How Important is Aircraft Type?
Do people really care what type of plane they’re flying on? A report from Boeing says that they do, but I’m not entirely convinced on this one.
Air Canada’s Olympic Ads Work, United’s Don’t
United and Air Canada have both put out ads as official …
Month: August 2008
This fight between Kayak and American has become downright ugly. Now we have allegations and lawsuits flying back and forth as both sides stick firmly to their stances. Kayak isn’t exactly in an enviable place, and the user experience is suffering greatly. What exactly is going on here, and will …
I know you’ve been putting off entering the contest to celebrate the 2 years anniversary of the TSA liquid ban until you had the best idea possible, but you’re running out of time. The contest ends 24 hours from when I write this, at 9p Pacific Time on August 15…
Oh Alitalia, why can’t you have any really exciting news? Instead, we just get to watch Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi 
try to pull his foot out of his mouth and find a way to do exactly what he said he wouldn’t; get an foreign carrier to fix Alitalia. Good luck …
Have you used Orbitz lately? I haven’t because I usually don’t find enough value in the online travel agents to pay their fees, but I’m glad to see that Orbitz is at least trying to create some new value here. Take a look at their new Price Assurance program; …
Something tells me I’m going to get a lot of flack for this post. I know there are plenty of people out there who think that US Airways is more evil than just about anything else on Earth, but I really think they’re doing a great job. You still with …
Things got a little busy last week with the A380 flight, so I didn’t have a chance to post the last of my NBTA posts. Here it is . . . .
Back in May, I talked about how Swiss had decided to replace its current business class offering with …
I know I usually don’t post on Sundays, but I figured this would be a good way to get some housekeeping items out of the way. If you’ve ever wanted to write your own post, skip to the last point for more info.
Enter the Contest
Just a friendly reminder …
American’s Pilot Fighting for Compensation Restoration Once Again
Once again, American’s pilots are fighting for “compensation restoration,” but take a look and you’ll see a very flimsy and inaccurate argument.
Frontier Gets Another DIP Option
A couple weeks ago, it was questionable whether Frontier would find any financing. Now they …
Now let’s see, where did I leave off after yesterday’s post? Ah yes, we were leaving coach behind and heading up to business class. (As a reminder, you can see all the pictures and videos here.)
At the top of the rear stairs, we entered the rear galley area …
Sorry it took me an extra day to put this together, but it was no easy feat. The A380 is one big plane, and I have plenty to talk about. Because of that, I’ve decided to split this post in half. Today, I’ll cover life on the lower deck, in …
I tried as hard as I could to get my A380 post up today, but I just ran out of time. I have over 100 pictures, a dozen videos, and a lot of thoughts to process, so it’s going to have to wait one more day. Instead, take a look …