Topics: act, day, airport Posted: Today By: The Cranky Flier
By now you all know that a Qantas A380 had an engine failure last week that caused enough concern that the airline grounded the entire fleet. Here we are on Monday and the fleet is still not flying, so a lot of people are stuck, waiting for Qantas to get its act together. The airline isn't giving[...]
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5 last minute Christmas travel ideas - thinking beyond "palm trees and sand"
Topics: new-york, flights, flights, trip, ticket Posted: Today By: Elliott Blog
For some, November is late for booking travel around the Christmas holidays. But any travel agent or airline/hotel reservation agent knows the refrain this time of year - "I just want to go somewhere warm where I can get a good deal." This year, the answer is unfortunately, "That combined option[...]
Topics: traveling Posted: Today By: Family Travellogue
I must admit that the hardest thing for me to do is buy gifts for my girlfriends who are also mothers. Since I have yet to experience this joy, I'm not exactly good at choosing anything for them. Let's just say, I just gave "Bamby" (illustrated) to a friend of mine whois girl is at kindergarten and[...]
What we're reading: A380 engine blowout, overloaded NYC airports, Gulfstream files chapter 11
Topics: airport, passengers, flights, flights, weather Posted: Today By: Elliott Blog
When Qantas said that the engine blowout was probably caused by manufacturing rather than maintenance, analysts raised concerns about Rolls-Royce capabilities. This is extremely worrying for Rolls-Royce," said Phil Abbott, editor of Aircraft Engines, a London-based industry newsletter. But the[...]
Topics: airport Posted: Today By: Asia Travel Tips
Since 1997, Al Baker has been at the helm of Qatars national carrier, guiding the airline from being a small regional operation to Qatar Airways becoming widely recognised as among the worlds top airlines. Al Baker was delighted to receive the recognition, saying Thirteen years ago, I was given a[...]
Topics: trip Posted: Today By: Europe a la Carte Blog
When visiting Lisbon, one of the interesting things to do is to sample the various port wines of Portugal in Lisbon's Port Wine Institute. Located in the Chiado area of the city, it's up the hill in Lisbon. A few too many samples of this stuff may make the trip down to the lower part [...] Th...
The chile," says Mexican gastronomy student and culinary tour guide Lesley Tellez, "is part of the holy trinity of Mexican cuisine [and] you add it to just about anything." I was standing in the park in front of La Ciudadela Market in Mexico City the first time I ate finger-sized slivers of fresh[...]