I made the decision late last year to reduce ties with my favorite airline loyalty program, United Airlines’ Mileage Plus. The airline and its partners were my first choice when booking flights throughout the world. Due to…
Boarding had just started so I waited until the Group 9 was called before I passed through gate control. The plane was packed, there was only two seats open. The seats were arranged in…
I had to be in Virginia for work this week, but due to the location, it would take me three segments to get there. The first segment was on an American Airlines ERJ-140, which I have reviewed before so I…
I consider myself a huge history buff. This started at an early age and has grown throughout my 18 year career in the United States Air Force. As you can imagine, military history has…
After indulging at the Air France Lounge and, to a lesser extent, the Executive Club, it was time for us to board the Air China 777-300 for our four hour flight to Panama. The flight arrived three hours late from Beijing. I was in no rush to…
A few weeks back, while traveling through Asia, I had the unfortunate luck of missing my Japan Airlines (JAL) flight from Bangkok to Tokyo. I missed the flight because I severely…
I just returned from a quick trip Asia and wanted to let you know what happened on my final segment…
As I continue to edit pictures from my trip to Panama and El Salvador, I am reliving the entire trip all over again, this is the best part of blogging for me. I am still working on the trip report, but…
Today, American Airlines announced the retirement date of September 4, 2019 for its remaining 26 McDonnell Douglas-80 (MD-80) aircraft. The MD-80, also known as the Super 80 or my favorite…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my upcoming trip to Thailand and Japan. The flights are operated entirely by Japan Airlines (JAL), which had me excited because the airline just won best…
I completed another wonderful trip to Panama a few weeks ago. While the full trip report will be posted in the coming days, I wanted to share my initial thoughts on…
I have been planning a return trip to Japan for the better part of a year. Each time I tried to lock in dates, something came up. As luck would have it, a few days opened on my schedule so I booked a trip to Japan and Thailand…
Last week, I wrote a post detailing my upcoming trip to Panama in Air China’s 777-300 Business Class. The trip is one I have made before, albeit in Air China’s 777-300 First Class. After booking the flight…
I was scheduled to take some family trips at the end of the month that fell apart for various reasons. The cancellation of those trips caused me to browse Google Flights for travel other options. If you have been…
The weather in Texas during the past few weeks has been especially…wet. This has been the most rain, tornadoes, hail I have seen during my second stint in the state. While we experienced…