Airlines
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Virgin America’s Up to Something with Premium Seating
I received an email from a subscriber yesterday asking why she couldn’t book premium seats on Virgin America for her trip in…
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L’Avion Swallowed by OpenSkies
Let’s all raise a toast to those who owned a piece of L’Avion. They became the only (extremely lucky) shareholders of an…
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Alitalia Limps Through Another Year
Once again, it has been way too long since I checked in on Alitalia. I mean, there’s been plenty of action for…
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Palmair: One of the Top Four Airlines in the World
Regular readers of the blog know that I’m not a fan of all these “Best of” surveys. That’s why I haven’t written…
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My Book Report on Ruinar
I thought about writing about more cuts that were announced by Frontier, Northwest, and Delta, but really, aren’t you getting tired of…
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American Slashes Domestic, United Cuts International, and Southwest Shuffles
Yesterday, American announced the details of its fall flight cuts and the big surprise to me is how deep New York/LaGuardia flying…
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A Warning About Mobile Phone Check-In
It seems like airlines all around the world are racing to allow passengers to check in for flights using only a mobile…
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Continental’s Star Alliance Move
You likely won’t be surprised to hear that I had a great time at the bachelor party this weekend, but that means…
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Tony France on the Decline of First Class
I’m going to be nowhere near the internet today, and actually I’m probably sleeping right now. Why, you ask? Well this weekend…
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United Agrees to Double Palmdale Flights
Looks like United has given in and agreed to modify its Palmdale flying schedule. Beginning in September, instead of two daily CRJs…
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O’Leary Wants to Offer Blowjobs on Airplanes
Stay with me here. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s fearless leader and king of publicity, has announced his plans for a transatlantic airline. And…
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Japan Air Lines Rolls Out New First and Business Class Seats
You know I like to talk about new seats here on the blog, and this time I know some of you will…