Year-end summary
Happy New Years from Barcelona! I’m a bit late in getting to my year-end summary of travel this year because, well, I was traveling. No...
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Dreamliner makes first flight
Sweet. Really, really awesome. That was really beautiful to watch. Not much else to add – there is plenty to still be done before the...
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United announces new plane orders
Wrapping up a six-month long RFP process, United Airlines announced this morning firm orders for 50 new wide-body aircraft and options on 100 additional planes. ...
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Might some 787 deliveries happen sooner than expected?
Back when Delta acquired Northwest Airlines one of the interesting discussions was about their fleet. Specifically they had very little fleet commonality. On the plus...
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New livery and seats at Continental
Following a month in the shop at Hong Kong, Continental’s first Boeing 777-200 to be painted in the Star Alliance livery scheme arrived in Newark...
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SkyTeam continues growth, picks some more from the bottom
It is hard to pick up top-tier airlines to join a global alliance these days. Most that want to be in an alliance already are...
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Buzzing the Toulouse tower
As part of the Star Alliance Mega Do event last week just over 200 of us chartered a 757-300 to fly around Europe for the...
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A week-long Frequent Flyer party
GoJet CRJ-700 N153GJ operating as United Express, my ride to Chicago, with a Continental 737 in the background When the concept of the “Star Alliance...
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Happy Birthday, B747
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first Boeing 747’s roll off the assembly line. It continues to taunt me to this day, denying me...
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Competition arrives for in-flight Internet
In-flight Internet service in the United States has been dominated by one name – gogo. Their service is being adopted rapidly across the country, with...
