When you are evaluating the acquisition of new technology how do you determine whether it will be a good fit? Do you just buy it without testing it, as the U.S. did in the case of airport full body...
Disaster Avoided at German Airports
Disaster has been avoided, as German Air Traffic Controllers just moments ago called off a strike planned for tomorrow after a court ruled they could not strike earlier in the day. The move comes too late for some carriers,...
Exploring Berlin Tempelhof Airport
One of the most storied airports of all time, Berlin Tempelhof Airport is brimming with history. The airport site was once Knights Templar land in medieval Berlin, and from this beginning came the Tempelhof name. The airport officially opened...
Off to the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg!
I’m flying up to Hamburg today on a two-day business trip to attend the 2011 Aircraft Interiors Expo–every airline nerd’s dream. While I will refrain from disclosing my precise reason for going, there will be representatives present from the...
Save Money with Deutsche Bahn’s Schönes-Wochenende Tickets
I’m off to Luxembourg today! The plan is to travel by train to Luxembourg, spend five or six hours there, then travel back to Frankfurt, perhaps stopping in Trier, Germany if time permits. I’m taking along my brother and...
A Change in Venue Coming for Live and Let’s Fly in 2011
Happy 2011! The New Year is upon us and another adventure is drawing near. I recently accepted a job with Star Alliance and will be moving to Frankfurt, Germany later this month to work. The assignment is set to...
