United Airlines will restore meal service to more first class Hawaii flights and upgrade entree selections starting next month (including adding a vegan choice on some flights). It will also provision more sandwiches onboard and add cooling gel pillows...
Air Travel, Stimulus Checks, And Durable Goods
Two stories caught my attention, both relating to air travel demand. First, comments from the United CEO that people are ready to travel because they’ve already bought all the durable goods they need during the pandemic. Second, a surge...
United Flight Attendants Complain Serving Drinks Creates “Toxic Environment” Onboard
The union representing United Airlines flight attendants has complained that United’s resumption of snack and alcohol sales onboard creates a “toxic environment” that does not prioritize the safety of flight attendants. United Flight Attendants: Toxic Environment Created By Onboard...
Airlines Pressure Biden Administration To Drop Travel Restrictions
Airlines are pushing the Biden Administration to drop a number of travel restrictions including pre-flight testing requirement for travelers flying to the USA, if they are vaccinated. They also want U.S. health officials to unequivocally state that vaccinated travelers...
South African Airways Under Investigation For “Extraordinarily Dangerous” Takeoff
South African Airways (SAA) is under investigation after a flight crew miscalculated the weight onboard a cargo flight and nearly stalled the aircraft during takeoff. While automatic safety features onboard saved the day, the close call raised many concerns,...
Delta CEO: “People Are Ready To Reclaim Their Lives”
Delta CEO Ed Bastian believes that people are ready to “reclaim” their lives and start traveling again. Delta CEO Says People Are Ready To Reclaim Their Lives By Booking Travel Speaking to Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News, Bastian...
Idiots: American Airlines Passengers Fight Over Who Exits Plane First
Save a few seconds, lose a few hours? That was the case for passengers onboard an American Airlines flight who battled it out over who would leave the aircraft first. A Post-Flight Fight On American Airlines Over Who Can...
How China Airlines Said Goodbye To Boeing 747
After 45 years of gracing the sky for China Airlines, the Taiwanese airline has completed its final Boeing 747 flight…to nowhere. Final China Airlines 747 Flight Last autumn, I noted that China Airlines would retire its 747 passenger fleet...
A Private Jet Trip For My Family
I recently introduced my wife and daughter to the private jet experience for the first time with a brief family trip to the Bay Area. A Weekend Family Private Jet Trip Last summer, my first trip in the air...
United Airlines Bets On International Travel Rebound
For CEO Scott Kirby, United Airlines is positioned as the “goldilocks” carrier when it comes to riding the wave of a new surge in international traffic. United Airlines CEO Sees International Travel Rebound Around Corner During the JP Morgan Industrials...
Are American Airlines And JetBlue To Blame For Miami Unrest?
Miami Beach is a hot mess, with a state of emergency declared after crowds grew so large and boisterous over the weekend that law enforcement could not control them. Are cheap fares from American Airlines and JetBlue to blame for...
Transcontinental Business Class Dinner: American Airlines Vs. United Airlines
My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. I’ve recently flown both...
United Airlines Requires Passengers Who Cannot Wear Masks To Present Negative COVID-19 Test
The new federal mandate on masks requires airlines to make exceptions for passengers with disabilities who cannot keep a mask on. In implementing this new federal exemption, United Airlines will require those passengers to present negative COVID-19 PCR tests....
United Airlines Will Share Passenger Feedback Directly With Flight Attendants
In a move that aims to increase transparency and encourage flight attendants to provide excellent service, United Airlines will start sharing post-flight passenger feedback directly with flight attendants from that flight. United Airlines Will Share Post-Flight Passenger Feedback Directly...
The Impact Of Vaccine Diplomacy On Travel
As wealthier nations seek to flex their diplomatic muscle through vaccine diplomacy, there’s an obvious upside beyond saving lives: it will help restore travel faster. Vaccine Diplomacy Will Help More Rapidly Resume International Travel As the United States waits...
Review: United Airlines 757-200 Business Class
For my trip home from Washington, DC, I again flew via Newark in order to enjoy a lie-flat seat from coast-to-coast This review covers my business class flight on United Airlines from Newark to Los Angeles onboard a Boeing...
Air India Bans Employees From Posting Criticism On Social Media
Unions representing Air India employees have promised to lodge a challenge to Air India’s social media policy, which prohibits all employees–even retired ones–from posting any critical information or opinion on social media that may reflect poorly against Air India....
Paris Enters Month-Long Lockdown
The City of Lights is shutting down again in an attempt to stave off a third wave of COVID-19. From midnight, Paris will enter lockdown for one month. 2021 Paris Lockdown Over the last 24 hours, France has recorded...
Horrific: United Flight Diverts After Man Bites Ear Off Seatmate
An agitated man on a United Airlines flight allegedly bit the ear off one passenger and broke the nose of another during a bloody brawl likely fueled by drugs. United Airlines Passenger Goes On Attack, Bites Ear Off Seatmate...
Review: Park Hyatt Washington DC
In what seems to be a new tradition, I retuned to the Park Hyatt Washington, DC for the presidential inauguration in January, exactly four years after my last visit. This review covers my stay and reveals that not much...
