An American Airlines gate agent stirred controversy this week by offering a Christian prayer over the loudspeaker at a boarding gate at Washington National Airport. What should we make of this prayergate incident? The Prayer…In Full. In situations like...
A Note To Fathers On Fortitude
Happy Father’s Day to all my readers who are fathers. On this day in which we celebrate fatherhood, I want to offer a word of encouragement to all of you. As a father of two, I know that being...
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...
100,000 (And I Don’t Mean Miles)
Usually when I write about 100,000 I am talking about a credit card offer or achieving top-tier status. Not so today, sadly. Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a poignant front cover simply listing the names of...
And Baby Makes Four
In the midst of death and destruction comes new life. I’m pleased to announce the arrival of my daughter, Claire Marie Annedore Klint. We live in a cruel world, particularly in this era of COVID-19. There is tremendous uncertainty,...
VE Day: 75 Years Later, We Remain Thankful And Inspired
Today was meant to be a day of widespread celebration across the United States, the Commonwealth, and Europe. For today is the day, 75 years ago, that Allied powers secured final victory over Axis powers in World War II....
Would You Infect Yourself With COVID-19 In Order To Travel Again?
This is not a far-fetched or click-bait question, though it is a theoretical one. With immunity passports being floated as a necessary condition to travel, what would you do if faced with the choice of being grounded in perpetuity?...
Passing Over Holy Week
What an odd week this has been. For two of the Abrahamic faiths, this is one of the most important weeks on the calendar. Passover and Eastertide center on God’s deliverance but are remembered in community…neither were intended to...
Critical Thinking On COVID-19 With A Nod To History
What if we are approaching this all wrong? If you have some time, listen to the interview below with Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University. He’s a a Greek-American physician-scientist and epidemiologist who studies scientific research itself. Ioannidis published...
My Shelter-In-Place Diet Is Worse Than My Travel Diet…
Usually I eat healthy at home and splurge when I travel, especially onboard an airplane. Lately, I’ve fallen into the junk food trap at home. How about you? My wife is a wonderful cook and very good at making...
The Future Of Live And Let’s Fly In Our New World…
Dear Readers, I’ve received an uptick in nasty email and comments this week celebrating the imminent collapse of Live and Let’s Fly. I’ve also received notes and comments from many concerned about me and my family as we adjust...
The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Fear Itself…
It has been quite a week, hasn’t it? My week started at Frequent Traveller University in Washington, DC followed by a pair of United flights from Washington National to Cape Town via Newark. Less than a week later, the...
SWISS Chocolate And Free Speech…
SWISS is dropping chocolatier Läderach from its onboard premium cabin offering due to controversial, public positions on divisive social issues by the CEO. I assess the issue differently than the Zeitgeist. If you’ve ever flown SWISS business class over the...
On Kobe Bryant, Helicopters, And Life…
Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter, and seven others died in a tragic helicopter crash yesterday just minutes from my house. Bryant’s untimely death is another reminder to cherish the moments you have with loved ones. It was a foggy...
My Silent Seatmate From Sydney…
My seatmate from Sydney to Los Angeles was an odd bird. I still cannot figure her out… I’m not much of a talker on flights, short or long. I’ll generally engage my seatmate if I am first engaged, but...
20:20 Vision For 2020 On Live And Let’s Fly
Happy New Year dear readers from around the world. It’s time to reflect back and look ahead. As I explained in my Christmas Day post, 2019 was a tough year for me. In fact, in many ways it was...
My 2019 Christmas Reflection
A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my dear readers. I find myself in Los Angeles this Christmas for the first time in three years. It will be nice to spend the day with my side of...
Unprovoked Attack Against Delta Passenger By Beggar Raises More Questions Than Answers
What should our reaction be to a beggar who walked up to a Delta passenger in Atlanta checking-in for his flight and punched him the face? How should we answer calls to step up police vigilance and reduce vagrancy...
Part III: Heartfelt Conversations With Iraqi Kurds
As Turkish forces embark upon a massive offensive into Kurdish-controlled Northeast Syria, memories of my 2011 trip to Iraqi Kurdistan are in the front of my mind. > Part I: A Day Trip To Iraq > Part II: Exploring...
9/11 Reflections From United Airlines CEO (And From Me)
Today marks a solemn anniversary in American history, a day of tragedy made more tragic by the fear-based response that followed…and continues 18 years later. Nearly two decades later, each trip to the airport remains a reminder of how...
