• An Update on My Fight with US Airways

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    And the fight goes on. For a brief refresher on my fight over guaranteed airfare, read this post. Now, US Airways has responded with this: I have pulled the information online regarding our Guaranteed Air…

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    The Gol Crash and TCAS

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    I’m sitting here at the Eye for Travel conference in Chicago listening to a session talking about blogging, so I thought it would be a great time to use the wi-fi in this frozen room…

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    A Brief Update From the Road

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    This is going to be a light posting week for me since I’m on the road until Friday, but I’ll be back at full strength again next week. I’m in Chicago this week for the…

  • Richard Branson’s Green Streak

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    If you read the newspaper, watch tv, or have any other connection with the outside world, you probably know that Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire (including Virgin Atlantic Airways), is pretty good…

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    Bangkok’s New Airport Running Better Today

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    The first day of operation for anything as complex as an airport is bound to have problems. Surprisingly, Bangkok’s new airport – Suvarnabhumi (pronounced, I’m told, su wanna poom) – didn’t have too many big…

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    EU-Wide Security Rules Coming in November

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    The European Union (EU) met yesterday and all member states have agreed to a new security policy for air travel that is expected to begin in early November. The good news it that they were…

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    Aloha Means Hello and Goodbye

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    The first casualty in the battle for Hawai’i (see this post) has arrived. No, it’s not an airline going away (yet), but it does involve nice looking airplanes. Island Air had been operating 37 seat…

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    Cathay Pacific’s New Coach Seats

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    Cathay Pacific has put for a major effort to improve the onboard experience with the introduction of new seats in all three classes of service starting in January of 2007, but it’s the coach seats…

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    Skybus

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    Who’s ready to get on the Skybus? Well, if you live in Columbus (Ohio), you might be interested, because they’re based right in your backyard. Skybus seems to have been in the works for quite…

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