The Travel Insider Saves a Life; You Could, Too
I’m now back from my time this last week in Nevada. I’ll not comment on the excellent experience at Front Sight’s four day defensive handgun course that I shared with other Travel Insiders while in […]
2011
Boeing’s Biggest Deal Ever – Or Maybe Not?
Boeing is on a roll at present, and good for it. Last Sunday it announced its single largest airplane order ever – an order for fifty 777-300ER planes placed by Emirates Airline, with a list
Weekly Roundup Friday 11 November 2011
Good morning A friend of mine met his girlfriend 11 years ago today, and they are finally getting married. Yes – you guessed it, at 11.11am, on 11/11/11. Amazing. As for me, I have something
iTwin – A Great New Way to Access All Your Data, Everywhere
These days we increasingly expect and demand 24/7 access to the data on our computer, no matter where in the world we may be. Various products offer various types of solutions which, to a greater
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Weekly Roundup Friday 4 November 2011
Good morning We’ve a huge amount to offer you this week, both in the roundup and the other articles that follow. Enjoy! Travel Innovation Survey Qantas Woes Naughty Jetblue Imprisons Passengers US Airways Shuts Overseas
FDA Safety Regulations Apply to X-ray Scanners that Scan Bags, but not for Scanners that Scan People
Here’s an article that should make you angry – very angry; and maybe also a little bit afraid, too. It is fairly lengthy, but well worth reading from start to finish. Either to encourage you
More on the Qantas Debacle
I sent out a quick note about the surprise Qantas lockout/shutdown on Saturday. Curiously, this attracted some very negative comments – no, not about Qantas, but rather about me. Some people claimed my ‘pro union
An Excellent Method of Extending iPhone 4/4S Battery Life (Works With Many Other Devices too)
The latest version of Apple’s iPhone operating system, iOS 5, apparently has been causing problems for many iPhone users, due to a bug in the software causing the battery life to be seriously shortened. After
Fascinating Airline Financial Analysis
Bob Herbst of AirlineFinancials.com has just released this fascinating analysis of the major US airlines’ third quarter results. The interesting elements that I see are first of all a picture of AA’s considerably ‘behind the
Urgent – Big Bully Qantas Cancels All Flights
Don’t get me wrong. I used to be totally in love with Qantas. It used to be a wonderful airline with highest standards of safety and service, and a very competent management team, and was
Reader Survey Now Working – Please (re)Vote
Massive apologies to everyone who struggled with a bizarre and obscure Frontpage bug in the reader survey form. Trying to resolve the issue took too much of Friday, but I’ve now come up with a
Weekly Roundup Friday 28 October 2011
Good morning Please read on to enjoy the following items – my perception is that no-one seems to have been using the direct links within the newsletter, and they take quite a long time to
