BidUp program on Amtrak works but is it worth it?
With international travel still more of a hassle than I want to put up with and COVID-19 overburdening the hospital systems of many states, ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: nose-to-tail
United 787-9 largely excites on premium transcon route
What better way to return home from an event like Cranky Dorkfest, a gathering of AvGeeks from all over the country, than to fly on one of t... Continue Reading
A tale of two halves: British Airways’ Eurobiz in COVID times
British Airways’ Club Europe business class can be great value on European flights. Priority checkin and lounge access make the airport expe... Continue Reading
Why Amtrak should include digital overhaul in its future plans
When traveling between New York and Washington DC, I try to use Amtrak as much as possible. Flights linking these two cities are often expen... Continue Reading
Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat
With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading
Queues and holdups mar COVID-era Eurotunnel trip
Travelling between the UK and France during COVID-19 has never been easy, but it has certainly never felt as odd as this last month, with ca... Continue Reading
Flying US-Europe proves less rigid than expected, but be prepared
Flying to Europe right now feels like it is fraught with uncertainties. The rules for entering the UK and EU member states can change quickl... Continue Reading
JetBlue seeks to get personal with A320 refurbishment
As a frequent JetBlue flyer since the year 2000, I have watched the airline’s product evolve and mature through the years. I was there in th... Continue Reading
The future of airports: Japan’s ekinaka station cluster concept
As aviation considers what its future will look like following the COVID-19 pandemic, and airports try to figure out how the accelerated rem... Continue Reading
Frontier – ULCC, nothing more, nothing less and that’s AOK
Have you tried Frontier Airlines recently? I have, on a recent flight between Denver and Seattle. Prior to that, the last time I flew the ai... Continue Reading
American ORD-LGA A319: tweaks would make stellar PaxEx
Just five and a half hours after experiencing my first COVID-era flight and successfully flying to Chicago for lunch and a beer, it was time... Continue Reading
American LGA-ORD Oasis: unremarkable in a good way
I would have never expected a totally routine flight between New York LaGuardia and Chicago O’Hare to be so memorable and special, but after... Continue Reading
Flying first in Alaska’s sparkling new A320 cabin amid COVID
Like many frequent fliers of yore, the pandemic clipped my wings for most of the past year. But an intra-state business trip from Seattle to... Continue Reading
United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading
American Express vs American Airlines: corporate travel in a new world
Corporate travel is an unusual beast, and it’s one that was already starting to change form as the way people work was evolving even before ... Continue Reading