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Trip Report: Three Major U.S. Ultra-Low-Cost Carriers
Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC) refers to a carrier that doesn’t offer any amenities or services with their fares. ULCCs often receive harsh and significant criticism here in the U.S., and I have made every effort to avoid traveling on them until…
March 31, 2022 6:30 am ET -
The View Aboard Tailwind Air’s First Flight of the Season…
New York-based Tailwind Air began it’s seasonal New York Skyport to Boston Harbor service on March 25. The approximately one hour 30 minute flight is served by an amphibious Cessna 208B EX that seats eight passengers in addition to the…
October 5, 2021 1:21 pm ET -
Copa Airlines’ Dreams Business Class – Flatbed Seats on a…
Panama-based Copa Airlines has boasted one of the world’s best hubs for connections, being such a convenient springboard to major cities and destinations across Latin America. At Copa’s home base (PTY), or ‘Hub of the Americas’, bags are checked directly…
September 13, 2021 6:00 am ET -
European Ultra-Low-Cost Flying Part Two: Pisa to Catania with Ryanair
This is Part Two in a short series of trip reports aboard European ultra-low-cost carriers. To view Part One, click here. I don't think I need to say much about Ryanair. The juggernaut of affordable travel revolutionized forever how people…
February 17, 2020 8:17 am ET -
Lessons on Leadership from the Left Seat: A New Captain’s…
There is an old saying that “the greatest journey an airline pilot ever takes is the one to the captain’s chair three feet to the left.” In August of 2013, after years of hard work, Korry Franke made that journey…