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Southwest Installing Wireless Internet Fleetwide
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For an airline that has done a good job of avoiding inflight entertainment like the plague, Southwest sure is diving right in when it comes to wireless internet service. The deal is done and wifi…
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United Rolls Out One Way and Cash Plus Miles Awards
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I had heard rumblings of this nearly six months ago, but now it’s official. United is offering one way award redemptions, and we should all be happy about that. Not only that, but they’re letting…
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Northwest Airlines is Dead
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There are plenty of milestones in any airline merger, but for me, the Delta/Northwest merger just passed some major ones. I now consider Northwest to be dead, and as a passenger, you should too. So…
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Testing Air New Zealand’s 15 Minute Domestic Check-In and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
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This is sort of a hybrid trip report in that I didn’t actually go anywhere domestically in New Zealand, but I had to see Air New Zealand’s domestic check-in process for myself. So I’m combining…
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Cranky on the Web (January 25 – 29)
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Premium Air Traffic Change Holds Steady in November, Mid-Haul Flying Rebounding – BNET It’s time for the monthly premium air traffic report. Nothing bad here, but nothing great either. How Air New Zealand Started the…
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Watch Live as I Compete on Aviation Jetpardy
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Do you like airplanes? And do you like watching game shows? Do you wish they could be magically combined? Well, you’re in luck. I’ll be participating in the very first Aviation Jetpardy this Sunday at…
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Travel Tools I Love: Great Circle Mapper
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Good morning from Long Beach. I made it back from New Zealand yesterday, and I had hoped to have a report on the return along with a review of domestic flying in NZ, but I’m…
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UK Airport Fun Facts
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Good morning. Assuming we’re on time, I should be making my way toward the California coast as this goes out. I’ll be back home soon, and I’m looking forward to a nice and relaxing weekend.…
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Delta Adds More Lie-Flat Internationally, First Class in Regional Jets
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Delta may have lost over $1 billion in 2009, but that’s not stopping them from pushing forward on improving their product offerings. In fact, the day before they announced earnings, they also announced a slew…
