A pretty cruddy week for air travel
The first week of 2014 has been a doozy for US airlines, and not in a good way. Severe weather has hit the upper Midwest...
New York City
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How to properly visit New York City
I’m excessively helpful when I see people lost on the streets of New York City. I like offering directions or suggestions for places to go...
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Virgin America to establish east coast operations
With the closure of the American Airlines/US Airways merger now complete many of the final pieces are falling in to place. Among them, the landing...
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Going small across the Pond
Want to fly to Europe but don’t really like the idea of being crammed in with 200+ others on a huge plane? It turns out...
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JetBlue introduces Blue Bravest livery honoring FDNY
JetBlue has added another special livery to its fleet – Blue Bravest – honoring the New York City Fire Department and its members as well...
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JetBlue Mint introduced to the premium transcon market
Don’t call it “first class” or “business class.” Don’t talk about exclusivity or tiers. JetBlue doesn’t want those sorts of divisive terms used when describing...
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Delta, Virgin Atlantic get DoT approval for joint venture
A key aspect of Delta taking a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic was gaining access to the British carrier’s slots and routes at London‘s Heathrow...
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Comparing the players in the “Transcon Wars”
With all the moves recently (and there have been a lot, even before JetBlue‘s mini-suite unveiling yesterday) in the transcon premium cabin market I started...
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Delta’s new transcon product: Also flat beds
It is hard to beat they hype surrounding JetBlue’s new seats for premium transcon products announced today, mostly because it is such a change for...
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Airspace opens lounge at JFK T5
How do you make a compelling case for an independent airport lounge when the host terminal is widely considered one of the nicest in the...