63 Years Flying, From Glamour to Days of Gray Michelle Higgins & Jamie Schwaberow~ The New York Times DENVER — As the crush of passengers boarded United Flight 618 to Hawaii here last month, they passed by a silver-haired flight…
Bust out the ‘Boobie Beanie’ for public breast feeding! Give gawkers and the easily offended something to smile about while keeping your baby’s noggin from exposure. The Boobie Beanie is customized just for you matching your size, nipple color, and…
The Cranky Flier Asks “Do first class and babies mix?” (CNN) — My wife gave birth to our first child nearly two months ago, and the time has come for us to plan our first airplane trip to see the grandparents.…
The pioneer of ‘unbundled’ low fare air travel is at it again. Only this time they’re not charging for a checked bag. Not yet anyway. The *new* PEOPLExpress will start flying primarily on the east coast using Boeing 737-400’s with…
Tech Sgt. Crystal Harshbarger practices giving emergency landing orders as instructor Tech Sgt. Bret Baker listens at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Feb. 2. Baker is part of a team of military flight attendants who serve top government officials,…
Join Green America in asking U.S. airlines to recycle As concerned consumers, we believe that it is important for us to know that the airline companies with which we travel help reduce consumer waste by implementing recycling programs. Overall, airlines…
The ‘Wall Street Journal Middle Seat’ takes us from Sydney to Dallas, in coach! How would you pace yourself? What would you do for 15 hours (or more) stuck in ‘the village’? From WSJ ‘Middle Seat’~ Over the Pacific Ocean…
PCWorld shares the good, bad, and ugly with an informative list of tech amenities offered by the 10 top US airlines. From the article~ Some airlines have become deeply involved in making their gate areas a more welcoming place for…
Impressive travel website ‘Smarter Travel‘ has done it again, this time with a list of 5 smartphone apps every frequent (or not so much) flyer shouldn’t leave home without. 5 Apps the Airlines Don’t Want You to Use Now that…
Many people set themselves up for failure with unrealistic New Year’s resolutions. Forget the usual “I will eat less, exercise more, and stop drinking” empty promises for ringing in the new year. I will not set myself up for failure,…
Airport security confiscates cupcake because icing a security risk TheNewsStar.com PEABODY, Mass. – A woman who just flew back home from Las Vegas says an airport security officer confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a…
Tips for Surviving 10 Hours in Coach By Michael Martin- TheStreet.com BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (MainStreet) — With the holiday season comes some of the year’s busiest travel days, and passengers face sold-out flights, scaled-back services and inevitable delays that compound…