Surf Air – The future of aviation, or just niche?
walterh There’s a good article on up and coming airline Surf Air, and how they want to shake up the airline industry by offering a subscription-type monthly fee for flying, instead…
Wondering about AS fallout from the US/AA merger
It’s no secret that I’m personally a big supporter of Alaska Airlines. Part of that is because they choose to not be part of an alliance, but instead work with…
Like GRR needs more expensive flights…
For six months in 2010, I flew into GRR airport (Grand Rapids, Michigan) every week. The thing that got me? I was paying a buttload of cash just to fly…
“Pay As You Weigh” is finally starting – in Samoa
Samoa Air, the small airline that flies small aircraft between places in Samoa, American Samoa, French Polynesia, and other island nations, is the first airline to start a “pay as…
Differences in cabin crews
After yesterday, I felt I really needed to post this. I fly primarily Alaska Airlines. I think I’ve said this before, but I’ve never fully said why. My flight on…
Dissing the safety briefing
The New York Times put together an article that goes into the dissing of the standard safety briefing. Yes, it’s something that we all know. And yes, it’s something that…
There’s some stuff you just don’t want to know…
Okay, so we all know there’s stuff out there about our world that we really don’t want to know, or have confirmed on a regular basis. Like the pink slime…