While moseying though airliners.net, I stumbled down a rabbit hole…a 1980s East German TV services called Treffpunkt Flughafen (Airport Meeting Point) that explores the life of an IL-62 crew flying for Interflug, the flag carrier of the DDR (East...
My Scary Road Rage Incident In Los Angeles
Ok, this is only tangentially related to travel, but I want to reflect upon a road rage incident in Los Angeles that occurred over the weekend. Road Rage In Los Angeles Sunday afternoon I was driving through a two-lane...
American Airlines Sees A Business Case For Political Activism
I’m fascinated by how airlines have become involved in political issues and the reasons they provide for doing so. The latest example: how American Airlines CEO Doug Parker justifies his carrier’s vocal role in opposing Republican-led efforts to change...
American Airlines Moves In Right Direction With Service Resumptions
American Airlines has announced full beverage service will be restored to first class next month and later to economy class. Buy-onboard snacks and meals will also return this summer. It’s a small step, but a step in the right...
Own An Ex-Lufthansa DC-8 For As Little As $22,500!
A former Lufthansa Cargo DC-8 is on the auction block this week, with an opening of price of about $22,500. Could this be the “guest house” you’ve always dreamed of or perhaps a new restaurant to compete with the...
Summer In Europe? Americans Welcomed In Greece, Soon In France
It looks like 2021 will not be another lost summer of travel for U.S. citizens. In addition to widespread domestic re-openings, Iceland and Greece are now open and France has indicated vaccinated Americans will be welcomed this summer. Summer...
United Airlines Targets Southwest Airlines In New Ad Campaign
United Airlines is stepping up its advertising in Denver, with a new citywide ad campaign intended to highlight United’s ties to the Mile High City and distinguish it from Southwest Airlines. United Airlines Launches New Denver Ad Campaign Over...
United Airlines Adds Service To Croatia, Greece, Iceland
United Airlines is ramping up service to three nations that are welcoming vaccinated U.S. citizens with new summer service to Athens (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia), and Reykjavik (Iceland). United Airlines Adds Washington – Athens Service From July 1st through October...
Qatar Airways CEO Mocks British Airways: The Power Of Shame
Sometimes shaming is a powerful tool to move others toward corrective action. I admire what Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker set out to accomplish in powerfully shaming British Airways. Qatar Airways CEO Shames British Airways Qatar Airways owns...
Collateral Damage from American Express Centurion Lounge Change
The blogging world was atwitter with condemnation over a change in 2023 for AMEX cardholders, but few have mentioned the collateral damage from the new American Express Centurion lounge charge. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
Will Biden/Harris Re-Open Cuban Relations?
With the Biden/Harris administration in the White House, will there be an effort to re-open Cuban-US relations as we saw under President Obama/Biden? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...
Serious Travelers Need Crypto, Not Banks
Financial institutions still struggle with both simple and complex transactions abroad, serious travelers need cryptocurrencies. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook...
Vintage TWA Travel Posters
While I was in the TWA Hotel last week at New York Kennedy, I enjoyed viewing a gallery of vintage TWA travel posters. Vintage TWA Travel Posters The TWA Hotel does so many things well, but one of my...
A Productive Day Trip To New York JFK On United Airlines
When United Airlines left New York Kennedy five years ago, I was present to say goodbye. Five years later, I was happy to welcome United back and enjoy transcontinental service between Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK) once...
Will United Airlines Install More Seatback TVs After All?
Yesterday, Live and Let’s Fly reported on a video that strongly suggested, if not outright stated, that United Airlines would install seatback TVs and larger overhead bins on its older narrobowdy aircraft. But United has silently removed all mention...
When Prince Philip Flew Concorde…Himself
It’s one thing to have flown Concorde as a passenger. It’s quite another to have actually piloted it. On January 12 1972, Prince Philip took the controls of Concorde, the world’s first supersonic airliner, during one of its early test flights....
Review: United Club Atlanta (ATL)
I’ve been refreshing my reviews of domestic United Clubs lately and noticed that I had never published a review of the United Club in Atlanta, which I visited just a month before the pandemic began. While this lounge is...
United Airlines Will Add Seatback Screens To Older Aircraft
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has talked often during the pandemic about emerging as the best airline in the world. While hardly an unusual aspiration for an airline leader, United is taking a number of steps that it hopes...
United Airlines Upgrades Economy Class Pillows
It is rare to see soft product enhancement during the pandemic, particularly in economy class, but United Airlines is trialing pillows which appear to be a genuine upgrade. April 16, 2021 UPDATE: United will add this pillow to all its...
Israeli Passengers Arrested In Germany After Raucous Lufthansa Flight
Six Israeli passengers were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after refusing to wear masks on a Lufthansa flight from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt. Israeli Passengers Arrested In Germany After Horrific Lufthansa Flight Once again, alcohol was a culprit....
