Frequent Traveler University: December 5-7, Hyatt Regency Crystal City The next Frequent Traveler University, in partnership with USA Today, promises to be the biggest gathering of frequent flyers ever — topping even last April’s sold out event in Northern Virginia. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City minutes from Washington’s National […]
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It has now been over seven months since MH370 disappeared, and it seems that we know less now than the day it disappeared.
As far as I know the investigation seems to basically be on hold, which is rather disappointing since clearly there are lessons to be learned from it which can be used to make flying even safer in the future.
It's interesting that Emirates' CEO Tim Clark recently did an interview about MH370 with German newspaper Der Spiegel. Of the people that have emailed me about it, I've heard two general thoughts:
-- Kudos to him for having the balls to stand up for something that's important
-- He should shut up, it's not his place to have theories about an incident like this
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The Inside Flyer blog pegs the demise of international first class flights on corporate travel policies, noting that American’s refurbished 777-200 aircraft get a new business class and remove first class. The thing is, though, while first class has been on the wane overall, it hasn’t happened evenly or across the board. Indeed, some airlines […]
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One of the best credit card sign-up bonuses of the year has been on the Chase Ink Plus, which is offering a publicly available sign-up bonus of 70,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 within three months.
This is an incredible offer, as the highest sign-up bonus Chase has offered to the general public has been 60,000 Ultimate Rewards points. The offer was made available earlier this summer, but you could only get it by going in to a Chase branch, so this is much more convenient for many of us.
Originally it was my understanding that the increased sign-up bonus was SUPPOSED to expire on October 10, though obviously that wasn't the case, as the offer is still around.
However, Chase has now updated their website to indicate that the offer ends on Sunday, October 19, 2014.
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I suppose I didn’t know what to expect from Chattanooga. With relatives just outside of Memphis, I wrongly assumed that Tennessee was Tennessee was Tennessee. In my mind, it didn’t matter which corner of the state you traveled, it was all about the same: blues, barbecue, beer, and miles and miles of nondescript US interstate. […]
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While there's no denying that Air India is a lackluster airline, I do think they're sometimes unfairly portrayed by the media, at least in India. The Indian media seems to love to report every little Air India incident, when a similar situation wouldn't even get mentioned elsewhere in the world. For example, there was a recent report that an Air India flight between London and Delhi last December was delayed by a few hours, and they somehow linked that to a staff party. Somehow that's worth reporting... 10 months later!
So I'm writing this post not to spread a rumor, but just because I find it really interesting as someone that's fascinated by the business side of the airline industry.
Bangalore Aviation has a post about Air India's most mysterious 787. This particular Air India 787, with tail number VT-ANI, was delivered in May of 2012. Per FlightAware, the last flight it took was on April 21, 2014.
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