As the old saying goes “today is a new day,” however today for New York’s JFK International Airport is also the start of a four-month project to repave its longest runway, 13R/31L. JFK’ Runway 13R/31L, at times referred to as “The Bay Runway,” is being repaved with more concrete, which is more durable that its…
Its that time of year again, the cold winter chill has lost its charm, the sun is setting later and later allowing you to see the black ice on the road for an extra few minutes at night … and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released its list of the top (and bottom)…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 3/12/2009 – iPhone App Of The Week : iPhone Optimized Sites (OK, they are not really Apps) When most folks think of iPhone Apps they tend to strictly think of applications developed for the iPhone. The upside to many Apps is that they can operate without being connected to the…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/12/2009 – Two New York Landmarks Turn 70 Today…AA’s Admiral’s Club & My Dad Today two New Yorkers turn 70 years old…We’ll start with the airline related 70th birthday. If you have ever enjoyed an airline lounge then you should probably thank American Airlines who launched their first Admiral’s Club…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/12/2009 – Eight Years Ago Today A Titan Airline Vanished From The Skies At this time 8 years ago a legend of the airline industry puts the wheels of one its MD-80 aircraft down at Las Vegas McCarran Airport never to be seen again. Many travellers go to Las Vegas…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/11/2009 – FAA Allows Aircraft With Known Engine Problem To Keep Flying Just over a year ago I wrote about a US Federal Agency responsible for protecting airline passengers failing to do the responsible thing by grounding aircraft with a known potentially catastrophic in this post: 16/10/2008 – NTSB Finds…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 9/10/2009 – American Airlines’ New “Black Atlas” Social Media Site…Why? On October 15th 2009 American Airlines is set to repeat its own history with the launch of a social media site dedicated to the “Black Traveller.” The new social media site, Black Atlas, is the follow up to the ill-fated…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/09/2009 – Guest Posts From My Favourite Bloggers : Savvy Navigator – Travel Coordinator With Style & Flair! As a photographer, traveller and airline industry geek there are a few blogs I read on a daily basis. With the broad range of readers that Flying With Fish attracts I’d like…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/09/2009 – Guest Posts From My Favourite Bloggers : Benet Wilson – The Industry Journalist Extraordinaire As a photographer, traveller and airline industry geek there are a few blogs I read on a daily basis. With the broad range of readers that Flying With Fish attracts I’d like to introduce…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/05/2009 – Airlines & Twitter : 10 Ways Airlines Can Succeed & Drive Business Businesses are engaging in ‘social media’ at a breakneck pace, but how many are using these tools effectively? Yesterday JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines sat down together at the annual Media Relations Summit in New York…
