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    Local Food in the Airports

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    If you’re interested in airports, you might want to check out Aviation Daily’s new airports blog. It’s written by the knowledgeable and always entertaining Benet Wilson. She worked in corporate communications for Delta until recently,…

  • FlyerTalkers Find Liquid Substitutes

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    If you’ve never been to FlyerTalk, I’d highly recommend a visit. The website has become the main virtual gathering place for the frequent fliers of the world. There are dedicated forums for each frequent flier…

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    Ryanair Fights Terrorism with Humor

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    There are many ways that airlines have responded to terrorist threats, but I have to say that Ryanair is one of the few to have ever tried humor. If you go to their homepage, you’ll…

  • The Government Wants To Learn More About You

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    Well, I guess that’s the nice way to put it. The New York Times had an article today talking about the additional data the US and EU governments want to help find terrorists. This means…

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    Air Canada’s New Entertainment System

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    Air Canada announced some time ago that they’d be installing in-seat audio/video on demand on all their aircraft (even the small 70 seaters), and it’s now coming to fruition. The Toronto Sun has a “review”…

  • Guess Who’s Back, Back Again . . .

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    No, I’m not talking about Eminem. This time it’s Aerocalifornia that has risen from the dead. You might remember them as the airline that shut down in April after angering the Mexican government. It’s unclear…

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    Northwest and Air France Finally Start Codesharing

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    I must admit I was truly surprised that this hadn’t happened already. Northwest and Air France will finally start codesharing on each other’s flights from September 2. Northwest fans will know that Northwest and KLM…

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    Neeleman Wants JetBlue to Power its Planes with Coal

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    David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue has been on a kick for some time to replace foreign oil with coal. He brought this up again on August 16 on Glenn Beck’s program on CNN. Scroll down…

  • Irrational Response

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    Yet another example of people overreacting to “suspicious-looking” people on a plane once again highlights the broken security system protecting our skies. In this round, Monarch flight 613 traveling from Malaga to Manchester (England) found…

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