Congressional hearings about the TSA SOP debacle
Nothing like calling the boss onto the mat in front of Congress to get some answers when a mess happens in government. Not that it...
New York
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Another beautiful sunrise flight
The wake-up calls most definitely suck, but sitting on a plane, watching the sun come up over the horizon might just be one of the...
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Blaming biz travelers for carry-on problems
Yeah…that’s me quoted in this article on cnn.com, making the point that it isn’t just leisure travelers or “kettles” who are responsible for the problem. ...
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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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jetBlue expands domination of Boston
jetBlue, already the largest carrier at Boston’s Logan airport, announced today that they are looking to expand that lead in a big way. The New...
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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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New York City to Houston – the long way
Having access to unlimited flights with jetBlue this month has skewed my sense of reality. Badly. On Tuesday afternoon I realized that some friends were...
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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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Helicopter service from NYC cut – USH halts flights
US Helicopter, the service that provides connections from Newark and JFK airports to two heliports in Manhattan, has suspended all service, both scheduled and charter. ...
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A decidedly blah Korean Air experience – Part 1 JFK to Manila
The Asian airlines have quite the reputation going for themselves. Phenomenal service is considered the norm, the minimum that one should expect while flying with...