SkyTeam celebrates 10 years
SkyTeam, one of the three major global airline alliances, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week with events in New York City. Included in the...
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Fancy a (cheap) trip to Vancouver?
If you do, and if you live in a hub city for Delta or US Airways (and a few other cities as well), United Airlines...
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Swiss and Business Class – it isn’t pretty
Two different stories in the news today about Swiss and Business Class seating have me laughing a bit. Each in their own right is a...
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The end of 5-stop transcons on United
United Airlines used to be my favorite airline for booking mileage runs. Why? Because of their routing rules. Their route and hub structure, combined with...
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Aircell loses a customer
Most of the news regarding in-flight internet connectivity these days has been about airlines adding connectivity to their fleets. There has been one notable exception...
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More thoughts on the Continental 787 seating
A couple weeks ago when Continental announced their initial route for the 787 Dreamliner the seating numbers seemed a bit interesting to me. The capacity...
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Karma’s a bitch, and so was this passenger
Apparently the weather in New York City was pretty bad today, or close enough that lots of flights were delayed, including mine into Newark. It...
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Delayed for an on-time arrival
It is not often that folks have reason to be happy about delayed flights. But anyone complaining about the initially posted 15 minute delay on...
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A weekend jaunt to Sydney
Yes, I will be spending more time flying round trip than I will on the ground in Sydney. Yes, I plan to have a ton...
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A hint of Economy Plus from Continental??
Continental Airlines and United Airlines have made no secret of the fact that they are aligning their operations. United has changed their upgrade scheme to...