United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines finally figured out that the government was not going to help them fill up planes by offering a comprehensive, fast, reliable, affordable COVID-19 testing regime. So now both carriers will offer it themselves. Neither...
Report: My Visit To U.S. Supreme Court In Memory Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
After a short but poignant private service inside the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court, the casket of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was placed on the portico of the Supreme Court and the public were welcomed...
Life Inside Hong Kong Quarantine Detention From The Eyes Of A British Airways Flight Attendant
After one British Airways crew member tested positive for COVID-19, all flight attendants on her flight were rousted from their hotel rooms and brought to a quarantine detention center in Hong Kong. One flight attendant has offered ongoing commentary...
Help Name South Africa’s Newest Airline (And Win Free Travel For One Year)
Although a pandemic marks a strange time to start a new airline, a new carrier plans domestic service later this year. But this new airline has no name yet and has turned to the South African public for help....
Air Force One Replica Landing In New York City
I feel kind of sheepish not knowing better, but while flying into National Airport earlier this week I photographed what I thought was Air Force One. Turns out it is just an exact replica…and one that is open to...
My Circuitous Trip To Washington, DC On United Airlines
To get to Washington, DC for the RBG remembrance, I could have taken a nonstop trip from Los Angeles to Washington Dulles. But I flew via San Francisco and Newark instead. Wait, what? Allow me to explain my circuitous...
United Airlines Plans Improved Onboard Meal Offerings
Starting next month, first class passengers can expect something more than a snack box on many United flights in the forward cabin. Ice cream is also returning as well as full meals on longer Hawaiian flights. United Airlines Restores...
Free Flights For Life For Baby Born On EgyptAir
How does an airline arrive with one more passengers than when it left? Answer: an unexpected onboard birth. An EgyptAir flight recently welcomed a new passenger and will now award her with free flights for life due. Free Flights...
I’m Flying To Washington, DC To Pay My Respects To RBG
I honor people, but I also honor institutions. For both of those reasons, I am headed to Washington, DC to pay my respects to Justice Ginsburg. A Trip To DC To Say Goodbye to Justice Ginsburg I published my...
The Bold Body Language Of American Airlines CEO Doug Parker
When I read non-fiction, it is usually biographies and autobiographies. As my career continues to develop, I find studies in leadership probative, both in a cautionary and instructive way. But while leadership and dominance are not synonymous, sometimes leadership...
Air Force Two Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike
Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike shortly after takeoff. Air Force Two Bird Strike The incident occurred shortly after takeoff last night in Manchester, New Hampshire,...
Helsinki Airport Uses Dogs To Sniff Out Coronavirus
Helsinki Airport will use dogs to sniff out COVID-19 after encouraging trials. If the pilot program is successful, we may see such a testing regime expand far beyond Finland and replace the need for more conventional testing. Helsinki Airports...
