Consider what happened on June 16, 2011
One of our most experienced Captains - with over 30 years of experience, thousands of hours of flight time and a degree in Aviation Safety - was in the cockpit, about to embark on a 3,000 mile trans-Atlantic overnight flight.
When pushing back from the gate, the auxiliary power unit [...]
US Airline Pilots Association Calls for Termination of US Airways Vice President of Safety and Regulatory Compliance Paul Morell
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – May 9, 2011 – After numerous lapses in safety protocols at US Airways recently, the Board of Pilot Representatives of the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), which represents the airline’s pilots, has unanimously called for the [...]
I am starting to lose count of the times I’ve come down with a nasty chest infection after flying with EasyJet. Is this beyond coincidence? The inevitable consequence of traveling in any crowded space; or the particular hazards of air travel?
Have you noticed that actual flight times within Europe have become longer; and should you [...]
‘Stuff happens,’ as that egregious man said. It certainly does, and always happens when you least expect it, and at the most inconvenient times.
My Blackberry went berserk the other day when I checked my e-mails just before going into a meeting. The familiar format had suddenly been reconfigured, from blue to a sort of magenta [...]
Nearly half (45 percent) of airline passengers admit to flirting while in the air, with 95 percent aspiring to join the Mile High Club, according to a ‘Valentine’s Day’ survey by Skyscanner a Scotland-based travel booking site.
The survey of over 1000 travelers revealed that one third of those who admitted flirting on board, ‘had a [...]
Frequent flier programs are probably the most successful marketing idea of all time. Since American Airlines launched AAdvantage, the world’s first FFP in 1981, more than 300 million travelers count miles with one or more of 200 airline programs worldwide, many of which have scores of airline and non-airline partners, hotels, car rental firms and [...]
This is a transcript of a podcast interview I did with Andrew Pike, general manager of the Milestone Hotel - a boutique 5 star hotel in Kensignton, London
How do you see the opportunities and challenges of a five star hotel in these difficult times?
I think we’re probably experiencing some of our most challenging times today. [...]
‘A life in food’ by Bea Tollman is a luscious coffee table book self published by Red Carnation Hotels. It is, surprise, surprise on display everywhere, and was handed to all 350 delegates at a tourism conference last week in Cape Town.
Well, yes, so much for that, you’d think. But the 29 recipes in the [...]
American Airlines is launching an Express Seats service allowing travelers to purchase seats in the first few rows of coach (economy) - including bulkhead seats in that cabin.
Travelers who purchase an Express Seat are able to board with ‘Group 1’ of General Boarding for their flight, allowing them the convenience of being among the first [...]
Talk about traveling with pets. Here comes British budget hotel chain Travelodge with news that it has found 75,000 teddy bears left behind by their errant owners at its 452 hotels within the last 12 months.
In response to this staggering finding, Travelodge surveyed 6,000 Britons to investigate the nation’s fascination with cuddly bears. The [...]