November 2006
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The Most Important Election News
Don’t let the title fool you. I’m not going to talk about what everyone else is talking about. Instead, I’m going to…
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What Environmental Impact?
There has been growing concern over the environmental impact of aviation over the last few years. As you would probably expect, Europe…
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US Airways Learns to Communicate Well
I know I probably talk too much about US Airways on this blog, but I often find interesting things that they’re doing.…
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The Silent Plane is Years Away
There is a lot of buzz this morning about the new so-called “Silent Aircraft” that was announced by The Cambridge-MIT Institute. Sure,…
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Air Canada Tries Selling Tickets a Different Way
Buying a plane ticket can be a frustrating experience. As a former airline pricer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
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What do the NFL and the 787 Have in Common?
A friend of mine passed along a link to a column today from Gregg Easterbrook posted on ESPN’s website. (Click here.) I…
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Free Internet in the Sky Through Year-End
In the past, I’ve discussed how Boeing had decided to shut down it’s Connexion in-flight internet service, but I didn’t mention that…
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I *Heart* FlightAware
There are very few websites out there that I can’t do without, and FlightAware is one of them. This clearly shows my…
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Those Funny Pointy Things at the End of the Wing
US Airways announcement today that they’re adding winglets to their 757s made me think it’d be a good time to repost an…