The year in review: 2014 by the numbers
Later tonight we'll officially close the books on 2014. My travel year ended a week ago and I'm not sure there are sufficient superlatives to...
Year: 2014
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Guns in flight: An inside job
Getting a gun on to a commercial airplane turns out to be reasonably easy if you've got a friend working at the airline. Not really...
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The best A380 economy class seats
Looking for the most comfortable A380 economy class seats? There are 16 different cabin configs currently flying and wide variations in personal space offered. Looking...
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Driving in a Presidential Motorcade
It seems that someone suddenly realized there's more to a Presidential Motorcade than Secret Service everywhere. I drove in one back in 1999; it was...
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Planning Christmas 2015: Japan tops the list
Why Japan for Christmas? In part because it is not really a celebrated holiday so things will be open. But also because they have one...
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Does Marriott want to block your wifi hotspots?
Does Marriott really want permission from the FCC to block your personal wifi hotspot? Strangely enough the answer is yes. The company says it is...
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Buh-Bye, AirTran
As of today AirTran is no more. The final flight will run tonight and then it will only be Southwest going forward. Join me for...
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Airline does good, gets hated on
JetBlue gave police officers around the country more than 600 seats to come to NYC for the funeral of an NYPD officer murdered last week....
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United MileagePlus data attacked
Loyalty program accounts are a rich target for attack; cashing out can be easy and, in many cases, virtually untraceable. United Airlines appears to be...
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Friday Flyday: The B-24 Liberator
Climb on board one of only two WWII-era B-24 Liberator bombers still flying today for a tour of the skies over Dallas. An incredible part...