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United, Delta cut Gulf routes

November 3, 2015 by unroadwarrior 3 Comments

Only two US based airlines fly to destinations in the Persian Gulf – United and Delta. That already short list now has been reduced to just one with Delta announcing it is ending it’s Atlanta-Dubai (ATL-DXB) route. United also announced it is ending it’s Washington Dulles – Kuwait – Bahrain (IAD-KWI-BAH) route. United now remains the…

And the Longest Flight in the world is operated by… Air India!?

September 26, 2015 by unroadwarrior 2 Comments

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, Air India is ready to grab the title of the longest flight in the world by getting all set to operate a non-stop Bangalore-San Fransisco (BLR-SFO) flight!! At 8,701 mile, this would exceed the current longest flight: Sydney – Dallas (SYD-DFW), operated by Qantas, by 123 miles. That flight is 8,578…

Bloomberg: US Airlines are whiners

February 9, 2015 by unroadwarrior 2 Comments

Great article on Bloomberg this morning. US based airlines – mainly the large ones with huge international networks – United, Delta and American, have been in Washington, DC asking for help in competing against Gulf based carriers. The Gulf based carriers – Emirates, Qatar and Etihad are making big inroads into the US market and…

Emirates’ $1 WiFi

December 22, 2014 by unroadwarrior Leave A Comment

Airlines are getting on the WiFi bandwagon in droves. I remember Lufthansa testing WiFi in their long haul planes over a decade ago . Most airlines in the US have WiFi now – however, most of them have terrestrial (ground based) WiFi. The challenge with that is that it only works when over the mainland.…

Smiling with Vanilla and Peaches – The New Airlines of Asia

February 18, 2014 by unroadwarrior Leave A Comment

Asia is the next frontier, when it comes to massive airline expansion. All the major cities in the Western world have been connected to each other by air. There is really not much growth possible in the West for new routes. Yes, there are new routes coming up connecting cities across continents, but not within…

Alliance Wars: The post US Airways – American Airlines world – Part II

November 21, 2013 by unroadwarrior 7 Comments

In Part I of this post I looked at the impact of the two significant event in the OneWorld Alliance, namely: Qatar joining OneWorld US Airways and American Airline deciding to merge This has made me re-examine my loyalty to Star Alliance. In this post I will look at, or really just think aloud of…

Planespotting at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport (HKG)

September 27, 2013 by unroadwarrior 3 Comments

Earlier this month I passed thru the beautiful Chek Lap Kok Airport at Hong Kong. This was my first time in Hong Kong and that too I was just passing thru, changing flights from my extra-long Chicago (ORD) – Hong Kong (HKG) to a Hong Kong – Jakarta, Indonesia (CGK) flight. The airport right off…

Big Birds – Wide Body Aircraft!

January 22, 2013 by unroadwarrior 2 Comments

I love taking pictures of and flying in wide body aircraft. Sure beats an ERJ anyday! From a travel perspective, it’s all about comfort. The bigger planes are mode spacious, have higher ceilings, larger bins and in upper class, flat seats. Some narrow body aircraft do too, but they are few and far apart. As…

And the Best Airline in the World is…

July 22, 2012 by unroadwarrior 6 Comments

Skytrak announced its annual rankings for 2012. They rank all the airlines in the world by polling 18m airline cutovers around the world. And for the year 2012 (drumroll please) the top 10 airlines are: Qatar Airways (Qatar) – No Alliance Asiana Airlines (South Korea) – Star Alliance Singapore Airlines (Singapore) – Star Alliance Cathay…

United loses Qatar, its last partner from the Middle East

June 11, 2012 by unroadwarrior 13 Comments

Airlines of the Middle East – Emirates, Etihad, Qatar are all hot commodities. They have excellent service, a great on-board product and are offering more and more routes all over the world. They are also buying up all new aircraft to make their flight experience even better. They also have kept away from alliances and…