Flying

Interview With Elizabeth Wein, Author of Code Name Verity

Monica Edinger | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Book News, Young Adult Books, World War II, Children's Books, Espionage, Flying, Thriller, Books News

Set in the landscape of World War II Britain and featuring women pilots and spies, the intricate plot of Code Name Verity involves espionage, Nazis, the Resistance, and occupied France.

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The All-To-Frequent Flyers

Los Angeles Times | Ken Bensinger | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Frequent Flyers, Unlimited Frequent Flyer Miles, Private Jets, Aairpass, Up in the Air, George Clooney, American Airlines, First Class, Flying, Money News

There are frequent fliers, and then there are people like Steven Rothstein and Jacques Vroom. Both men bought tickets that gave them unlimited firs...

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Why You Should Have A Say In Airline Mergers

New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Frequent Flier Miles, Airline Mergers, Frequent Flyers, American Airlines, Customers, US Airways, Flying, Customers Rights, Money News

Every time a company goes through bankruptcy court or gets involved in merger talks, it's disappointing to see who does not have a seat at the negotia...

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WOW: Trippy Self-Propelled Object 'Folds' Its Way Through Space

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Hanover Messe, Technology Companies, Germany, Flying Objects, Kinematics, Innovation, Festo, Technology, Flying, Inversion, Science News

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a…shape? The incredible video above shows what looks like a floating geometry problem. It’s actually the ...

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'World’s Scariest Plane Landings'

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, World's Scariest Plane Landings, Discovery Channel, Aviation, Plane Crash, Tv Replay, Flying, TV News

Discovery Channel's one-hour special, "World’s Scariest Plane Landings" (Mon., 10 p.m. ET on Discovery), was not for the faint-hearted or those with...

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Why Don't Airlines Award Loyalty Points Based on Dollars Spent Rather Than Miles Flown?

Quora | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Air Travel, Air New Zealand, Jet Blue, Loyalty Programs, Southwest, Quora, Planes, Virgin America, Flying, Flights, Travel News

This question originally appeared on Quora. Michael McGraw-Herdeg, Microsoft PM (Excel Services). Yes, the legacy US airline model of "if you you ...

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Playing Catchup: Are We Even Really Ready for the Current Mobile Tech?

John Bergquist | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Mwc 2012, Air Travel Hassles, Mobile World Congress, Flying, Boarding Pass, Mobile Phones, Technology News

Remember the first time you tried to use the automatic check out aisle? The poor employee standing there was almost as busy as a regular cashier, helping people when the system failed or the customer did something wrong.

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A Camp For People Who Love To Fly

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: American Airlines Camp, Airlines, Flight Camp, Flying, Airline Camp, Travel News

ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 9454 — Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chu...

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PHOTOS: What's Inside First-Class Amenity Kits?

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: First Class, United Airlines, Airports, Airplanes, Travel, American Airlines, Packing, International Travel, Business Class, Qantas, Traveling, Slidepollajax, Amenities, Airlines, Conde Nast Traveler, Flying, Delta Airlines, Travel News

One of the best parts about flying in the front of the plane is that the airlines dole out amenity kits packed with all those little things that make long-haul flights more comfortable

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Airfarewatchdog Answers More Of Your Vexing Airline Inquiries

George Hobica | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Investing, Children, Flying, Airline Travel, Airline Questions, Travel News, Airfarewatchdog, Frequent Flyer Miles, Travel News

What are the rules on flying with toddlers? And can investing really earn you a mountain of free frequent flyer miles?

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PHOTOS: The World's 9 Most Dangerous Landing Strips

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Africa, Landing, Tibet, Scotland, Airports, Travel, Thailand, Netherlands, Bangkok, France, Ecuador, Dangerous, Honduras, Tanzania, Runway, Greenland, Flying, Dangerous Runways, Dangerous Airports, Slidepollajax, Travel News

You'll very likely set foot on the ground unscathed. Just take a nice deep breath and hope the strip you're landing on isn't feeling too cranky.

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A Minor Diversion: Making Your Flight In India

Diya Luke | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: India, Flying, Asia Travel, Asia, India Travel, Travel News

Knowing these nuances ahead of time can help you avoid surprises and see flying in India as a cultural experience of its own.

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The Single Most Terrifying Thing I Have Ever Been Through

Gary Lightbody | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Snow Patrol, Planes, Air Travel Fear, Fear of Flying, Flying, Plane Crashes, Flying Fear, UK, UK Music, Gary Lightbody, UK Music News, UK Celebrity, Culture News

I used to be a happy flyer, but all that changed on a flight about six years ago from Auckland, New Zealand to LAX.

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An Addendum to My Flying Lesson

Alec Baldwin | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Television, American Airlines, Alec Baldwin, Airlines, Flying, Flight Attendants, Alec Baldwin American Airlines, Travel News

Today, the New York Post features a cover story on me deactivating my Twitter account (social media being a tad less exciting to me just now). Really? The cover of the paper? About that?

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My Flying Lesson

Alec Baldwin | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: American Airlines, Airlines, Alec Baldwin, Flying, Flight Attendants, Alec Baldwin American Airlines, Television, Travel News

The lesson I've learned is to keep my phone off when the 1950's gym teacher is on duty. It is sad, I think, that you've got to fly overseas today in order to bring back what has been thrown overboard by US carriers in terms of common sense, style and service.

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Flying In Russia Is Most Dangerous

Newser | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Russia, Most Dangerous Place to Fly, Flying, Travel News

Russia is now, mile for mile, the deadliest place in the world to fly, the Wall Street Journal finds. Nine fatal crashes—including one that killed a...

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Jaktogo Offers Fliers Choice Between Baggage Fees And Dignity

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Video, Travel Tech, Thanksgiving Travel, United Airlines, Transformers, Airport Security, American Airlines, Baggage Fees, Airlines, Flying, Jaktogo, Delta Airlines, Travel News

Some ideas are so perfect, so brilliant in their simplicity and practicality they engender a healthy respect for human ingenuity. Jaktogo is not one o...

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A Clear-Headed Response To A Dizzying Flight

Christine Negroni | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Airplanes, Travel, Frontier, Frontier Airlines, Airlines, Flying, Colorado, Travel News

Passengers on Frontier Airlines Flight 787 were startled when the oxygen masks dropped as the airplane was cruising above the Rocky Mountains at 36,000 feet last month...

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Five Ways To Make Air Travel More Bearable

Peter Mandel | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Air Travel, Passenger Rights, Legroom, Travel Complaints, Airplane Design, Airlines, Flying, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Airline passengers live the life of a toddler in the process of being punished. And, thing is, we're never sure exactly what we've done.

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'Tis The Season For Bonus Frequent Flyer Miles

George Hobica | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Airlnes, Travel Tips, Holiday Travel Tips, Air Travel, Shopping, Flying, Frequent Flyer Miles, Travel News

With these strategies, it's possible to rack up a huge volume of free, additional frequent flyer miles. Amazingly, there's no catch -- and literally hundreds of online merchants participate in these mileage offers.

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The Lovely Berkshires, Seen From Above This Fall

Christine Negroni | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: The Berkshires, Connecticut, Autumn, Travel, Fall-Leaf-Peeping, New England, Flying, Private Pilots, Leaf Peeping, Destinations, US Destinations, Travel Blogs, Travel News

This is the time of year when a thousand-foot perspective is most necessary, particularly in my little corner of the world, which is just the most remarkable place right this very minute.

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Come Fly With Me? Not Like It Used to Be

Monica Medina | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Ol' Blue Eyes, Flying, Airline-Service, United Airlines, Airline Security, Frank Sinatra, Coast to Coast, Nostalgia, Fifty News

Nowadays, flying is no longer a getaway adventure. It's more of a sentence or a banishment to the not so friendly skies.

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Google Map Feature Gives Users 3D Helicopter View Of Directions

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Google Maps Helicopter View, Video, Fly Over Routes, Google Maps Driving Directions, Google Maps 3d View, Google Maps, Google Maps 3d, Flying, Travel News

Google Maps today announced Google Maps Helicopter View, a new feature which allows users to see a helicopter view of the terrain they're about to tra...

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A Severe Case Of Meno-Paws

Kim Carillo | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Cancer, Perimenopause, Flying, Family, Menopause, Lifestyle, Labrador, Endoscopy, New York, New York News

"Should I be worried?" I asked (quite reasonably I felt considering he'd scrawled "CANCER??" on his notepad.)

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13 Things To Think About While Flying

Brian Clegg | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Aeroplanes, In-Flight, Slidepollajax, Flying Facts, Flight, Trivia, Airplanes, Flying Trivia, In-Flight Food, Facts, Airlines, Flying, Books News

How can being 40,000 feet up in the sky, traveling at over 500 miles per hour, be anything other than amazing?

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