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...
Balkans Day 7: Refreshment In Kosovo
My brother and I were in Berlin on February 17, 2008, the day that Kosovo declared independence. At the time we considered flying immediately to Pristhina to join the celebration. That proved difficult, but visiting Kosovo was always on...
Fearful Flight Attendant Union Hits Back At United CEO
The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), the powerful union representing flight attendants at United Airlines, is not pleased with new CEO Scott Kirby…and it’s only his first full week on the job. But the AFA is also afraid that...
Lufthansa’s Shrewd Slot Deal Costs Little, Nets Billions
Lufthansa has reached a compromise with Germany and the European Union over its €9 billion bailout package. While Lufthansa must give up slots, the recipients of those slots will be far less likely to harm the entrenched German carrier....
Scott Kirby’s Plan To Save Jobs At United Airlines
United CEO Scott Kirby has reached out to employees with a broad vision to avoid furloughs and job cuts in October. But the devil remains in the details… In the first of a new video series to employees called...
