Flying With Fish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter

Operating an airline is expensive and complex and it seems many airlines seem to be in existence only because their government keeps them afloat. In 1932 Air India was created, as Tata Airlines, a mail carrier.  In 1953 Tata Airlines was nationalized and renamed Air India, an international airline, while Indian Airlines was created as [...]

The airline industry has its ups and downs, its lovers and its haters and if nothing else … everyone seems to want the chance to grill an airline top executive.  Well … Flying With Fish is giving you the chance to do just that! Starting today through both this blog and my Twitterstream (@FlyingWithFish) an [...]

Traveling around the world, a dream for many travelers … and a travel routing I have never done in more than 4.5 days, but one day I’d like to do it at a slightly slower pace … but I digress … … this week’s reader mail comes from Ronnie, a photographer down in Houston. Ronnie [...]

Airline iPhone Apps tend to be utility items, focused on schedules, flight information, booking flights, keeping track frequent flyer miles and some include destination information … but this week’s iPhone App of the Week is focused on something else. This week’s iPhone App of the Week focuses on both having some fun and offers players [...]

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 [...]

6/2/2010 – An Airline Ad Gone Wrong Advertising by nature is intended to catch your attention. Airlines, and all businesses, create a brand presence to attract consumers. Through branding businesses create slogans, themes, concepts and ads for different venues, different mediums and different target demographics. None of this is new, none of this is not [...]

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.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/10/2009 – Some Friday Travelling Music Its Friday, the business week is winding down and sometimes all you need to wind down after a hectic week…and I’ve had a hectic week is some good music. So here I sit on a couch, staring at my laptop, looking over the recently [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/10/2009 – Continental Airlines Joins Star Alliance Its been quite some time in the making, but as the sun rises over Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) this morning the former Continental Airlines SkyTeam alliance logos have been taken down and a shiny Boeing 757 sits in a hanger painted in [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 08/04/2009 – Anti-Trust Immunity, Airline Alliances & You I am sure that very few people ever give a second thought to anti-trust laws, international airlines alliance and how it could possibly affect them. If you are a frequent flyer, this issue does affect you, even if you do not realize [...]