A $1,000 surcharge to fly
I hate surcharges. I’d much rather just see what the cost of an item is and make a decision based on that number. The airlines...
News
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Bringing the Dream(liner) to life
Boeing has achieved another major milestone in the build process for their 787 Dreamliner, powering up all the electrical systems on the plane. The power-up...
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Passing of an ultimate road warrior
Longtime ABC sportscaster Jim McKay passed away this morning at his home at the age of 86. One of Jim’s first roles on ABC was...
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Bye-bye, Ted!
United Airlines is planning severe cuts to their fleet, their route capacity and their staff, according to sources; the formal announcement could come as soon...
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JetBlue aborts LAX service
A couple months after huge fanfare announcement of new service from LAX, JetBlue has postponed the launch of the service from LAX indefinitely, citing high...
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This month’s “Idiocy in Travel Writing” award goes to…
The editors of Southern Living, Coastal Living, Sunset and Cottage Living. They’ve published an article that I’ve now read four times, and I cannot believe...
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More merger mania news
Most pundits (self included) had been suggesting that following the expected DL/NW merger that United and Continental would be the next pair to join up....
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Another one bites the dust
Eos, the all premium carrier that many expected to actually survive, has declared bankruptcy and halted all service effective immediately. Their last flights will operate...
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Some exit rows do recline
I had an interesting series of conversations on my flight down to Florida last weekend, all centered around whether the exit row seat I was...
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Shameless self-promotion (and still travel related!)
In addition to my reasonable obsession with travel, I’m also pretty into technology. Mostly it is based on the fact that I work with computers...