Air India is on the verge of announcing an order for 500 aircraft, which would give them an order book similar in size to United Airlines.
They are expected to order 400 narrowbody planes, and 100 wid
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U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China Theres not a huge reason not to do this, we should be doing far more genomic surveillance th
When an airline loses your luggage, theyll generally track it down and deliver it to you. Thats best case (sometimes theres so much lost luggage bags just get thrown in the trash).
Its not airline
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Aer Lingus is Irelands flag carrier. Aer Lingus is owned by the same company that owns British Airways, IAG, and its frequent flyer currency is known as Avios.
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An employee of American Airlines wholly-owned regional carrier Piedmont Airlines was sucked into the engine of an American-owned Envoy Air Embraer 175 aircraft that had arrived in Montgomery, Alabama
As 2022 winds down, Ive been thinking about what a fantastic year its been for family travel. My family has made some wonderful memories together on road trips, a cruise, domestic travel and internati
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Brutal Starbucks Rewards devaluation coming in February. I stopped caring about this program when they gutted it in 2016. Now it reminds me of 7-11s program.
When you reach a million mile threshold with Delta SkyMiles, they offer you a choice of gift. Its a really nice touch, or at least it was. The program was paused during the pandemic, and just re-lau
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Four ex Turkish Airlines Airbus A340s disappear to Iran
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Youve most likely heard about the meltdown Southwest Airlines is currently experiencing. It started with a bit of bad weather, but then the airlines antiquated software failed to dig the company out o
Las Vegas is one of the largest cities for Southwest Airlines. And with the carrier cancelling thousands of flights every day over the holidays, many of those who happened in Vegas have been forced to
A 2019 video about the mystery of Pan Am flight 914 has garnered over 22 million views. It generated renewed interest in a conspiracy theory thats been around for nearly 40 years about a flight from N
This is my rough guide to thinking about airlines and hotels. This can be useful, because it helps to understand announcements and changes that each one makes and also for transparency as you read my
A review of Marriotts Autograph Collection Watermark Baton Rouge flagged an interesting issue. On a peak demand date LSU football against Mississippi State, which LSU came from behind to win in the
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Classy.AA:”Also somewhat interesting. Is this the first time that AA has tried to to introduce a hot shelf stable meal option? Assuming the intent is to mix wi
There are 1,430 slot machines in the Las Vegas airport. Those slot machines have generated $1 billion in revenue.
The slot machines at Harry Reid International Airport have generated a total of $1 bi
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When Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam the London Heathrow Clubhouse will be treated as a first class lounge, not a business class lounge in order to exclude partn
United Airlines has suspended its Twitter ad spend. Thats not surprising, its the most woke of the major carriers in an industry thats simultaneously one of the most carbon-intensive and most virtue-
American Airlines pilots know theyre going to get well paid in a new contract. The company has publicly offered a 17% raise. They want 20%, and changes to work rules that (among other things) keep th
My morning routine is simple. It starts with coffee, and eases into work. Thats true whether Im at home or on the road.
Im drinking a little less than I used to. For years I joked that you could run