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01/07/2020

In January the doctors said McSorley needed to have his affairs in order – but also to “always have hope.” A Delta agent said, “We got you. No matter what, we have you."

12/28/2019

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11/26/2019

In October the President of Thai Airways told employees that the airline was on the verge of shutting down with only a month's runway to execute a turnaround. The airline promptly worked to walk that back, suggesting it was hyperbolic, but it nonetheless underscored that Thai Airways is underperform...

10/28/2019

Russian scientists tracking eagles got huge SMS bills when some birds flew to Iran and Pakistan.

10/23/2019

According to the President of Star Alliance member airline Thai Airways, the Bangkok-based carrier is on the verge of shutting down if they don’t succeed quickly in a turnaround. Over the summer the airline's President introduced a six point plan to crowd source cost cutting ideas; reduce food was...

10/01/2019

This is some skilled driving - on the part of the catering truck driver and the guy who intervenes with a tug. This Chicago O'Hare ramp worker driving in circles is Michael Douglas in Falling Down. He is all of us, in these crazy times. The real hero shows up about 27 seconds in to put a stop to the...

09/25/2019

Self-described “social Influencer” Jacqueline Ng says she "filled out an online form. I emailed Cathay Pacific to try and upgrade to business class." She says she got an email back offering an upgrade subject to availability. She showed this e-mail at check-in, and it got her banned from the air...

09/22/2019

A man running a gold smuggling ring out of Singapore has pled guilty to corruption after airline check-in counter staff flipped on the operation. Apparently he wasn't just shipping his gold as checked luggage, he was too cheap to pay the excess baggage fees and bribed counter staff to understate the...

09/16/2019

Well that’s 1 way to accumulate a lot of miles 😉

Gennady Podolsky used his position as a travel agent to cheat Delta Air Lines out of $1.75 million worth of loyalty points, according to an indictment.

09/11/2019

"passengers now assume terrorists will bring down planes, so they aren’t going to sit idly by. That may be the most important change in aviation security"

On 9/11 I was sitting in my office. I was fortunate not to be on the road, although several work colleagues were and it was a challenge to help them get home when planes were grounded. The first news I heard came in the form of an email. It wasn't on the newswires yet but I received an email from an...

09/10/2019

Super cheap flights from Barcelona, Spain to Chicago, USA for only €184 roundtrip with Lufthansa.

09/10/2019

Cheap flights from Budapest, Hungary to Miami, USA for only €296 roundtrip with British Airways.