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You read the headline correctly, this is the iPhone App of the Month … back in April my iPhone App of the Week was for the baseball fans … today’s iPhone App of the Month is the massive global base of ‘footie fans.’ The 2010 World Cup is upon us, and while Air France and [...]

Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of flying first class on long haul flights with a number of world-class airlines, including Lufthansa, Asiana, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, Swiss International Air Lines, Korean Air, United Airlines and Gulf Air … but this afternoon at London’s Heathrow Airport as I walked towards security [...]

This week’s reader mail comes from Jaime, from Elk Grove, IL. Following the announcement this week that United Airlines and Continental Airlines will merge, Jamie asks “The United States will now be home to the two largest airlines in the world once United and Continental merge, should American Airlines and US Airways merge next?” Well [...]

Alitalia, Italy’s National Flag Carrier, has been called many things over the years, but ‘On Time‘ has never been one of those things. Alitala is well known for labour disputes, strikes, customer dissatisfaction and an on-time performance record that generally rivals my attempts to wake my kids up most mornings … so imagine my surprise [...]

Looking at the labour relations in Europe for the past few days I keep having a vision of my father walking into a room and saying “Home many airlines can strike in Europe?” then adjusting his tie, laughing and saying “No, seriously … I’m kidding…” as people stand around waiting for the punch line he’s [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 3/12/2009 – iPhone App Of The Week : iPhone Optimized Sites (OK, they are not really Apps) When most folks think of iPhone Apps they tend to strictly think of applications developed for the iPhone. The upside to many Apps is that they can operate without being connected to the [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/12/2009 – “Is the free liquor in business class worth the cost of upgrading?” I frequently receive questions from travelers, ranging from the basics of “When should I check in online?” to the more complicated “Which airline alliance offers the most options for planning a round-the-world trip?”  While I often [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – KLM To Test Out New Bio Fuel Later This Month On A 747 Test Flight Throughout the past year I have been watching KLM‘s interesting initiatives to make the airline more environmentally friendly.  From the airline creating a ‘green’ paint for its aircraft to is home airport, Schiphol, [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/06/2009 – CROSS-OVER POST FROM SIMPLIFLYING : How can an airline brand survive a disaster? Lessons from the Air France 477 crash With the news of Air France Flight 447′s crash dominating international news for the past few days, today’s cross-over post from Shashank Nigam’s Simpliflying blog is his take [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/06/2009 – Passenger Confidence In The Wake Of Air France Flight 447 As many of you have probably heard on the news today, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203 (A332), disappeared last night flying to Paris (CDG) after departing Rio Di Janeiro (GIG). Right now as Air France an [...]