January 2008
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Alaska “Welcomes” Virgin America to Seattle
Alaska, always the gentleman, has decided to roll out the red carpet for Virgin America’s upcoming arrival in Seattle by announcing a…
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Was Air Canada’s Severe Turbulence Encounter Actually an Undular Bore?
If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, you might have noticed that I’m kind of a weather wonk as well as…
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Southwest Bumps Up Denver Flying
I know I didn’t get to it last week, but I couldn’t let Southwest’s massive schedule change go by without at least…
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United Screws Around with Fuel Surcharges
Anyone else having flashbacks to 2000? Fares are going up, sort of, but not in a healthy way. This time, it’s in…
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Taking EAS to the World of Podcasting
I’ve finally done it. I’ve done my first ever podcast. Thanks are certainly due for Addison Schonland for convincing me to actually…
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The Best Travel Blog of 2007*
Thank you to everyone who headed over to Performancing to vote for me. I have now officially been crowned The Best Travel…
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An Advertisement for Airport Ground Radar
If you’ve ever questioned why better visibility around the airport is so important, take a look at this video depicting a near-disaster…
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BA Goes on a Diet – Same Great Taste (Almost), 1/3 the Seats
There had been rumblings about this for quite some time. Would British Airways make any moves designed to fight the all-business class…
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New Hampshire Aircraft Action
Besides being an airline dork, I’m also a weather geek and a political junkie. So I made it a goal to find…
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Essential Air Service – Thirty Years of Wasting Your Money
Essential Air Service (EAS) seems to be a hot topic these days. It was probably Big Sky’s announcement that they were getting…
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Nominated
I was really hoping to have my monstrous post on Essential Air Service finished today, but it looks like I’m going to…
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Good Luck Flying West Today
If you’re flying to the west coast today, be ready for a delayed and bumpy ride. We’re getting hit with the worst…