When Air Canada Signature Class disappoints at key touchpoints
I wanted to love flying Air Canada across the Atlantic. I have a soft spot in my heart for many parts of the true north. I adore Montréal, t... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Hugging the coast on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner
Coastal erosion has disrupted Amtrak’s scenic Pacific Surfliner service between San Diego and Irvine, California. But just before Amtr... Continue Reading
Limited catering and lavatory quirks sully Delta A321neo experience
As a somewhat loyal Delta flyer, I jumped at a recent opportunity to book a roundtrip transcontinental journey on the airline’s newly acquir... Continue Reading
When Air Canada IFC came through—mostly—on a must-be-online day
When momentous occasions happen, there are times when you’re especially glad to be able to be online in the air, as I was on an Air Canada f... Continue Reading
Innovative Avanti Standard Premium cabin let down by patchy service
As intercity premium rail travel moves away from being focused on the business traveller segment, there is a market for those who want addit... Continue Reading
How United’s accessible in-seat IFE lives up to expectations
Ever since I penned a piece about United Airlines’ new inflight entertainment system and its suite of accessibility features including... Continue Reading
Finding USB ports at every seat on unique United CRJ550 is a thrill
The CRJ550 is an interesting aircraft. While it’s nothing more than a lower-capacity CRJ700 configured with 50 seats to meet certain pilot c... Continue Reading
Geven Essenza sparkles as Austrian A320 Eurobusiness
It has been five years since your author first wrote about Italian seatmaker Geven’s Essenza slimline in these pages, and after multiple on-... Continue Reading
Inter City charter service brings welcome quality to UK West Coast
Ongoing problems on the UK West Coast Main Line rail route, which connects the nation’s largest cities, has led to chronic overcrowding and ... Continue Reading
15-year-old solo flyer’s take on American’s 787 to Venice
I admit I’ve given my parents a few sleepless nights in the past. But my attitude started to change when I moved from the United States to I... Continue Reading
Why Ontario’s GO Transit is a go-to for travelers, including PRMs
Living in rural Ontario, there are next to no affordable options for me to travel to a major Canadian city that do not involve driving. That... Continue Reading
Celebrating cabin consistency on a very old A321-100 and early A320neo
On a recent Lufthansa connection from Hamburg to Lyon via Frankfurt, I had the opportunity to fly on one of the oldest operating Airbus narr... Continue Reading
Seeking the post-pandemic premium in Delta Premium Select
What exactly makes Premium Economy premium? That’s the question I asked myself on a recent Delta flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class aboard A350-1000 is breath of fresh air
A handful of airlines operate morning departures from the US Northeast to London Heathrow. It is on one of these morning departures that you... Continue Reading
British Airways Club Suite delivers big upgrade over former seat
Arriving into London Heathrow from Hamburg with several hours to spare before my flight home to New York, I decided to spend a couple of hou... Continue Reading