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.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/12/2009 – “Is the free liquor in business class worth the cost of upgrading?” I frequently receive questions from travelers, ranging from the basics of “When should I check in online?” to the more complicated “Which airline alliance offers the most options for planning a round-the-world trip?” While I often…
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.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/12/2009 – FAA Clarifies Confusing Rules For Seat-Back Pocket Use What is allowed in the seat back pocket in front of you? This simple question has been hotly debated over the past year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared up the answer to this seemingly trivial question…although they provided an…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/11/2009 – Flying With Fish on Dear Sky Steward Talk Radio Show Today has been an interesting day for Flying With Fish. This morning started off with a 1-hour appearance on a live-broadcast show discussing converging trends in the airline industry and this evening finished up appearing as a guest…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 18/11/2009 – A Detailed Audio & Visual Sequence Of Events Of US Airways 1549 Landing In The Hudson River On January 15th 2009 US Airways Flight 1549, operating an Airbus A320-214 was cleared for take from New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 15:24:56, from Runway 4. At 15:31 the Airbus A320…
Web: www.iag-inc.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/11/2009 – Airline & Travel Industry Social Media Crisis Communications Webinar The way information is dispersed has changed rapidly in the past few years. Gone are the days of broadcast & print news media relaying a story to impact public perception. When a crisis affects the travel & airline industry,…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/11/2009 – Now Boarding US Airways Flight 743 to Filadelfia…yup Filadelfia Every once in a while someone will send me a photo that causes me to crack up, well a week ago one of these photos found its way into my e-mail box. Every traveller seems to enjoy odd moments,…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/11/2009 – iPhone App Of The Week : FlyerStats When traveling it is always handy to know how far you have travelled. For many travellers this is basic curiosity, for other traveller it is the need to know how many frequent flyer miles they are earning. I have used a…
