New York-based Eastern Airlines has acquired an ex-Singapore Airlines 777-200 to augment its fleet of all-widebody, all-Boeing aircraft. Eastern Airlines currently has a fleet of four aircraft, including: 2 Boeing 767-200 2 Boeing 767-300 The airline operates scheduled service...
The Autonomous, Theocratic, Male-Only Land I Can’t Wait To Visit
Nestled off the coast of Thessaloniki is an autonomous peninsula under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. It is home to over 20 monasteries, forbids women from setting foot there, and is high on my bucket...
Turkish Airlines Engages in Self-Cannibalism With Catering Cuts
Did you know that some snakes die trying to eat themselves? For example, a rat snake was found dead, having swallowed 2/3 of its body. As crude of an analogy as it is, Turkish Airlines does more than starve...
Qatar Airways Threatens To Sever Business With Airbus And Boeing
Qatar Airways’ Chief Akbar Al Baker has a warning for Airbus and Boeing: allow us to defer orders or we will never do business with you again. Qatar Airways Has Many Aircraft On Orders Despite a young fleet, COVID-19,...
What Delta And United Are Saying About Death Of George Floyd
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are talking about the death of George Floyd without mentioning him by name. Both carriers, one more publicly than the other, are stressing general principles of equality rather than addressing the incident directly....
Balkans Day 8: Racism In Skopje + A Pirated Hollywood Premiere
It is timely that Day 8 of my Balkans trip report comes today. As cities burn across the United States over the death of George Floyd and frustration over decades of structural inequality, an encounter in Skopje, North Macedonia...
United Airlines Is Cutting Upper Management Positions
It’s not just frontline employees and office clerical workers at United Airlines who will be taking a hit; some long-term, high-level management employees will also be forced out of the company this autumn. Live and Let’s Fly received a...
American CEO Doug Parker Has Earned My Respect
It’s what we do when no one is watching that actually defines our character. For Doug Parker, that involved reading a book, trying to seek understanding, and unwittingly touching the life of another human being, in this case a...
United Airlines’ Expanded July 2020 International Schedule
United Airlines will be adding more international service to its July schedule. During the month of July, United will add: Additional trans-Atlantic flying from Newark (EWR), Washington (IAD), and San Francisco (SFO), including resumption of service to Brussels (BRU),...
Discount Airlines May Be Coronavirus Travel Remedy
Airlines are suffering along with other businesses during the coronavirus crisis. But discount airlines may be just the remedy that the travel industry needs. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here and...
Portugal Is Open to (Most) Visitors
Portugal is one of the few countries re-opening to tourists… well, most tourists. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here and help support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or...
This Time Will Be Different
As cities, states, and nations re-open, I promise this time will be different, this time I will appreciate what we’ve all been taking for granted. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here...
