Recent Articles
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O’Leary Wants to Offer Blowjobs on Airplanes
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Stay with me here. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s fearless leader and king of publicity, has announced his plans for a transatlantic airline. And yes, it will…
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You Can Now Fly Between Mainland China and Taiwan
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I figured I’d go for two Asia stories in a row, especially after I saw this one in the news yesterday. It looks like Mainland…
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Japan Air Lines Rolls Out New First and Business Class Seats
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You know I like to talk about new seats here on the blog, and this time I know some of you will be happy to…
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Homeland Security Makes Traveling Harder . . . Again
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Nothing like some misguided Homeland Security policy to make you feel all warm and cozy. This time, we’ve got two policies, one that will impact…
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New Fees from US Airways Make Sense but United’s Don’t
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US Airways loyalists (and I mean the old East loyalists) aren’t going to like what I’m about to say, but I think they’ll probably agree…
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Virgin America Adds JFK-Vegas and Fuel Surcharges . . . Huh?
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Virgin America has been pretty quiet lately. I mean, except for the Superfly Wednesday gimmick, not much has happened except for some frequency increases. Yesterday,…
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Open Skies Concierge
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Open Skies, the new airline from BA, is getting ready to launch flights between New York and Paris in the next couple of weeks, and…
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Southwest Having Computer Problems?
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Word on the street is that Southwest is having computer problems right now. I’m hearing reports that online check-in isn’t working (or at least not…
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Trip Report: Jetting on JetBlue
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As my wedding quickly approaches, the trips up north to do wedding stuff seem to get more frequent. This time, we crammed a million different…
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Priceline’s Sunshine Guarantee is Unique but That May Not be Enough
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I rarely write about hotels or vacation packages, but a recent press release from Priceline touting their Sunshine Guarantee caught my eye. At first, it…
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Is This the End of the ExpressJet Brand?
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I would be remiss to not mention the major cuts Continental announced yesterday. The airline will retire 67 aircraft by the end of 2009 that…
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An Obituary for Ted
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Tedward, known to all as “Ted,” was taken off life support yesterday, June 4, after a long illness. He is survived by his father, United.…
