2008
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Champion Air Gets a (Purple and) Gold Star In Its Dying Days
It can’t be easy being Champion Air these days. The clock is ticking . . . only 10 days until the airline…
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Sukhoi Superjet Takes Flight
Congratulations to Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. The company’s first Superjet 100 successfully flew yesterday. This is obviously a huge milestone for any…
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Airlines and the Environment
I started putting this post on the airlines and the environment together a long time ago, and then it fell by the…
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Virgin America Superfly Wednesdays
You guys know I can be pretty harsh on Virgin America, but I have to say, I really like their latest promotion.…
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Booking A Flight In a Time of Uncertainty
Let’s face it. It sucks to have to book travel right now. Ok, it clearly sucks to actually be an airline far…
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United Sells Economy Plus at Time of Booking
I noticed on One Mile at a Time yesterday that United has quietly started allowing people to upgrade to Economy Plus at…
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Quick Fuel Check
The price of fuel continues to rise, but I don’t think it’s easy for most people to really grasp how devastating this…
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Trip Report: Inca-redible Peru
As promised, I spent the weekend putting together my photos and this trip report from our excellent Peru trip. If you’d like…
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Random Bits of Info – What I Missed in the International World
Man, this has been a busy week. I know I spent half of it lounging around Peru, but long vacations always make…
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Random Bits of Info – What I Missed in the Domestic World
Hey everyone. I made it back from Peru yesterday morning, and let’s just say it’s going to be a VERY busy end…
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Did This Merger Happen Yet?
It’s hard to write so many posts in advance of a long trip, so I asked my coworker and Cranky Photographer, Christopher…
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Garrison Keillor on Northwest
I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a huge fan of Garrison Keillor’s work, but it’s not like I dislike him either. I’m just…