Enjoying a bit of Premium Service
I’ve taken the United Airlines p.s. flights a couple times between New York City and the west coast, but always in coach. They were, to...
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Is JetBlue becoming the Alaska Air of the East?
The more I think about the recently announced deal between American Airlines and JetBlue the more I am struck with just how similar JetBlue is...
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Triumph of the Air Warriors, aka me
Back in November when me and 220 other aerophiles were jetting around in a chartered Boeing 757-300 there were a couple reporters along for the...
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Thoughts on the new Air New Zealand SkyCouch
There has been quite a bit of reporting on the new Air New Zealand economy product that will be offered on their Boeing 777-300s and...
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Ship N1786B rolling off the assembly line
Standing underneath the wing of a 747-800F on the assembly line is an incredibly humbling experience. The plane is simply enormous in a way that...
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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...