It’s 2019, and modern airplanes can go further, carrying more people than ever before. We’ve gotten used to that in the United States, where for-profit airlines are trying to make as much money off the flying public as possible. Sure, there are holdouts, like Southwest, who still lets you check up to two bags included…
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I’ve been in a job where I’ve traveled basically weekly – at least 45 weeks a year – for work. Rarely get work from home weeks so when I get them, they’re a blessing. I get my alone time during the travel week and then spend time with my Boo when I am at home….
Read More →With Alaska Airlines’ announcement that they are going to offer “basic economy” fares, that means that all the majors now offer complete no-frills fares. Why? Because they have to compete with the likes of Spirit and Frontier. Instead of pulling fares – and service – up, the airline industry is now having to compete at the…
Read More →Every road warrior has stories – good and bad – about their favorite airline. But the thing is, for most people who have a favorite airline that they use the most frequently, those good stories outweigh the bad. The “Hey, the flight attendant on yesterday’s flight was so nice because X and Y” stories outweigh…
Read More →There was apparently a bill that the United States Congress – you know, the guys and gals that have approval ratings that hover just above syphilis and people who microwave fish at work – to privatize the Air Traffic Control system. And not only was it not laughed out of committee, it passed! This in itself…
Read More →If you’re an American, you already know that people around the world either hate us or think we’re just plain stupid. Then again, let’s see what happens in France this weekend, and we’ll see if we get a pass. Anyway, so there’s now a ban on anything larger than a cellphone traveling in the cabin…
Read More →There’s a lot of “best” airline lists out there, but until now I haven’t seen much of anyone pushing a list of the worst. But WalletHub has fixed that for us! So if you’re interested, you can take a look at the best and worst airlines of 2016, as well as the best and worst…
Read More →So I get a few news alerts during the day that tells me about what’s going on with the big guys (hint, Delta just passed United as the second largest airline), or maybe some cool stuff about airplane design. I mean who wouldn’t want to read an informational article about Boeing’s new patent for an…
Read More →So I have a side hobby that keeps me busy called CatastropheCast, in which I talk about disasters and catastrophes that have happened in the last couple hundred years. A big part of that is airplane crashes, which luckily have become much more rare these days. Arguably one of the most important airline incidents was…
Read More →If you follow my twitter feed, then you’ll note that as of late, I’ve had some not very nice things to say about Delta. Now don’t get me wrong; they are a big airline, and they have a very nice route map. But I have to say it’s not the route map or the size…
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