BEST AIRLINES OF 2024 The Golden Cap goes to my choice of the best airline of the current year based on my personal experience with added input from other professional services such as Skytrax. My top airlines have changed very little over the last few years. The order may change, but it seems the best […]
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THE BRIEF What a mess United created for my trip from Panama to Honolulu. Only two months before my trip was scheduled was I informed that those flights didn’t exist anymore. I spent hours on the phone and website searching for alternate routing. Of course, cancelling the flight would result in a fee that was
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THE BRIEF I haven’t been on a COPA AIR flight in a long time. I was looking forward to seeing if things have improved over the years. My chance came up recently when I needed to travel to Panama City. The only direct flight from Toronto was with Copa on their 737-800. The 737 pictured
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THE BRIEF Virgin ordered 16 A330neo-900 aircraft back in 2019. Always with an eye to the future, they decided that the interior would be a step up. Upper class, that is, in Virgin Airlines’ lingo. The new aircraft should be flying in October 2022. There will be 30 seats in the Upper Class(business class) with
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UNITED 218 HNL TO ORD THE BRIEF Finally, after a year and a half in one location (all be it a beautiful one in Hawaii), travel restrictions had eased and it was time to check in back home for a while. The best flight out was on UNITED 218 from HNL to ORD connecting to
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737 MAX MADNESS BY CAPT. VIC (NOV. 2019) The two crashes of BOEING 737 MAX aircraft which took place in 2018 and early 2019 sent a cold chill down my spine. The fact that Boeing nor the FAA took any action after the second crash shocked me and I was compelled to issue a warning
THE BRIEF I’ve not updated my last story on the World’s Best Airlines in quite some time so I thought I would do a new story every year on this topic. Obviously, the Covid Pandemic has had a terrible impact on all airlines and aviation in general. This does, however, present an opportunity to evaluate
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FLYING THE COOP BY CAPT. VIC THE BRIEF I recently had to fly the coop while the world was LOCKING DOWN in response to the Covid19 plague. It was not a pleasant experience and one I hope never to have to repeat. I had just barely got into Perth when the state of Western Australia
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THE BRIEF After enjoying the (see my review) VIRGIN AUSTRALIA LOUNGE a boarding announcement for Virgin Australia MEL to OOL was made. I used the Priority Exit Hall to access a separate Priority Screening line for Virgin Australia passengers. The line moved smoothly even though extra security measures were in place. Out in the domestic
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737 MAX MADNESS BY CAPT. VIC (NOV. 2019) The two crashes of BOEING 737 MAX aircraft which took place in 2018 and early 2019 sent a cold chill down my spine. The fact that Boeing nor the FAA took any action after the second crash shocked me and I was compelled to issue a warning
