Alaska & Hawaiian One-Of-A-Kind Atmos Titanium Global Upgrade Perk Live
In August 2024, we saw the launch of Atmos Rewards, the loyalty program of of Alaska Air Group, which includes Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. This included a rebranding of elite tiers, plus pl…
American Flight Attendant Slams Plane’s “Crew Rest Tent,” Right By Bathroom
A well known American Airlines flight attendant has taken to social media to rant about the carrier’s newest long haul jet. She makes some valid points, and there’s another aspect to her commentary th…
Trump Unveils Limited Edition “Patriotic Passport,” With His Face, Gold Signature
I guess we should’ve seen this coming… United States passport gets new Trump-centric design The State Department is rolling out a new limited edition United States passport, intended to commemor…
Royal Jordanian’s Strange Air Marshals: Sort Of Undercover But Very Obvious
Okay, I think I’ve ranted enough about my recent Royal Jordanian experience, between the bad soft product on the Boeing 787-8, and the awful hard product on the Embraer E190-E2. In this post I’d like …
Cranky United 787 Captain Rude To Newark ATC, But Karma Gets Him Back
More often than not when we see air traffic control interactions where someone loses their patience, it’s the air traffic controller with an attitude, and not the pilot. Here’s a case where a United A…
“Rookie Traveler” Baselessly Blasts American Airlines: “I’d Rather Walk”
American Airlines deserves a lot of the criticism that it receives, because there’s no denying that there are many areas where the airline falls short. Well, my algorithm knows what I like, so I ju…
Flightradar24 Appoints Andreas Schorling as Chief Executive Officer
Stockholm, Sweden — [April 28, 2026] — Flightradar24, the world’s leading flight tracking service, today announced the appointment of Andreas Schorling …
Southwest introduces Independence One livery
Southwest Airlines introduced its new special “Independence One” livery on April 27th, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declarati…
Southwest Airlines Unveils Patriotic Boeing 737, “Independence One”
Southwest Airlines has just revealed a new special livery, which will surely turn heads at airports… Southwest’s red, white, and blue Boeing 737, with “1776” tail number Southwest Airlines is ce…
Fiji Airways Drops Nadi To Dallas Flights, Blames Changing Demand Patterns
Fiji Airways is dropping its newest and longest route to the United States, under two years after launching the service. Fiji Airways ends DFW flights as of September 2026 In December 2024, we s…
Emirates Rolls Out Free Starlink Wi-Fi: 777 & A380 Installation Now Underway
In November 2025, Emirates announced plans to roll out Starlink Wi-Fi, which is incredibly exciting, given the lackluster state of the carrier’s Wi-Fi otherwise. While the airline started by installin…
Transfer Amex Points To Hilton Honors With 20% Bonus: Worth It?
The American Express Membership Rewards program has just launched a new points transfer bonus, which is one we’ve seen several times in the past. It’s not an offer I get too excited about, but maybe o…
Alaska Airlines Unveils First-Ever Safety Video: Does It Hint At New Destination?
Alaska Airlines has just debuted its first safety video in its 94 year history, and there are some noteworthy things about it (thanks to Lester for flagging this)… Alaska’s new Boeing 787 safety vi…
The Strangest, Worst, Business Class Seat I’ve Flown: Make It Make Sense!
I don’t make this statement lightly, but I’d like to nominate a contender for the title of “world’s worst purpose-built business class seat” (I’ll have to update my list!).Royal Jordanian’s odd stagge…
My Royal Jordanian 787 Business Class Flight: Royally Disappointing
I’m just wrapping up a very fun trip, and rather than doing preview posts for each part of the experience, I’m instead just going to publish a full trip report shortly. Well, sort of. I just got off a…