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On United: new domestic 1st class seats

09/10/15

On Wednesday, United Airlines showed off the new seats that will soon be showing up in the first class cabin of the Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft the carrier uses on domestic routes. The new leather seats are a bit wider than the current seats and have some nice new features, including universal AC power →

Etihad Airways has big plans for hens, bees and pickles

10/03/12

Now that I know about the hens, the bees and the pickles, I’m kicking myself for missing a recent opportunity to fly to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE. The airline has 200 free-range hens on duty at Abu Dhabi Organics Farms laying eggs that are used in some dishes →

Amen? Alaska Airlines removes prayer cards from flights

01/26/12

Amen? Alaska Airlines removes prayer cards from flights →

Who needs First Class seats?

03/23/09

Can’t afford First or Business class, but don’t want to fly in the economy cabin on your next flight? Soon you’ll have a new option on Air France: The airline is carving out a new cabin section, Premium Voyageur, between the Business and Economy cabins and putting in these swanky new fixed-shell seats: The new section →

Cushy in coach

12/19/08

The folks at Luxaholics are fretting a lot about air travel these days. At Thanksgiving they shared some of my tips for stress-free travel. This week, they wanted to know how I’d “lux up” a coach seat. They didn’t have room for all my tips, so in addition to the amenities kit from Flight 001 →