I know one year shouldn’t make a difference, but there’s something about this year’s anniversary that makes 9/11 seem more distant than it used to. Maybe it’s the hurricanes, the threat of nuclear annihilation, or any of the other potential disasters that just seem so much more imminent. Or maybe …
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When the images of a bleeding passenger being dragged off a United Express flight began to surface, it was clear that this wasn’t going to be good for United. But I don’t think anyone expected it to erupt into the global rallying cry that it’s become. United’s missteps clearly poured …
I knew this wasn’t a good year for flying, but I didn’t realize just how terrible it was until I added the numbers up. Get ready for some embarrassing stuff.
Miles: 13,391 (37,816 last year)
Segments: 23 (31 last year)
New Aircraft: None
New Airlines: None
New Airports: None
Most …
It may be a Sunday, a day on which I rarely post, but today is no ordinary Sunday. Today marks 15 years since the US airline industry (along with the entire country) was flipped on its head. There are all kinds of remembrances out there for those who were killed …
Just a couple weeks ago I wrote about JetSuiteX, an effort to run private-style operations at commercial-style fares. The launch was on Tuesday, and I was invited to Burbank Airport to check out the space and take a 30 minute joyride above Los Angeles. I did get on the …
Happy New Year, everybody
. Hopefully you’ve had a good holiday season so far, and now you’re ready for some football. (I’ll be at the Rose Bowl today. Go Card!)
Let’s start 2016 off with some predictions for how the next 364 days will go. If you’d like some inspiration, …
It’s the end of the year, so let’s see how we all did. My total mileage was up thanks to the Japan trip in May. It was good to get back into some international flying with a couple of trips, but the ANA 787 and Singapore A380 on that Japan …
For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, so no airplanes were needed. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. While I relax in the Valley of the Sun, hopefully the rest of you have had easy travels as well. As always, I’ll …
I’ve just finished re-reading (for the 10th time, probably) my favorite book ever written about the airline industry… Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger Jr. If you’re looking for a compelling history of the airline industry from deregulation through the early 1990s centering around the chief executives who drove change, then …
On the day before Cranky Dorkfest, I usually dedicate my post to the event. But today is no ordinary day, and there is something far more important to discuss.
As I’ve done for the last 8 years, I’m printing the names of the on-duty crewmembers who were murdered 14 …
Today is a holiday here in the US, so I normally wouldn’t post, but this seemed like a good opportunity to put up a video of a speech I gave recently. The Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) brought me in to their annual convention in Austin this July and asked …
Flying Coach? 5 Tactics for Getting an Upgrade. – Entrepreneur
I was asked for my thoughts on how to get upgrades without paying for them and in general I said it just doesn’t really happen much anymore. That’s especially true if you have no status with an airline. But, the …