Growing alliances for OneWorld, JetBlue
Earlier this week saw two announcements regarding growing alliances in the airline world. Russian carrier S7 joined the OneWorld alliance while JetBlue added another interline...
Lufthansa
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Visiting – and Flying – with Lufthansa’s Airline Training Center
With as much flying as I’ve done people often ask me why I haven’t yet become a pilot. I can think of two reasons. First,...
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My visit inside the 787 Dreamliner ZA003
When I saw the original itinerary for today’s festivities at StarMegaDo I thought that landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington was going to be...
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An award ticket that should never have been
A few months ago I was ecstatic after securing an award ticket to New Zealand for this coming December. It wasn’t just that I got...
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Fly StarMegaDo 2010 for free
StarMegaDo is a little slice of heaven for aerophiles. Basically a week-long party with airlines, aircraft manufacturers, frequent flyer programs and even some hotel loyalty...
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Using (and abusing) OnePass to Australia and New Zealand
Sure, Continental recently announced that they’ll be operating the 787 Dreamliner on the Houston – Auckland route next fall, but in the mean time getting...
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This diamond (club) is not forever
The writing has been on the wall for bmi’s loyalty scheme Diamond Club since Lufthansa bought out the remaining share of the company around a...
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Self-boarding coming to the United States
For a few years now airline passengers in Europe have been able to perform almost their entire travel experience, from ticket purchase to boarding, without...
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JetBlue heading south, WAY south
All the way to South Africa, thanks to a new interline agreement announced this morning between South African Airways and JetBlue. This agreement is the...
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Cramped seats and no miles
On the JFK AirTrain, headed in to the terminal. Just another day on the road. This particular trip – New York City to Frankfurt and...