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20/1/2010 – Southers Withdraws From TSA Nomination : The TSA’s Saga For A Leader Continues The Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader since the start of the President Obama’s term a year ago.  Since the creation of the TSA a mere 8 years ago, the agency has been lead by four Administrators [...]

19/1/2010 – Canada-to-US Flights Allow Carry On Baggage Again For photographers today’s very poorly publicized announcement from Transport Canada should allow many to exhale with a sigh of relief. Beginning tomorrow, the 20th of January, passengers flying from Canada to the United States may board their flights with a full size carry on bag, measuring [...]

15/12/2009 –  British Airways Christmas Strike Looms The news dominating the airline industry the past few days is clearly that British Airways’ cabin crew has voted to begin a 12 day strike on the 22nd of December. The damage to British Airways should this strike commence may be far greater than stranding an estimated 910,000 [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/11/2009 – A Guest Posts From One Of My Favourite Bloggers : The Flying Pinto – The Secret Recipe For First Class Cookies…SHHHH About two months ago The Flying Pinto made her debut on Flying With Fish as guest blogger writing “Insights & Humour From A Flight Attendant.” Today Sara, [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/11/2009 – iPhone App Of The Week : FlyerStats When traveling it is always handy to know how far you have travelled. For many travellers this is basic curiosity, for other traveller it is the need to know how many frequent flyer miles they are earning. I have used a [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – Protecting You Baggage From Theft & 1,000 Bags Stolen From PHX A frequent topic I have written about on Flying With Fish has been passenger security and protecting yourself from airport thieves. While I have extensively researched this subject, some still seem to think I am an ‘alarmist.” [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/10/2009 – Flying With Your Cameras On Your Shoulders : Save The Weight With many airlines seemingly clamping down on carry-on baggage weight there is a simple trick many photographer seem to miss that is effective on 99% of the airlines…when travelling, fly with your cameras out on your shoulders. [...]

Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/09/2009 – 5.11 Tactical Rush 24 Backpack : A Great Multipurpose Travel Companion For the past few months I have been traveling with a subtle, understated (except my pink tape) and deceptively small in appearance backpack, the 5.11 Tactical Rush 24. The Rush 24 was originally designed for deployment by [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 12/10/2009 – Flying With An Ear Infection? It May Not Be As Safe As You Think Ears’ popping on flights is common.  As the pressure in the cabin changes during the assent and descent you might find the pressure in your ears irritating, but it is not dangerous under normal [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/10/2009 – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Turns 90 – Happy Birthday KLM! Today is a momentous day in airline history…today we celebrate the 90th Birthday of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.    Why is this a momentous day in airline history?  Because KLM is the world’s oldest airline, continuously operating under its [...]