Boeing has asked for a one-year extension and additional funding for its Air Force One program, citing the coronavirus and subsequent problems with subcontractors. Boeing Warns Of Air Force One Delay In 2018, Boeing signed a $3.9 billion deal...
Passenger Skips Security Screening, Forces Diversion On American Airlines
An American Airlines Airbus A321 enroute to Cancun diverted after a former employee bypassed security screening by entering the secure side of the airport through an employee-only entrance, then boarded the aircraft. American Airlines A321 Diverts After Passenger Skips...
Review: Turkish Airlines A350 Business Class
Without a doubt, the Airbus A350-900 is my favorite aircraft in the Turkish Airlines fleet. Not only is the aircraft spacious, but it is simply beautiful. Plus, Turkish Airlines has restored much (but not all) of its pre-pandemic service...
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? American Airlines CEO Doug Parker Attends Wedding Of Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Who Confronted Him On Race
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker attended a wedding over Memorial Day weekend…for a very special Southwest Airlines flight attendant he met while on a flight to Dallas earlier this year. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, The Wedding Guest I...
Spirit Airlines Confronts American Airlines In Miami
Spirit Airlines will not only launch service to Miami, but add 30 new routes starting this autumn. All but one route will represent a direct challenge to American Airlines, setting up a fare war that may not benefit either...
Heartwarming: Mother Encounters Her Late Daughter In Delta Air Lines Jet Bridge
A touching story of a mother running in her a picture of her late daughter during a trip to Florida in a Delta Air Lines jet bridge. Mother Encounters Her Late Daughter, A Delta Air Lines Model, In New...
Toxic Marriott Needlessly Alienates Loyal Elite Members
Marriott has become a toxic brand, needlessly alienating loyal elite members by not holding its franchises accountable, resulting in wildly different treatment for guests depending upon where you stay. This is the opposite of how loyalty should work. When...
Air Force Two Suffers Landing Gear Issue, Diverts
Enroute to Guatemala aboard Air Force Two on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her entourage encountered a technical issue onboard, forcing a return to Joint Base Andrews. Air Force Two Diverts After Landing Gear Issue Vice President Harris...
Capricornio Air, A New Airline in Peru With Global Ambitions?
A new airline has filed paperwork to operate a series of domestic routes in Peru with a fleet list a mile long. Is Capricornio Air for real or more aptly named Baltia Peru? And if real, where does it...
Apple iOS 15 Features Several Travel Upgrades
Apple unveiled iOS 15 today, which features many upgrades including several impacting travel. New partnerships with Disney, Hyatt, and TSA promise to make the travel experience easier through an upgrade to Apple’s popular Wallet app. Apple iOS 15 Travel...
Are Brits Barmy? (Poll Finds Most Want Travel Banned)
As CEOs from airlines on both sides of the Atlantic call for the immediate opening of a quarantine-free travel corridor between the United States and United Kingdom, I was shocked to learn that most Brits want all international travel...
My Totally Ordinary, Drama-Free Hotel Stay
While my friend Ben at One Mile At A Time struggled in Mykonos, I enjoyed a totally ordinary, drama-free hotel stay in Santa Barbara at Hyatt’s Mar Monte Hotel. An Ordinary, Drama-Free Hotel Stay…What A Concept! If you’ve missed...
Yum: United Airlines Restores Fresh Fruit Onboard
A small, but personally meaningful catering victory this month, as United Airlines has restored freshly-cut fruit onboard both domestic and international flights. United Airlines Returns Fresh Cut Fruit With Breakfast Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and...
IATA Boss Willie Walsh Blasts EU Ban On Belarus Flights
An interesting development in the battle between Belarus and the European Union, as former British Airways CEO and current IATA Director General Willie Walsh has condemned the EU for blocking Belarusian flights in its airspace. IATA Boss Willie Walsh...
United Perks Plus Changes Offers Peek Behind Curtain
United’s Perks Plus, the airline’s business incentive program, made changes to its redemptions. Those changes give us a rare glimpse behind the curtain of United Airlines’ current performance. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Airline Alcohol Ban Won’t Stop Incidents
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have both banned alcohol aboard their flights amidst a spat of customer incidents, but as terrible as those issues have been, it won’t solve the problem. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for...
Alaska-Emirates Partnership Effectively Ending Before July 31st
Alaska Airlines and Emirates have announced the upcoming end to their partnership but despite a July 31st termination date, aspects of the arrangement have already ended it would appear. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...
How Different Is It To Fly A Narrowbody Versus Widebody Airplane?
Resident pilot 121pilot, a captain for a major U.S. airline, authors a new column on Live and Let’s Fly called Ask Your Captain. His mission: demystify the flight deck and an answer any question you may have on the...
Ouch: Brutal Fight Breaks Out At American Airlines Check-In Counter In Miami
Another day, another fight at Miami International Airport. Welcome to the next chapter of our Miami Airport Flight Club Tales. This time, passengers did not even wait to get past security in order to start fighting. Miami Fight Club,...
I’m Selling An Invisible Airbus A350-1000 For $20 Million…
Italian Artist Salvatore Garau just sold an invisible sculpture for $18,000. I wasn’t aware of the market for invisible objects, but I’ve decided to sell an Airbus A350-1000 for only $20 Million, a huge discount off the $366.5 million...
