Taking the new NYC Subway R211 cars for a test drive
Upgrades are coming to the New York City subway in 2020. The new R211 cars feature all sorts of digital upgrades, wider doors, new seats...
Videos
Posts with videos in them; used for Boarding Area feed bits
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Riding the Shanghai Maglev (and saving some cash, too!)
Is it worth splurging the extra $6 to ride on the Shanghai Maglev train? ABSOLUTELY. Lets go!
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The Japanese (non) LCCs: Japan Air Lines
Wrapping my LCC tour of Japan with a very much non-LCC experience. Call it extenuation circumstances or just my hunt for the right fare and...
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VIDEO: Departing San Francisco on the United 747 Farewell Flight
There's nothing quite like passing 2800 feet over the Golden Gate Bridge in a United Airlines 747. This was an incredible moment on a day...
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Video: Seventy years of ATC over Britain and What’s next??
NATS produced this nifty video showing 70 years of ATC evolution over the United Kingdom. Can it help spur the necessary evolution needed to support...
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Putting Delta Premium Select to the test: The Inaugural Flight
The introduction of Delta Premium Select may be the most significant change the carrier has seen in a decade or more. Here's how the product...
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A sudden, irrational obsession with a Southwest Airlines commercial
This Southwest Airlines ad annoys me, probably for the wrong reasons. I suppose my plan to mostly not watch TV leaves me overly sensitive to...
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Out with the old, in with the new: The cycle of airline changes
This has been an amazing #AvGeek weekend. Are you in it for the nostalgia or to celebrate the new? Or maybe a bit of both.
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Why I stayed put: A PRCareLift update
How do a peripatetic guy like me suddenly become grounded in Fort Lauderdale for more than a week? Turns out I just needed a good...
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Cal Jet launches service in Carlsbad
A new airline quietly launched operations last week in the United States. Well, slightly new, anyways. Cal Jet Elite now flies twice daily between Carlsbad,...