On the 25th of April Iraqi Airways flew from Baghdad to London, marking its first flight to the United Kingdom in 20 years. Rather than this long anticipated flight being a joyous moment for the people of Iraq … the flight was not met with fanfare, but by attorneys for the Kuwaiti Government seeking to…
The “No Fly List” is complex, convoluted and not exactly what everyone thinks it is … and this week’s Reader Mail would like some clarification. This week’s Reader Mail comes from Michelle, of Los Angeles, CA, who asks, “What exactly is the Selectee List that I keeps appearing in news reports? Is this like the…
I know you may be thinking “How can one of the top selling rock bands of all time (having sold more consecutive Gold & Platinum albums than all but three bands in history) name a song after an airport code?” … OK, you’re probably not thinking that at all … but just in case you…
The winters in Detroit are long, cold and brutal … whereas the average temperatures in Baghdad in March is a pleasant 62f/16c … so scheduled service from Detroit to Baghdad should be popular … OK, not really, but scheduled services from a U.S. carrier, namely Delta Air Lines, to Detroit to Baghdad actually makes sense….
Determining if your flight will depart or arrive on time is a constant concern for travelers. Information allows travelers to make educated decisions and this week’s iPhone App of the Week puts vital information into the hands of travels. This week’s iPhone App of the Week is FlightCaster. FlightCaster is a unique iPhone app that…
This week kicks off my first foray into reviewing an iPad App of the Week. I have been writing about iPhone Apps of the Week for quite some time, but with the addition of an iPad to my kit an iPad App of the Week seemed to make sense.  I am not sure if the…
The following post is a cross-post from SimpliFlying’s blog. Since the start of the Icelandic Volcanic Ash Cloud crisis I have been working with Shashank Nigam, founder of SimpliFlying, to study the ways in which airlines have utilized social media during the string of travel disruptions. Some leveraging of social media by airlines has been…
As Swiss International Air Lines prepares to launch its non-stop service from Zurich to San Francisco the airline has unveiled a new special aircraft livery to commemorate the route. As much as I enjoy special airline liveries being introduced by airlines, I have to wonder if the new paint scheme chosen by Swiss International Air…
From the time the Apple iPad was announced I stated this device had little purpose in my personal bag of gadgets. When I travel I fly with a 13″ Apple MacBook Pro, as well as Apple iPhone 3G and Blackberry Curve. When I need significant battery life and a portable computer, I have an EeePC…
Jet lag … no one likes it. The human body clock is easy to throw out of whack when traveling across multiple time zones and waking up around the same time you should be going to sleep. For many travelers, experienced and inexperienced, jet lag can be brutal, and it catches up with even the…
