Today Continental announced new flights between its Houston home and Loreto, in Baja California. This isn’t necessarily news in itself, but many people would probably be surprised to hear that this is Continental’s 31st Mexican destination.
Most people in the US couldn’t name 31 cities … Read the post
It looks like US Airways has decided to throw in a bid for next year’s flights to China and I’m not really sure why.
Maybe it’s to get back at Delta for shunning the takeover bid. After all they do say in their press release… Read the post
Trying to predict Southwest’s future destinations is a time-honored tradition practiced by just about everyone in this industry. Most recently, Denver and Philadelphia were unexpected and left people scratching their heads at this new strategy of flying to big city airports.
Even considering that past … Read the post
People have been talking about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner for so long that first flight always seems so far away. That’s far from being the truth. Believe it or not, the first flight is scheduled for later this year, so they better be making some good progress on building the thing.… Read the post
They aren’t kidding when they say what goes up must come down. I was working on a post about the new Western Airlines when I found out that they’re already going out of business!
The airline started service on January 18 from its base in … Read the post
Take a look at the column on the right hand side and you’ll see a new addition to the blog today. I’ve put up a widget so you can search for flights or hotels using PriceGrabber right from my home page.
This is just one … Read the post
A friend forwarded on a blog post with a link to this picture of all the corporate jets leaving the Super Bowl on Monday morning.
Now that is a lot of jet action. Just think of all the money that was concentrated in South Florida … Read the post
Lots of little things today compelled me to put out yet another edition of random bits of info. And yes, in case you didn’t know, today is the official Bob Marley Day in Jamaica. Also, I know there are a couple of Kiwis who read the blog, so happy Waitangi … Read the post
You all know what time of the year it is, right? It’s Travvy time! Wait – you didn’t know? Well, I guess since this is its first year in existence, I’ll forgive you just this once.
Today marks the opening of the nomination process for … Read the post
If Virgin America does ever get off the ground, the inflight entertainment system will definitely be pretty cool. I had heard the descriptions, but it doesn’t really come to life until you see it in action. This nearly 5 minute video appears to be made for more of a tech … Read the post
If you keep tabs on press releases, you’ve probably seen the bombardment from the LA World Airports (LAWA) about a “major breakthrough in development of Southern California regional airports.” The first release went out on Friday saying that the Mayors of LA and Ontario along with other dignitaries will greet … Read the post
Today was a big day for new additions to global alliances. To be fair, these are just the announcements of additions but in the near future oneworld and SkyTeam fliers will have more options for mileage earning and redemption.
First up, SkyTeam. Air Europa, Copa … Read the post