I was honored to find out that I am one of the top 5 finalists for two Travvies this year. So, now it’s your turn to help me win. Here’s how you can help.
1) Go over here to vote for Cranky before 6p CST … Read the post
Author: CF
The JetBlue Customer Bill of Rights has now been out there for over a day, and there is a lot of buzz about it. Unfortunately, most of the buzz is on defining the oft-used term “Controllable Irregularity.”
See, JetBlue will give you vouchers if you … Read the post
We all know that the British government is tax happy when it comes to the airline industry, but thanks to some loopholes, airlines are figuring out ways to help reduce the tax burden.
The Air Passenger Duty rule specifically states that there are two levels … Read the post
So, did I miss anything over the long weekend?
From the looks of JetBlue CEO David Neeleman’s face on news shows this morning, I get the feeling it was a sleepless few days for the BlueCrew. Remember how I said before that by not pre-canceling their flights, the airline was … Read the post
Oh happy day for members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan. Now you can redeem your miles for one way awards for half the mileage of roundtrip awards. That is definitely a development worth of a gold star.
If you’ve never needed to book a one … Read the post
I knew it would only be a matter of time.
Today, Northwest announced their response to Frontier’s decision to bring flights to Memphis. First, they beefed up service on the routes that Frontier announced and then they threw a little bit of fun in there … Read the post
That title is likely to make me pretty unpopular with a lot of people, but it’s my stance. I’ve mentioned it before, when the people stuck on that American flight in Austin formed the Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, and I still feel the same way. … Read the post
These guys at Frontier are just gluttons for punishment. Yesterday, the airline asked Memphis to “be their Valentine” by announcing flights to the city from Memphis, Orlando, and Las Vegas. What they really should have done is gotten on their knees and begged Northwest to not lay the smack down.… Read the post
I must admit that JetBlue is doing some fairly uncharacteristic things lately, and that’s a good thing. It appears that the airline is beginning to evolve and today they took another step by announcing its first codeshare operation (Aer Lingus isn’t a codeshare) as well as summer service from JFK … Read the post
It’s a good week for airplane porn. Alaska has finally released this computer-generated picture of its new 75th anniversary retro livery.
That is one good looking aircraft. I can’t wait to see it in person.
… Read the postIt may not be much of a commercial success at this point, and it may not be the most attractive plane flying, but it’s still going to be really cool to see the A380 fly nonetheless. Those of you living in New York, Washington, and Chicago will get to see … Read the post
Corporate jet manufacturer Gulfstream has been running some test flights over the last month of their Gulfstream V (“G-Five”) aircraft. As you can see from FlightAware, they thought it would be fun to show off on this particular flight.
Yup, that’s called skywriting for … Read the post