As I recall it, they fed through government contracts and being the flag carrier as well as interline traffic from other, mostly domestic, carriers. For example, when we went to Australia from S. Florida we were on AA MIA-DFW-HNL then PA HNL-AKL-SYD. I also recall flying DL and EA to meet up with PA...
Jump to postThree things so far: 1) Need automatic redirects from former URLs For example, I have a bookmark for the Civ Av forum. If I use it I get a 404 error. Best practice in web is to put automatic redirects in place and messages encouraging users to update bookmarks. 2) Are you sure you want to leave this...
Jump to postLet me throw in a different suggestion: Riverdale. For midtown working commute you have metro north, express buses (east, west, and wall street), and even a bus to the A express train. Before moving to Riverdale (from Manhattan) I envisioned it as like living in Canada and commuting to the city. The...
Jump to postShortest: <acronym title="Birmingham - Shuttlesworth International (BHM / KBHM), USA - Alabama">BHM</acronym>-<acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> on <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">D...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/FriscoHeavy" class="quote" target="_blank">FriscoHeavy</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>4. I will be booking the tick...
Jump to postI agree the SQ flight is the way to go. Best transatlantic Y flight I've ever done.
The upper deck exit rows will give you plenty of leg room in Y.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TWA772LR" class="quote" target="_blank">TWA772LR</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>I wonder if an <acronym title="Tokyo - Nar...
Jump to postBefore deregulation in the US a number of airlines flew interchange services where the same aircraft operated for more than one airline. Example: United and Western did an interchange in 1940. <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> flew the aircraft <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare Inte...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/vs11" class="quote" target="_blank">vs11</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>What aircraft will replace the A320s that run th...
Jump to postThanks for all of the guidance. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PITingres" class="quote" target="_blank">PITingres</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i/></font>...
Jump to postSo we'll be in China come July. Flying in and out of <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> (AA from/to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/runningonempty" class="quote" target="_blank">runningonempty</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i> Welp, tickle me pink. I certa...
Jump to postLike noted above Angela Lansbury was a delight. Chatted in <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> as she was headed to <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acrony...
Jump to postArthur Ave in the Bronx is Little Italy
When I live on the Harlem/Washington Heights border people kept telling me I didn't look Domincan.
I've done <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>-<acronym title="Philadelphia - International (Municipal) (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvania">PHL</acronym> on US mainline (96 miles) and miss the day...
Jump to postMore CXL are coming. My rebook for Sunday into <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym> was just cancelled. Supposedly all <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Muni...
Jump to postI've done <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> in J twice in 2015 (<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>, <acronym ti...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Chuska" class="quote" target="_blank">Chuska</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>The <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (G...
Jump to postSo I'm back and I recommend <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> over <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>. Seat was more comfortable, staff friendlier and more attentive all around (ground, in flight, etc.). Flew facing backward on both carriers. Liked the upper deck on th...
Jump to postI am flying <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> in J tomorrow night, back on 24/12 <acronym ...
Jump to postI use Heathrow connect - faster than the tube but not as costly as Heathrow express. I find the tube easy to understand, use, navigate, etc. Of course I use the NYC subway every day so that might be why. Having done a car from Heathrow in the past I don't think it is worth the cost. For my trip next...
Jump to postSaereo (Ecuador)
Aeroperlas (Panama)
Rusts (Alaska)
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Freshside3" class="quote" target="_blank">Freshside3</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>In the Steelers colors, no less.... &n...
Jump to postThanks, ozglobal. I will investigate the options you offered.
Jump to postHeaded to Germany and England in December and seeking recommendations on hotels. BER - seeking centrally located option for 2 nights <acronym title="Cologne / Bonn (- Konrad Adenauer / Wahn) (CGN / EDDK), Germany">CGN</acronym> - a 3 night stay, preferably something in walking distance to the cathed...
Jump to postIf flying <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> you can cx in <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard Field) (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> and fly into <acronym title="Washington - Ronald Reagan National (DCA / KDCA), USA - Virginia">DCA</acronym>, <acro...
Jump to postI can, and have, but only diet soda (which has issues as well).
Drink all morning, pee all afternoon (or as I call it, a day that ends in the letter y)
I will be in Ashburn that weekend so I may try to get over there.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Polot" class="quote" target="_blank">Polot</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Didn't TWA have some kind of focus city/hub th...
Jump to postFor this to work over time there needs to be sufficient demand from the O&D crowd willing to pay a premium to avoid a cx in <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>, <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (Municipal) (PHX / KPHX), U...
Jump to postI've done a <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> connection in the past. More recently I've noticed that adding the third country increases the out of pocket cost due to the taxes and fees. For example, if I am flying to <ac...
Jump to postNorth: <acronym title="Keflavik (KEF / BIKF), Iceland">KEF</acronym> - Keflavik, Iceland South: <acronym title="Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas (Islas Malvinas) (USH / SAWH), Argentina">USH</acronym> - Ushuaia, Argentina East: <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</ac...
Jump to postAbout 2 minutes north of that gas station is a Wawa. Tuesday of last week I paid $2 something at Wawa instead of nearly $5 a gal at the other. Both are located on the s-bound side.
Jump to postIf you read the article it also says that travelers are NOT leaving AA. The headline is click bait.
That being said, AA does have room to improve in customer service.
From <acronym title="Charlotte - Douglas International (CLT / KCLT), USA - North Carolina">CLT</acronym> US/AA has been known to put the 330 on <acronym title="San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International (Isla Verde) (SJU / TJSJ), Puerto Rico">SJU</acronym>, <acronym title="Philipsburg / St. Maarten -...
Jump to postSIN-<acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> on <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">S...
Jump to postStumbled upon this interesting idea for redoing <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Field) (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym> and providing train connections. While I appreciate the visionary aspect of it, there are just too many obsta...
Jump to postNumbers and letters are more accessible, meaning a colour-blind person can still easily understand and use the system. Here's an odd, but informative parallel. Try playing UNO with a colour-blind person. They can sort of figure some things out, but it is not an equal experience to numbers/letters.
Jump to postB-1900 <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym>-<acronym title="Syracuse - Hancock International (SYR / KSYR), USA - New York">SYR</acronym> with 2 pax B-1900 <acronym title="Lancaster (LNS / KLNS), USA - Pennsylvania">LNS</acronym>-<acronym title...
Jump to postNow AA needs to allow for mileage earning on VY. Annoyed when I was looking at flights where it books as IB, operated by VY and no mileage can be earned.
Jump to postA good place to eat not far from your hotel is Chai (55th & 8th). Nice Thai food, good prices, and has options for veg and picky eater (my SO is very picky and he loves the place). If you want to explore some of the more unique offerings check out the listings on <a href="http://www.atlasobscura...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/chrisp390" class="quote" target="_blank">chrisp390</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>plus it is also closer to NYC. </i></fon...
Jump to postI find Sharebuilder to be a good tool. Easy to use site, affordable costs, overall good value.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jeffh747" class="quote" target="_blank">jeffh747</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Not at all! Lon...
Jump to postI did <acronym title="LOT Polish Airlines">LO</acronym> in J on the 787 when they were first introduced and flying about Europe. While the flight was under two hours it was a great hard and soft product. I have also flown <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> in J a few times and always ...
Jump to postIf you take the airtrain/E train there are elevators and escalators at both ends of your journey. It's not difficult to do at all if you have just a tiny bit of patience. I do checked bag plus carry on to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New Yor...
Jump to post"Leaving in a moment. Need anything besides coffee?"
I think I would be fine.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ltbewr" class="quote" target="_blank">ltbewr</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>We need new fresh leaders that are centrists...
Jump to postCaptialone360 (formerly ING direct)
Super easy, all online, connected to Sharebuilder.
I was skeptical of going to all online banking but it has worked out great. Customer service has been excellent.