A list of important contacts regarding Hurricane Katrina
Wednesday August 31, 2005
If you need more information about Hurricane Katrina, then CNN's list of resources should help you find the phone numbers and websites that you need.
For their extensive list of resources ... Read More
Stories of Katrina
Wednesday August 31, 2005
The Weather site here at About has several links to area newspapers and news stories in regions of the United States that have been greatly affected by the impact of ... Read More
Experiencing Katrina
Wednesday August 31, 2005
The About.com guide that covers New Orleans has been updating her blog continuously since the hurricane started affecting much of the Gulf Coast. She has links to pertinent local information, ... Read More
The lights of the airport
Tuesday August 30, 2005
I suppose this could be seen as the sequel to the lights of flight, the different colored lights you will see on an aircraft.
So to eliminate any suspense, this feature ... Read More
The fish that flew
Sunday August 28, 2005
Can't help but crack up at this story...picture fish, flying, strapped to a passenger. The things that can happen when you fly.
Just in case you thought that you wouldn't believe ... Read More
Flying to Africa and don't know where to start looking?
Friday August 26, 2005
The Africa for visitors guide has several tips to find a better airfare if you are traveling to Africa.
From flying via Europe, to using larger cities on the continent as ... Read More
The lights of flight
Wednesday August 24, 2005
How do you recognize a flight? By its red, white and green lights. The location and colors of the lights on a commercial aircraft are universal. And this feature is ... Read More
Space and air unite against turbulence
Monday August 22, 2005
Could bumping around in choppy air become a thing of the past for air travelers? No more sudden air pockets that have the flight drop a little and your stomach ... Read More
Airlines and terrorism
Saturday August 20, 2005
Flights have been the target of terrorism several times throughout the history of air travel. And now, the information that airlines gather regarding its passengers may be used to track ... Read More
No booze in Baghdad
Thursday August 18, 2005
The Iraqi government wants no alcohol purchased or consumed at Baghdad's airport.
It might not seem consequential, however the declaration by Salam Maliki, Iraq's transportation minister has sparked fears that fundamentalism ... Read More
What can be found at the lost and found
Tuesday August 16, 2005
Usually at an airport's lost and found you may find luggage, sunglasses, gloves and the like.
But this is not what always is left behind...surprise - millions of dollars worth of ... Read More
In and out of FCO
Sunday August 14, 2005
Your first point of entry and your last Ciao to Italy may happen from Rome's main airport FCO.
Having been there recently myself, I was reminded of what it is like ... Read More
LHR is closed for business
Thursday August 11, 2005
If you are traveling to, through, or from London Heathrow in the next 24 hours your flight may be affected by striking workers.
British Airways has cancelled all flights until tomorrow ... Read More
Don't drink and fly
Wednesday August 10, 2005
The sentencing has been delivered in the case of two former America West pilots who have been charged, convicted and now sentenced to several years in prison.
The offense? The pilots ... Read More
A primer for the frequent flyer
Monday August 8, 2005
For those who are members, or would like to be members, of some of those frequent flyer programs. The programs are listed alphabetically by airline and have the details you ... Read More
Sitting pretty
Saturday August 6, 2005
Let's face it, it just isn't always an easy task to get the kind of seat you want on the flight you are traveling on.
There certainly should be some sort ... Read More
China joins the low cost trend
Thursday August 4, 2005
Having traveled through China in 2004, and facing the difficulties of getting reasonable airfares (pretty much non-existant), it looks like the air travel industry is ripe for change.
Now instead of ... Read More
Teen dream
Tuesday August 2, 2005
Who says that you have to be established, with years of experience to start an airline. An 18 year old in the U.K. is set to start his very own ... Read More

