
Live and Let’s Fly
I Tried American Airlines’ Centennial Beef Wellington In First Class
This month American Airlines is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this centennial, AA is offering special dishes in premium cabins that evoke classic dishes of the 1920s. I recently had the chance to try beef Wellington on a first class and against all odds, it turned out very well....

View from the Wing
Airport Pickups Are The Real Relationship Test — The Effort Is The Point
Airport pickups are not really about transportation, they are about whether you treat a small inconvenience as a burden or as part of caring for someone you love. That is why one husband calling a 30-minute drive for his wife a massive inconvenience touched off a much bigger argument about...

Live and Let’s Fly
American Airlines Rejects United Merger, Praises Trump, Signals Bigger Shakeup
American Airlines has rejected the idea of a merger with United Airlines, but its carefully worded statement leaves open the potential of consolidation in a different way. American Airlines Rejects United Merger, But Leaves The Door Open For Something Else American Airlines has now publicly rejected the idea of a...

View from the Wing
Abraham Lincoln Documentary Somehow Broadcast Over Houston Air Traffic Control Frequency [Roundup]
An Abraham Lincoln documentary somehow broadcast on Houston air traffic control frequency, plus an Air India pilot denied entry to the U.S. for carrying marijuana, SFO’s easier new Waymo pickup, Southwest priority boarding changes, British Airways inflight voice calls, and more.

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Oman: Nizwa on a Friday Night
After driving almost 180 kilometers southwest on highway 15 from Muscat — approximately one hour and 45 minutes or so — I arrived in Nizwa where many of those streets were under construction. Despite the detours — including down this street which was only one lane wide and winding between...










