Categories: Technology

How to Board an Airplane Faster

Posted by: Justin Bachman on September 02

Here's what happens when you annoy an astrophysicist as he waits to get to his airplane seat: First, he fumes for a year, viewing the process as an inefficiency that...

FAA Hopes JetBlue Can Deliver a 'Next-Gen' Boost

Posted by: Justin Bachman on February 04

JetBlue Airways is getting $4.2 million from taxpayers to equip 35 planes with advanced satellite navigation gear for a test the federal government hopes will persuade other carriers to begin...

Orbitz, Travelocity Have New CEOs

Posted by: Justin Bachman on January 07

How’s this for a rather strange coincidence? Two major travel sites, Orbitz and Travelocity, on Wednesday both announced the departures of their CEOs. Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) said it replaced CEO...

Airlines: New Approach to Approaches

Posted by: Justin Bachman on November 12

The Chicago Tribune carried a fascinating story Tuesday about efforts to save fuel on trans-Pacific flights, with United (UAUA) preparing to test a low-engine power, “continuous descent approach” on Nov....

AA.com Plagued a Second Day

Posted by: Justin Bachman on October 24

American Airlines’ (AMR) Web site suffered another complete outage on Friday, a day after technical woes plagued the site and forced many users to call the company to complete their...

Innovating in Coach

Posted by: Justin Bachman on April 24

Here's one idea that may make you smack your forehead and wonder "Why didn't they think of this sooner?" Thompson Solutions, an aviation products firm based in Northern Ireland, is...

Interesting tool for business travelers

Posted by: Dean Foust on March 19

A PR person recently flacked me on a free Internet-based service for business travelers, and I have to admit I'm intrigued by the service, called Tripit, which is still in...

A hard drive designed for the Road Warrior

Posted by: Dean Foust on March 12

This entry has nothing to do with planes, trains or automobiles, but I'm going to expand my blogging to include nifty technology that I think would be of use for...