DLD 205: The Sea Queen
Perhaps calling it one of the earliest travel tales is a stretch, but The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker is being released in the USA...
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DLD 204: Low-balling the buyout offer
It is an interesting time to be a 3rd party loyalty program operator. Air Canada is now trying to buy back Aeroplan and Aeromexico made...
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JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
How to grow in a highly competitive west coast market while limiting risk, staying small, and maintaining the better than average inflight product a company...
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TSA balks on REAL ID. Again.
Surprised that the TSA isn't following through on promised threats related to REAL ID? You shouldn't be. And passengers in nine states now get a...
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My "security interview" experience today
DHS implemented a new, more intensive "security interview" process for flights inbound to the United States effective 26 October 2017. I was one of the...
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Adventures in PreCheck: Fixing a broken PNR
Ever wonder why a particular trip doesn't get PreCheck? It happened to me last week and then a minor miracle: The TSA explained the problem...
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Pittsburgh Airport reopens to non-travelers
No ticket? No problem! Non-passengers are being welcomed back to Pittsburgh's airport (and Airmall) under a pilot program launching next week.
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Enhanced TSA electronics screening comes to the USA, too
Remember a couple weeks back when security rules were tightened for flights inbound to the United States, including more aggressive screening of electronics? This week...
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US GAO says TSA BDO program is BS
Typically a 98% failure rate would be bad news for a government program. But this is the TSA we're talking about so who knows what...
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Airlines don’t like Denver’s $1.3 billion upgrade plan
You probably wouldn't be happy to read about a plan to reduce dedicated space and increase costs at your offices either, right? Because airlines are...