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Travel to Europe for Less – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance This article looked at the various […]

CF on Dec 9, 2015 Dec 12, 2015 - 13 Comments

Today’s featured link: United Airlines to stop flying to Dubai – Reuters Another one bites […]

CF on Dec 9, 2015 Dec 11, 2015 - 24 Comments

In the last decade, it’s been incredibly rare to hear about American being first, but […]

CF on Dec 9, 2015 Dec 10, 2015 - 34 Comments

It happened so quietly that very few people seemed to notice, but over the holiday […]

CF on Dec 7, 2015 Dec 8, 2015 - 10 Comments

Ever since United learned how to monetize Economy Plus about a decade ago, US-based airlines […]

CF on Dec 6, 2015 Dec 7, 2015 - 23 Comments

Today’s featured link: Circuit-board solder crack cited in Indonesia AirAsia crash probe – ATW They […]

CF on Dec 3, 2015 Dec 4, 2015 - 8 Comments

You all know I love nothing more than some local drama at my hometown airport. […]

CF on Dec 2, 2015 Dec 3, 2015 - 50 Comments

Since the beginning of powered flight, California and aviation have had a special bond. Early […]

CF on Nov 30, 2015 Dec 1, 2015 - 13 Comments

One of the hallmarks of a “new era” legacy airline is its ability to run […]

CF on Nov 30, 2015 Nov 30, 2015 - 40 Comments

It’s that time of year where an avalanche of holiday tip articles come out. I […]

CF on Nov 25, 2015 Nov 28, 2015 - 9 Comments

This week’s featured link: United and ALPA Reach an Agreement in Principle to Extend Pilot […]

CF on Nov 23, 2015 Nov 27, 2015 - 7 Comments

For the second year in a row, a quick road trip brought me to Phoenix, […]

CF on Nov 23, 2015 Nov 26, 2015 - 3 Comments