at Love Field, while Southwest retains everything else. It's interesting when Delta is the little guy.
There will be a lot of conscientious objectors among passengers who don't want to be bothered with networking when flying, but social media fans will love the ability to keep getting social during the flight, and other airlines will follow Virgin America's lead.
The new FAA rules on pilot rest could lead to more flight delays and cancellations, but ensuring that pilots in the cockpit aren't nodding off because they are excessively tired is sensible and worth it.