I may be spared from the European travel ban, but I’m not looking forward to a potential quarantine upon reaching the USA… I listened to President Trump’s speech last night from the bed of my hotel…in Accra, Ghana. My...
Coronavirus Politics: Should Senior Citizens Fly?
There’s hysteria. Then there’s common sense. And as we try to make sense of what is hysteria and what is not, a big question is whether senior citizens should fly. Sadly, that question has become a political issue. The...
Flying Into Coronavirus Zones, For Fun
Coronavirus is highly contagious and can be fatal. So why am I flying into coronavirus zones? For fun. Kind of.
MI6? CIA? Mossad? I Leave My Seatmate Guessing
I had fun with my seatmate on a recent Turkish Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Istanbul, who thought I was a spy. As I shared in my first impressions post, the aircraft swapped from an A321 to an A321neo...
If I Had To Pick An Airport Terminal To Live In…
A six hour layover (which eventually turned into an eight hour layover) might sound horrible, but not with oneworld emerald status in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow. On the contrary, the layover flew by. I’m on my next trip...
Do Commercial Pilots Have A Stressful And Unsatisfying Job?
A new FlightGlobal survey suggests that commercial airline pilots in the United States are burdened with stress and job dissatisfaction. I asked 121pilot, our resident pilot at Live and Let’s Fly, if there was any truth to that claim...
Booked: Finnair A330, Air France A350, And Air Canada 787 Business Class!
It’s time to embark upon another journey that will take me to Helsinki, Paris, and Toronto. Why? To fly the Finnair A330, Air France A350, and Air Canada 787 of course! I’m doing my best to diversify my reviews...
Air New Zealand Economy Skynest: Innovative, But Practical?
Air New Zealand unveiled its Economy Skynest, a concept that seeks to bring bunk beds to economy class. While no doubt innovative, is the product practical? The new beds would be at least 200cm (~79 inches) long and 58cm (~23...
Thanks Ellen, “Recline To One Another” Is A Motto We Should All Live By
Yesterday, Ellen DeGeneres used her opening monologue to defend seat reclining. Specifically, she defended the American Airlines passenger who filmed the man behind her punching her seat. Her “Recline To One Another” motto is one that we should all...
Success! I Now Have Two U.S. Passports
Well, that was smoother than I thought. I went from having one passport with no space left for stamps to two empty passports…in a number of hours. Los Angeles Passport Agency: Easy I was able to make an appointment...
My Passport Dilemma
“A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” My former commanding officer in the U.S. Air Force had that quote boldly emblazoned on a plaque on his desk. Today that is quite...
Wow! British Airways 747 Sets Transatlantic Speed Record
British Airways has reclaimed the crown for fastest transatlantic subsonic flight, with a record-breaking journey from New York to London. In 2015, British Airways set a transatlantic speed record for subsonic travel by crossing the Pond (JFK-LHR) in 5 hours,...
My Seatmate Watched Porn On His Mobile Phone…
In-flight pornography has been in the news this week, with United sending its flight attendants to special training on how to handle passengers onboard who decide to watch porn. I have my own in-flight story relating to this subject...
The Horrible Life Of A Taxi Driver
The Los Angeles Times paints a picture of what it is like to be a cab driver in LA…and it isn’t pretty. Columnist Steve Lopez caught up with a couple of taxi drivers near Los Angeles International Airport and...
Gross: Airline Passenger Dries Out Wet Shoe In Overhead Vent
How do you pass the time on your flight? Reading? Watching a movie? Perhaps airing out your stinky shoe using the overhead vent? Passenger Shaming, one of my favorite Instagram accounts, brings us another installment of passengers malfeasance. An...
Two Days. Six Countries. Eight Cities. Four Flights. One Train.
One of the things I will be forever grateful for when it comes to air travel is the ease in which you can move from land to land in such a short time span. I mentioned that I flew...
The Joy Of Cutting It Close At The Airport
One of the great joys of travel is when you cut it really close…and it works. After my annoying delays in Lisbon earlier this week, I was happy to be back in my home turf. I flew up to...
An Airline Pilot Explains Why Full Automation Will Never Happen
121pilot, a U.S. commercial airline pilot and contributor to Live and Let’s Fly, writes about automation. Automation Of Commercial Airlines? It’s Not Going To Happen… Matthew’s recent blog entry about Boeing’s desire to cut pilots out of flying is just...
Fifth Freedom Flashback: Bangkok To Ho Chi Minh City On Qatar Airways + Lufthansa
This week we are taking a walk down memory lane with a vintage first class trip report. I’m sharing photos and brief commentary from a trip I took in the final days of 2010 and first days of 2011...
Airline Gate Agents Have A Tough Life…
An ode to gate agents, the unsung airline heroes. Flight attendants and pilots receive a lot of praise, and rightfully so. But gate agents are the unsung heroes of the frontline airline business. They receive the brunt of passenger...
