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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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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The A380 assembly line
Damn, that plane is big. Huge. Just plain (plane??) enormous. And going to the facility where they assemble such planes means several of them around...
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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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Air France joins the A380 Club
Air France took delivery of their first Airbus A380 this morning with an inaugural flight from Hamburg to Paris. The carrier is the first European...
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Details on the new United unlimited upgrades scheme
As reported yesterday, United Airlines has made some significant changes to their elite upgrade program. They’re getting rid of certificate-based upgrades for the most part...
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The best thing to come out of the UN General Assembly meeting
Road closures, heavy police presence, annoying news stories about various world leaders. Nothing good can come out of the UN General Assembly meeting each fall...
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Catching up with some odds and ends…
Lots of crazy going on in the travel world this week and I’m struggling to keep up (and keep my job). Here’s a quick summary...
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Big changes coming for Australian flights
A few tidbits of news concerning flights to Australia this week, all of them good for the consumer. First up, V Australia is finally ready...