I enjoy airport hotels with a view of the field, so the Sheraton Providence Airport was enjoyable.  Here's an extra view from the room ...

I had some fun spotting at my hotel yesterday. I also had my scanner going and enjoyed the ATC comment " Southwest 1027 - nice paint.&...

The shortest flight of my 30,993 mile RTW trip was the first leg from Denver to Dallas.  Originally scheduled as a flat bed 757-200, the a...

Note: I am NOT compensated for this post. The Citi AA Executive card is offering a 75,000 mile sign up bonus.  The card also comes with ...

Here's an intentionally retro paint scheme on a United 737. Continental 737 at O'Hare

Row 20 on United's 737-700 is missing window seats.  That means the window seats in row 21 have unlimited legroom, it's like first c...

I love window seats.  Which seat to pick on an upcoming flight is a difficult call.  20A does not recline, but has plenty of leg room.  34A ...

I ordered the fish and loved it. Yes, on a two hour from from Madrid to Frankfurt I ordered the white fish option.  Risky, except I was flyi...

Lufthansa has the same seats from nose to tail on their 737's .  Business class gets better catering and an open middle seat on every fl...

I watched a movie about airplane crashes on a recent flight.   A Yank in the R.A.F. was on TCM (free DirecTV in United first ) and it was f...

Southwest has two first class seats on every 737-800.  The service isn't any different and they are the same narrow width as all the oth...

I spotted another 737 with new split scimitar winglets, this time on a Southwest plane in Austin, Texas. Southwest 737 With New Winglets ...

Lufthansa Cargo today posted a link to their flight radar map showing all the Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo flights in air.  I clicked on a...

Ever wonder how old an aircraft is?  The FAA will let you look it up on line; I saved the link to my iPhone favorites.  http://registry.faa...

I had a good feeling about this one until I got on board.  I was able to change my MileagePlus award ticket to get the idea timing for my f...

Here's another fun picture. United 737-800

Now that I made 1K for 2012, I am able to relax about status (SPG stays #24 and #25 are booked, so I’m safe).  It feels great not to worry....

The United and Continental merger is complete and the fleets have been nicely scattered around, so you have a good chance of flying on a for...