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I love airplanes but in a close second place is my love of music. I enjoy all types of music and often associate aviation experiences with a music track that happened to be playing during that moment. If planes did not exist, this blog would (probably) be a…
Nearly a month ago, I shared the details of my latest plane obsession (one of them at least). Well, the day has finally come as Boeing revealed this morning via twitter the details of Vistara’s first…
THIS IS HUGE!! It was announced today that Alaska Airlines and American Airlines are putting aside their differences and partnering up as Seattle-based Alaska intends to join Oneworld by mid-2021…
If there is anything you should know about me by now, it’s that I love airplanes! It’s not uncommon for me to begin writing an article about the ‘miles and points world’ and become side-tracked after discovering a…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about redeeming miles for my trip to Japan and the challenges I’m having. If you are familiar with my on-going battle, thank you for being a consistent reader. If this doesn’t sound vaguely familiar, I’ll fill in a few blanks…
This morning there were rumors about Air Italy possibly liquidating and suspending operations. Well, here we are just a few hours later and Air Italy has just announced that they’ll be…
Welp, Marriott Bonvoy just announced their latest category changes and it’s not good news as many more properties are increasing than decreasing, continuing a devaluation pattern that’s hard to overlook and makes it even harder to…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is closing the Global Entry program as well as other Trusted Traveler Programs in New York State in response to New York declaring itself as a sanctuary city with the “Green Light Law.” New York residents will no longer be…
Well, that escalated quickly! Just a few hours ago, I wrote an article highlighting the new (and elevated) travel advisory issued by the US State Department. Well…
The United States has four levels of travel advisory and as of today (January 31, 2020), the US State Department has now placed China at a Level 4 travel advisory – their highest alert level. This means “do not travel” there in light of the coronavirus.
For a while American Airlines’ slogan was “Going for Great.” They got rid of that, which is pretty telling. Trying to be great is no longer a priority. It’s not a secret, American Airlines has been on the ‘struggle bus’…
Well, that escalated quickly. South African Airways has been in a terrible financial situation for a long time. While South Africa should be a big aviation market, the airline has an inefficient fleet and route network, has been losing money for nearly a decade, and…
Back in the day, searching for flights was exhausting! You had two options, either: search each airline’s website or conduct your search on a third-party OTA and hope…
We have some very perceptive readers on this blog and I wanted to explain a concept that I have received a few emails about. Over the last few days I have been publishing an extended trip report where I…
“We don’t believe you, you need more people.” Yes, that’s a quote from Jay-Z but it’s, essentially, what Delta said to American Airlines this week as Delta stunned everyone with an announcement that they…
You may recall a movie titled “Catch Me If You Can” where Frank Abagnale Jr., forged checks and impersonated airline pilots to travel around the
BA pilots are on strike for the first time in the airline’s history and BA is reporting they have been forced to cancel “nearly 100%” of their flights for Monday and Tuesday after The British…
American Airlines and its mechanics have been locked in a bitter labor dispute over contracts since the beginning of the year. AA management and the union representing the mechanics haven’t been…
Welp, I saw it coming from a mile away and was optimistic that some supernatural event would keep it in the sky. But it’s official…the A380…
There used to be a time when you could go to the airport and walk all the way to the boarding gate without having go through security. In fact, one of my…
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