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AAdvantage Chief Maya Leibman Talks (Across the Aisle)
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When I saw Maya Leibman, President of American’s AAdvantage loyalty program, put out a video talking about new benefits for elite members, I knew I wanted to put together an Across the Aisle interview. For…
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Cranky on the Web (November 7 – 11)
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Airline Wi-Fi Check: Which Have It? – Conde Nast Daily Traveler In light of United’s announcement that it was putting wifi on its whole mainline fleet, it seemed like a good time to do a…
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Topic of the Week: Porn on a Plane
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Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary is at it again. This time he’s suggesting that he’ll start offering a hotel-style pay per view system on airplanes, porn and all. Will he do it or is this just…
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Alaska’s Deal with American Makes Its Frequent Flier Program Even More Valuable
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Alaska and American have inked a deal that will give reciprocal elite benefits to each other’s elite members. This might not sound like much, but it could make Alaska’s frequent flier program even more interesting…
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Flying Up Front on Emirates to Dubai (Trip Report)
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A couple months ago, Emirates asked if I’d like to fly out to Dubai to spend 24 hours in the airport so that we could experience all that it had to offer. Though the idea…
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British Airways Wins the Right to Buy bmi: Winners and Losers
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Last week, it was announced that British Airways parent IAG had won the lottery, so to speak. The group has now reached an “agreement in principle” with Lufthansa to buy its bmi subsidiary. This is…
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United Becomes the First US Airline to Announce Wifi Over the Water
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United fliers, rejoice. Your airline has now, finally, announced its comprehensive wifi plan. The result is . . . a little surprising, actually. I like it, to some extent, but it’s also going to create…
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Cranky on the Web (October 31 – November 4)
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I’m happy to announce that I will now be contributing to the new Conde Nast Traveler site on a weekly basis. Go to cntraveler.com to see some great contributions from around the travel world. My…
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Topic of the Week: Scoot
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Singapore Airlines announced this week that its new low cost carriers will be called . . . Scoot. The airline will start flying 777s to Australia and Asia at first and expand beyond there. Does…
