Airlines
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Allegiant Struggles In Hawai’i, Tries a Different Approach
Allegiant’s start of service in Hawai’i has been anything but smooth sailing. There have been repeated operational issues with the airline’s 757s…
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Cranky on the Web (July 6 – 12)
Asiana Airlines Crash Lands at SFO, No Fatalities but Airport Closed, Call Your Airline for Delays and Info – Conde Nast Daily…
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SOLD OUT: Sign Up to Dine on a Pan Am 747 Today at 9a Pacific Time
Update @ 10a: It took less than an hour, but we sold this one out already. The excellent response tells me that…
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A Vastly Improved American Experience on the 777-300ER (Trip Report)
The last time I flew American in Business Class, it was on a tired old 767 with inadequate seats. So when American…
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American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
Over the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how the American-US Airways merger is a bad idea.…
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Asiana 214 Crashes at SFO, and the Airport Remains a Mess
By now we’ve all heard that Asiana flight 214 from Seoul/Incheon crashed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on Saturday. Anyone who…
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Topic of the Week: Have You Experienced Evasive Action?
Lots of talk this week about the near-miss between a Spirit aircraft and a skydiving airplane. The Spirit pilot did everything right…
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72 Hours With Korean Air: The Impressive Incheon Airport and the Flight Home (Trip Report)
After a whirlwhind couple of days in Korea, it was finally time to head home. But after having met with everyone from…
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An Island Air/go! Merger May Be Brewing in Hawai’i, But Why?
Word out of Hawai’i is that Larry Ellison, multi-billionaire CEO of Oracle, isn’t content with just having bought most of the island…
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Will Long Haul Wifi Make a Difference to You?
I just stepped off my first long haul wifi flight earlier this week when I flew American from London to LA. Wifi…
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The Awesome But Little-Known oneworld Global Support Centers
Earlier this week, I did a quick roundtrip on American to London to try out the airline’s new Business Class on it’s…
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72 Hours With Korean Air: Headquarters, Duty Free, Catering, and a Medical Center (Trip Report)
My first night of sleep in Korea was short after my A380 flight over. But after flying around the country on the…