OpenSkies takes flight
Following on the negotiation of an “open skies” agreement between the USA and the EU, allowing any carrier from either side of the pond to...
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A hacker’s “Dream”
Forget Internt access in the skies. It now seems like you might be able to access the details of the plane that you’re actually on,...
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Merry Christmas from MaxJet
MaxJet, one of the initial carriers offering an all-business class service between London and New York City declared banruptcy as a Christmas present this past...
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Miles losing their value
Not a surprising development by any stretch, as inflation eventually takes over when the “currency” is available in such large volumes that the supply can’t...
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Slot controls are coming to JFK (and maybe Newark, too)
It is no secret that air travel in the northeastern part of the USA is a nightmare. Between weather delays, limited capacity airports with zero...
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A big bite of Blue
Lufthansa has announced intentions to take a $300MM stake in JetBlue, the darling of the LCC airline market in the USA. This move gives them...
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An airplane going out of service
Most of the big news lately with regards to airplanes has been about the launch of the new A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Today’s...
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So many seats!
I know that it is big. Really big. It is called the “whale” for a reason. And yet still, on seeing the seat map for...
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Some thoughts on the future of air travel
The freakonomics blog over at the NYTimes has an interesting post about the future of the US airline industry. They got a few big names...
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Flying on biofuel
With all the talk about carbon footprints and offsets, flying has gotten a pretty bad rap as of late in terms of environmental impact (and...