Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner – December 2015
Assistant Editor Joel Chusid surrounded by Alaska Airlines and Hainan Airlines Flight Attendants By Assistant Editor Joel Chusid Airplane Seats Never Die… …they just upcycle! If you’ve not heard of...
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Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner – June 2015 Assistant Editor Joel Chusid By Assistant Editor Joel Chusid Common Sense Left at Home People traveling do the strangest things on the spur of the...
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Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner – March 2015 Assistant Editor Joel Chusid By Assistant Editor Joel Chusid The Clampetts are Back In the past few months, the global media has breathlessly reported on a...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid From Buffalos to Birds Guest Editor Joel Chusid Once again, airplanes and animals have crossed paths, and not always in a good way. From large to small, here we go… A...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Watch Your Vowels Guest Editor Joel Chusid With millions of passengers flying every day, some are bound to end up at the wrong destination. I’m not talking about diverted or...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Economic Inequality Often political talk raises the topic of economic disparity, the gap between rich and poor. Nowhere is this more evident than in...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Perennial First Class Ticket Guest Editor Joel Chusid It could happen anywhere, but out of China comes the story of a man who purchased a first class ticket on China Eastern...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Hello Kitty Takes to the Skies Guest Editor Joel Chusid In 1974 the “Hello Kitty” character appeared in Japan on a vinyl change purse targeted to young girls, and it crossed...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Animal Sightings Guest Editor Joel Chusid Airplanes and wild animals don’t mix well, no matter what size. From the tiny critter side, airline travelers flying out of Kansas...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Just a couple of keystrokes can make a world of difference In the airline business, there are misboardings and misbookings. Due to increased security,...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Low Cost Goes Upscale It’s pretty rare when an LCC (industry terminology for “low cost carrier”) adds frills, but airBaltic is trying something new...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Water, Water Everywhere…Except on the Plane! Flying from Honolulu to Melbourne is a mostly over-water trip taking close to twelve hours. But one day...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Healthy & Unhealthy Food Aloft Free economy class airline food has all but disappeared on U.S. domestic flights, although it’s possible to buy...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Flight Attendants Make Headlines The media loves sensational stories about flight attendants. One of the most notable was Steven Slater’s tirade and...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Bees on a Plane Not snakes, otters or bats this time, but a few days ago passengers on a Delta flight getting ready to depart Pittsburgh International...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid “United Breaks Guitars” – Soon to be a Best Seller? It’s common for books to be made into movies, but the video Canadian musician Dave Carroll and Sons...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Kid Control Aloft Traveling with children by air can be challenging, and many parents dread it. Just last week, a couple and their two toddlers were...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Ryanair Ahead of the Game, Again Whether it’s removing all but one lavatory, offering inflight porn entertainment or putting in standing-type seating,...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Dressing to Fly Since my last column, there seems to have been a continuing epidemic of poor judgment on the part of some flyers in choosing their...
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Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Baby on Board – Not! There has long been discussion on creating family sections on airliners to restrict the antics and noise of children to a single...
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