Reader Teo writes:I keep getting e-mail from Starwood telling me about their new feature that lets you book flights with your SPG points.Theyre selling it like its the best thing ever.You think about ...
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TVs in the waiting areas (and the lounges) are, for better or worse, a fact of life at American airports.CNNs Airport Network is by and large the most common channel, but not everywhere.South Bend, In...
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Downgraded: American Airlines considers going fully a la carte American Airlines is considering ditching the combo meal approach to plane tickets and going fully a-la-carte with all its fares.This pot...
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This weekends Observer has a fascinating article on the dark side of Dubai, which is precisely the sort of article the Dubai PR machine doesnt want to see in a major media outlet.Its a fascinating sto...
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The countdown to the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin is on.(T-minus 36 minutes as I type!) In the spirit of the moment, Im passing along this information for American voters...
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The next time someone tells you about the benefits of airlines with open seating, hit them with polling data: Travelers prefer to pre-select their seats for air travel.But not all travelers are picky....
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Downgraded: New York aviation landmarks There are a handful of routes where pilots use land markers to guide their approach for landing.New Yorks LaGuardia is one of them, and theyre about to lose a k...
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Watching the stock market today hasnt put me much in the mindset for some light-hearted after-hours travel blogging.But its got me thinking:A few months ago, despite signs of a nasty downturn and incr...
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European travelers who have gotten accustomed to traveling to the US without a visa might need to pay closer attention to the negotiations between the Bush administration and the European Union: Ameri...
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Paging Uri Geller!The TSA, always looking to transcend the continuities of the physical world, will soon seek clairvoyance by electronic means, with a new device designed to read emotions: The device,...
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For many, the promise of air taxi service on microjets (a.k.a. VLJs or very light jets) was the ultimate upgrade.Air taxis would offer point-to-point service, circumventing the hassle of major airport...
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Remember when the airlines banded together to encourage customers to help them lobby Congress to ban speculation, i.e., hedging, or futures contracts, in the oil market?Well, obviously some of these a...
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Carbon footprint measurers take note: Chicago OHare is taking steps to reduce the fuel burned by aircraft while theyre still on the ground. Its a worthy target: The jet fuel spent by commercial aircra...
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The photo shown to jurors in the liquid-bomber trial, picturing the apparent bomb-making ingredients The Economist has an article in the current issue on the recent trial of the so-called liquid bombe...
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United raised the fee for its second checked bag from $25 to $50 today.Their war on customers continues apace. As Ive argued before, having the first checked bag free and the second $50, as Delta does...
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Its come to this: A Quebec businessman whose name is one of the many that have erroneously landed on the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys flight passenger watch list has decided to change his nam...
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Take heart: Even the golden age of aviation had its detractors.Take, for example, this 1970s-era clip of Tim Conway, the late Harvey Korman, and Carol Burnett, with Conway sitting in the no-frills sec...
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Uniteds stock briefly sinks to a penny on accidental republication of 2002 bankruptcy article Some folks with sell stops got taken to the cleaners yesterday, and someone with a low-ball limit order ma...
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No, not THAT kind of Brazilian.The Republicans rolled out the jet that VP hopeful Sarah Palin will be using on the campaign: An Embraer 190, built in Brazil. What, not buying American?No pandering to ...
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My wife is from Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour west of Boston, and her mom called with the news that Worcesters municipal airport was getting air service operated by Virgin America. Sure enou...
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