Flights

Catch Discovery Channel intentionally crashing a Boeing 727 at 9pm Eastern tonight. I love the show Mythbusters, but I have to admit–a lot of the draw is that they intentionally blow things up.  So, of course, an intentional plane crash is right up my alley. According to the NY Daily …

A confused passenger took a picture of his plane after he was the sole passenger to board.  It turns out his plane was delayed for hours, and while all the rest of the passengers asked to be re-booked on other flights, he was the lone-passenger to wait it out. Here’s …

If you were considering making the switch to US Airways from another carrier, there’s a great deal on a US Airways Club Membership.  Right now, when you purchase a US Airways Club Membership, you get a silver preferred trial for free.  That is a savings of $200.  (promotion code CLBTR). …

Imagine this scenario.  You are landing in Chicago O’Hare and you glance out the window to see… a shepherd leading goats around the airport.  That’s going to be the scenery soon at ORD! The Chicago Department of Aviation just put out an ad for a shepherd and a bid for …

Some people have been (understandably) worried about the US Airways Double EQM Promo because its terms were a little vague.  But US Airways has clarified them, and the post we made yesterday on hitting status easily accurately reflects the Terms and Conditions of the offer. Just some points on that: …

We are about 3/4 of the way through the year which means now is a good time to look at where you stand for airline status next year!  I’m currently in between Platinum and Chairman,  so it feels like a waste NOT to go for full-fledged chairman status.  But I …

Chris Elliott highlighted some cases of TSA gone bad last week and gave tips on things you should never say.  I do not agree with the process of transportation security, always opt out of scanners, and really dread the enhanced pat downs.  But I have come across some really polite …

Back in May, I wrote about how US Airways is processing upgrades more times a day. This was great because it was making it more difficult for lower-elites to jump the queue. But US Airways may have fixed that issue completely. For how queue-jumping is done, check out my post …

Keri and I are the types of people who may put too much thought into seat selection.  When we booked a flight on a CRJ together recently, we debated whether row 2 was better (get off the plane as fast as humanly possible) or the exit row (your knees will …

Today’s 30 days for DC special from US Airways is a free trip to Bermuda! I’m not 100% sure how it will work, but they’ve been giving these away as trivia contests in the past.  If everything goes according to the pattern, the trip will be given away at 11:30am …