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...
United Airlines’ Role In Upcoming Presidential Debates
United Airlines will serve as the official airline of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) for the 2020 election. United Airlines’ Role in Upcoming Presidential Debates This year, the CPD will hold four presidential debates, the first of which...
Delta Air Lines Adds Three New LAX Routes
Delta is adding three new routes from its LAX hub, including new service to Palm Springs. The new routes comes as Delta continues to seek out demand in new places. New Delta Los Angeles – Fresno Service Delta will...
Mask For Thee, But Not For Me? (Flight Attendant Without Mask)
A picture has gone viral on reddit showing a United Airlines flight attendant serving the cabin without a mask on. Because its authenticity has been called into dispute, I’ve chosen to blur her face. But that won’t stop us...
Two-Year-Old Booted From American Airlines Flight For Not Wearing Mask While CEO Frolics Without One
Cue the false equivalency charges, but today we are going to look at a tale of two masks on American Airlines. Enough is enough with the masking of tiny children, especially when they are trying to sleep…especially when the...
Senate Republicans Introduce $28.8 Billion Airline Relief Package
With a wider extension of pandemic-related relief stalled in Congress, two U.S. Senators have introduced a stand-alone aid package which would buttress U.S. airlines through March 2021. Details: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act Introduced by Senators Susan Collins...
Air Canada Will Offer Super Elites Free Snacks In Economy Class (But Not Meals…)
Air Canada will offer complimentary alcohol and snacks to its top-tier Super Elite members traveling in economy class. But such “snacks” will not include fresh meals for sale onboard. Air Canada Offers Super Elite Members Free Drinks + Snacks...
British Pilots Decry UK Foreign Secretary’s Choice To Fly United Over British Airways
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is under fire for flying United Airlines instead of British Airways from Washington to London last week. UK Foreign Secretary Flies United Instead Of British Airways On Thursday evening, Raab flew UA918 from Washington...
How A Fiji Airways 737 Travelled To The UK
A Fiji Airways 737 is now a long way from home after a three-stop transpacific and transatlantic adventure to the United Kingdom. Fiji Airways 737 Makes Multi-Stop Journey To UK DQ-FJF, a 737-700 affectionately known as “Foxtrot” to pilots...
