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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…
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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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A Little Civil Disobedience to Start the Day
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There is a very interesting thread on FlyerTalk about one man’s attempt at ruffling some TSA feathers the other day. This person, who goes by MKEbound on FlyerTalk, was traveling out of his home airport…
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Tray Table Advertising Gets More Intrusive, Comes to Ryanair
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When America West first started putting ads on their tray tables a few years ago, I was skeptical. I didn’t like the idea of being forced to stare at ads for the entire flight. But…
