Airlines
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80 Years Ago
I’m not quite sure how such an anniversary slipped by so quietly, but a friend of mine just sent me an article…
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Skybus Expands, Then Contracts, Then Expands . . .
It’s been awhile since I’ve checked in on Skybus, but I figured their announcement that they’re finally opening a new base (in…
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Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 2)
Here it is, part 2 . . . . After a great few days in France and our second wedding-filled weekend, we…
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Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 1)
My fiancée and I had back to back wedding weekends with one in Toronto and the next outside Paris. Of course, this…
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No, US Airways Did Not Kill This Woman
When I first heard about Carol Anne Gotbaum’s sad death at the Phoenix airport last month, I didn’t plan on writing about…
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United Still Working on that Whole “Clean Plane” Thing
I had hoped to have a trip report ready to go today, but I think it may require the weekend before that’s…
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Air France and Delta Propose to Each Other
Thanks to foreign ownership restrictions and political spats, we don’t quite have a marriage here, but Delta and Air France have decided…
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Finding In-Seat Video on Delta
I know, I know, I’m back early. Actually, I’m still in the UK until tomorrow, but I have some free time and…
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Baggage Check-In Times Part Deux
As promised, here’s how those same airlines from yesterday fare when it comes to international baggage check-in times (except Southwest, which doesn’t…
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The Insane World of Baggage Check-in Times
Is there anything more ridiculous than the various baggage check-in time cutoffs that airlines impose? It’s not the idea that bothers me;…
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Adios, America West
It was a bittersweet day last Wednesday, Sep 26, when America West and US Airways officially merged on to one operating certificate.…
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China Flights Awarded, Not Nearly as Fun as Last Time
Last time, the suspense was great. Who would win the China flight awards? It had all the drama of a good telenovela.…