Brett
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Topic of the Week: Posting Schedule
When I first dropped down to 3 posts a week, I said I’d revisit it after the end of the year. Well…
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Southwest Rolls Out New, Straightforward Rapid Rewards Program
I never thought this day would come. Southwest has been talking about rolling out a new Rapid Rewards program since, I believe,…
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Take a Tour of the Brand New Air New Zealand Interior
Just before Christmas, Air New Zealand took delivery of its very first 777-300ER. These airplanes are meant to replace the 747-400s that…
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Airlines and Airports Handled the Northeast Storm Well . . . Seriously
Happy New Year, everyone. Hopefully the last of you who were stranded after winter storms hit Europe and then the Northeast have…
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Cranky on the Web (December 27-31)
Google Deal Divides Travel Industry – The New York Times I was asked about what travelers think about the proposed Google-ITA deal.…
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Topic of the Week: 2010 Travel Summary
It’s the last day of the year, so it’s always fun to look back on your travels, right? Here’s my summary, and…
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Airlines We Lost in 2010
The year is almost done, and you know what that means. It’s time to review the airlines we’ve lost in 2010. The…
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United’s 747 Flying Museum (Trip Report)
It’s a light week, so how about another trip report? We used 25,000 miles to get home using a one way saver…
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Frontier versus Republic (Trip Report)
The contrast between the holiday trek to Indiana this year versus last year couldn’t be greater. Last year we took a redeye…
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Cranky on the Web (December 17 – 24)
Turkish Airlines Sponsorship Gets Kobe Bryant in Trouble – BNET Headwinds Kobe is a global ambassador for Turkish Airlines now, but the…
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United Gets Into the Retro Colors Game (Airplane Porn)
Let’s face it. The holidays are here and the number of out of office replies I’m seeing keep rising. So let’s finish…
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Lufthansa Tries to Connect Air and Ground Life with Onboard Wifi
I know, I know. It’s yet another onboard wifi story, right? Lufthansa has started putting internet on its airplanes and expects to…