American Airlines considering selling bonus miles for travel
Nearly a year ago American Airlines sent a letter to the IRS defining about 40 different “services” that the carrier offers to its customers. They...
Month: January 2010
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Baggage fees get a boost from the IRS
A few months ago I wrote about some inquiries that Congressfolks were making over the unbundling of airfare components. Basically the airlines have been shifting...
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Continental increasing service to London
Continental Airlines announced this morning that they will be increasing service between London and their Newark hub starting this summer. The increases – up to...
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Southwest confirms Row44 rollout schedule
It is really, really, really official now. Southwest is going to have in-flight internet service from Row44. Yes, this would seem to be old news. ...
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Reaching a settlement with British Airways
Back in October British Airways had a sale for travel to India that was apparently too good to be true. At least that was the...
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Major upgrades for jetBlue
jetBlue is making major changes to their systems this weekend, starting on Friday afternoon and scheduled to finish on Saturday, that are expected to interrupt...
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Triumph of the Air Warriors, aka me
Back in November when me and 220 other aerophiles were jetting around in a chartered Boeing 757-300 there were a couple reporters along for the...
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Thoughts on the new Air New Zealand SkyCouch
There has been quite a bit of reporting on the new Air New Zealand economy product that will be offered on their Boeing 777-300s and...
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Pharaohs, temples and sphinxen, oh my!
I’m that guy. I feel it is important to get that out of the way very early in this trip report. I’m the guy who...
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Ship N1786B rolling off the assembly line
Standing underneath the wing of a 747-800F on the assembly line is an incredibly humbling experience. The plane is simply enormous in a way that...
