American celebrates a special 75th anniversary with a 777
American Airlines celebrated the 75th workiversary of mechanic Al Blackman with a special aircraft livery and flight-seeing tour above New York City. Pretty cool stuff.
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Air France Boost set to fly this fall
The Air France "Boost" project is set to fly. Company unions approved the necessary changes in their contracts for the operation to take off later...
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Giving Norwegian another go, and saving 20% along the way
I'm set to give Norwegian longhaul service another try despite previous challenges. And I'm happily saving 20%ish over the published fares thanks to an easy...
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AMS-AUS: The Delta Dartboard heads to SXSW
Austin's international service is growing but I didn't expect Delta to fly in from Amsterdam. Turns out this one makes a lot of sense thanks...
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The lies inside Expedia’s package deals
Can a hotel+flight package save money in some cases? Sure, but when Expedia lies about the real cost of purchasing separately it is hard not...
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Delta’s advantage in loyalty: Dynamic Award Pricing
How does Delta compete in the ever more crowded market of co-branded credit cards? Dynamic award pricing is a compelling factor for consumers according to...
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Non-stop, direct, or fraudulent marketing??
Why dispatch a plane you know cannot fly the route as advertised? Turns out it saves the airline money and they can blame it on...
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Tragedy at Maho Beach: Plane spotter dies fence surfing at SXM
A tourist died at St Maarten's infamous Maho Beach this week. She was blown over by jet blast and suffered head injuries that proved fatal.
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More seats may be coming to Amtrak
A former airline CEO is now in charge of Amtrak so it should come as no surprise that adding more seats to the rail cars...
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How flexible are your travel plans?
United Airlines and Volantio are looking to ease "bumps" and increase revenue for the airline. Passengers will now be contacted in advance for some changes...