New England Airlines brings the AvGeek fun on Britten-Norman Islander
It’s always nice to check off a bucket list item, and with a recent trip out east that’s exactly what I did with the little known New Englan... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Why Korean Air garners kudos for its Boeing 777 layout
Returning home to New York City from Seoul recently meant a 14-hour nonstop flight in economy class aboard Korean Air’s Boeing 777-300ER. On... Continue Reading
How Finnair celebrated its inaugural from Seattle to Helsinki
As international air travel returns, many airlines and airports are happily celebrating new services and new routes and, in some cases, show... Continue Reading
Qantas lounge at London Heathrow delivers laid back luxury
As the famous “Kangaroo” route between London and Sydney kicks back into gear with the easing of travel restrictions, Qantas’ London Heathro... Continue Reading
What to expect when flying WestJet Encore
During my recent Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, I needed to get from Calgary to Kelowna in order to catch the final leg of my adventure ... Continue Reading
PED power and ticket flexibility ensure stellar American Eagle hop
While it may not rise to the level of frequency seen on true air shuttle routes like the Northeast Corridor or Seoul to Jeju, the New York C... Continue Reading
COVID’s razor: post-pandemic crunch or bad PaxEx?
There’s an old adage known as Hanlon’s razor that suggests that one never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidit... Continue Reading
An excellent Korean economy experience, broken by a seat
A trip to visit family found me flying from Vancouver to Seoul recently. Neither Air Canada nor Korean Air offered daily flights on this cit... Continue Reading
Cathay Pacific’s London Heathrow lounge: as great as ever?
Cathay Pacific’s lounges have a reputation for offering a standard-setting premium service, but after the pandemic and in competition ... Continue Reading
Paperwork questions aside, JetBlue excels on JFK-SXM
Even as some Covid restrictions are eased, flying internationally is far more stressful than it used to be. During a recent trip to the AvGe... Continue Reading
Exploring Air North, Yukon’s Airline, between Kelowna and Vancouver
Air North, the small, Whitehorse, Canada-based airline that bills itself as Yukon’s Airline, has always intrigued me. I first spotted ... Continue Reading
Pacific Coastal flying as WestJet Link delivers sightseeing adventure
With two legs down in my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast Edition — first on Lynx Air and then Flair Airlines — it was time f... Continue Reading
BA’s outstation lounge outlier: Geneva’s hidden gem
Normally when you fly business from non-hub European airports all you have to look forward to when it comes to outstation lounges is a dim r... Continue Reading
Getting there on not-so-unique Flair with a low fare
With the first flight of my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast edition in the books, it was time for me to head back to Vancouver... Continue Reading
Why Canadian ULCC Lynx Air is a bargain that’s hard to beat
There’s a new airline flying just north of the border, in Canada. Introducing Lynx Air, a Calgary-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) ... Continue Reading