Tag Archives: Air Travel

Travel Hacks

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a sucker for blog posts and websites that dangle the clickbait title of “travel hacks”, but usually it’s the same old common sense stuff any traveler should know. How many times do we have to see so called hacks … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Flight

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The travel search engine Skyscanner.net surveyed 2,000 travelers regarding their flying preferences and then commissioned mathematician Eugenia Cheng from the University of Sheffield to create the formula for the perfect flight.

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Just Plane Revolting

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

What type of airplane passenger are you? I’d like to think that I’m considerate and patient, but that’s becoming more and more difficult with the crowded conditions and appalling behavior of other travelers. A recently released study commissioned by the … Continue reading →

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Flight Etiquette

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

U.S. airline JetBlue aims to inspire a conversation with air travelers on their universal complaints about flight companions with a new series of videos called “Flight Etiquette”. The first of the light-hearted shorts looks at the rude seating companion. Don’t … Continue reading →

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The Unfriendly Skies

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

The Cooper Review, a very funny satirical blog edited by writer/comedian Sarah Cooper, recently posted this funny but true airplane seating chart. Although she’s chosen to specifically skewer Delta, it sure applies to every air carrier that I’ve flown in … Continue reading →

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Holiday Travel Guide

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler
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Are You Flying Blah Airlines

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Full disclosure: I did not watch the entire video below. I doubt that you will either—damn, it’s nearly six hours long. But Virgin America’s new video, titled “Have You Been Flying BLAH Airlines”, is both hilarious and excruciating. The questionable … Continue reading →

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Thumbing A Ride

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Alaska Airlines is developing a system which will allow passengers to use fingerprint scans to replace paper documents and identification. The first step in the project, which has already been tested in Seattle, is using print readers to replace boarding passes … Continue reading →

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Airport Art (Part II)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

New York -based graphic artist Lauren O’Neil has discovered a novel way to turn the banality of airport design into art. Aggregating Google Maps images of airports from around the world on her blog Holding Patterns, O’Neil helps to make … Continue reading →

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Airport Art

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

If you’ve flown anywhere recently, it may be difficult to consider an airport as a work of art, but designers Ryan and Heidi at 08 Left have somehow managed to capture the elegance of airport design. You can see more … Continue reading →

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