There has been a growing amount of rumor regarding a possible bankruptcy at American Airlines, with the rumors taking on a very tangible form on Monday. American’s stock lost almost exactly one full third of […]
Should You Worry About an American Airlines Bankruptcy? Read More »
Good morning Please read on to enjoy, in this issue : More on our Annual Fundraising (of course) Enhancements to blog and newsletter A Mysterious Cockpit Button The Glamorous Days of Flying Wine on Planes
Our annual fundraising appeals, modeled on the PBS style of voluntary support in return for unlimited high quality and free content, always present a fascinating insight into human nature. Here are some thoughts, grouped under
Why Some People Support The Travel Insider – And Why You Should, Too Read More »
Phew. After a solid slog of research and writing, I’ve now published a three page extensive review and analysis of the four new Amazon eBook readers announced earlier today, together with critical comparisons between them
All About Amazon’s New Kindle and Fire eBook Readers Read More »
After much speculation and many leaks for at least the last year, the open secret that was Amazon’s new Android-based color eBook reader/tablet has been confirmed at a press release in New York this morning.
Amazon Releases Four New eBook Readers : Should You Buy Any of Them? Read More »
It can sometimes be difficult to make a sow’s ear into a silk purse, or – in our world – to make a nearly identical airplane seem revolutionarily better than the one before it. So
Ridiculous Hyperbole – Plane Lighting Offers a ‘Sky Like Experience’ Read More »
United Airlines has broken its promise – indeed, what some believe to be not just a promise but a contractual commitment. Now some of you are probably wondering what is news about this – it
Here are two situations. See if you can guess the outcome of each case. 1. Three men who already had, between them, a total of 78 previous convictions, were convicted again for theft, domestic violence and vehicle-crime.
Bookends : The Appalling Double Standard of British ‘Justice’ Read More »
Good morning Thank you very much indeed to the 103 generous Travel Insiders who responded in the first week of our annual fundraising drive. This is appreciably up on the first week last year, but
As part of our annual fundraising drive, last week I compared The Travel Insider to a cup of coffee, as a way of establishing its value or worth. I asked if your weekly Travel
Did you know it is 90 years this year since the first ever in flight entertainment was offered on a passenger flight. We’ll do the math – yes, that dates all the way back to
Bookends : The Oldest and the Newest In Flight Entertainment Systems Read More »
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