The newest, bestest airplane boarding sequence. Or is it?
Everyone has a theory on what the best method is for boarding an airplane. Back to front, outside in and random are just a few...
Month: August 2011
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Enjoying the US Open, courtesy of Starwood
Box seats for opening night at the US Open tennis tournament in Flushing, New York. Not a bad deal if you can swing it. And...
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United moving to SHARES – likely without FastShares
The announcement that the merged United Airlines would be keeping the legacy Continental CRS system – SHARES – was made a few months back. Not...
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A quick NYC/Irene update
All flights are cancelled. So are buses and trains. But you already knew that. Still, as a blog that is supposed to be focused on...
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American Airlines moves to charge for more seat assignments
American Airlines announced yesterday that they have expanded their Preferred Seating product offering. While this is being spun as making more seats available to all...
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Please stop using frequent flyer points for auctions
I’ve been feeling a bit unwell this afternoon and I wasn’t quite sure why. Maybe because of the rain currently coming down outside. Or because...
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Enjoying a heli-tour over South Africa’s Western Cape
Given a few days bumming around in Cape Town, South Africa, there were several different tours of the Cape on the itinerary. One of the...
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American Airlines announces changes to lifetime AAdvantage status
For many months now the rumor mill was been swirling with thoughts on changes to the lifetime elite status program offered by American Airlines‘ AAdvantage...
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The problem with online miles malls
I do a decent amount of shopping online. Not a ton, but a decent amount. And, if I were truly dedicated to maximizing every single...
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Another potential setback for LiveTV’s in-flight internet service
It seems that in-flight entertainment and connectivity provider LiveTV just cannot catch a break in getting their in-flight internet product to a deliverable state. First...
