The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel Review
It’s worth the hike up Nob Hill (you can also go by cable car) just to marvel at the Fairmont Hotel’s lobby. With its vaulted ceiling and oversized spiral staircase, one is instantly transported into a more opulent era, one reminiscent of the grand old hotels of yesteryear.
This is partially because the Fairmont was completed and almost ready for opening in 1906 when the great San Francisco earthquake struck. The …
American Airlines to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab Computers in First and Business
American Airlines passengers flying in business and first class on many of the airline’s long-haul fleet will soon get a major upgrade to their in-flight entertainment options. The airline will offer the Samsung Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 mobile tablets in premium cabins on select flights starting later this year.
American plans to deploy 6,000 Galaxy Tabs on Boeing 767 flights between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles, JFK and San …
Lufthansa FlyNet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Editor’s note: An Updated FlyNet FAQ was published on 10 October 2012 and can be found online here.
Updated last on 28 November 2011
Lufthansa’s FlyNet in-flight Internet service, which was the world’s first in-flight Internet service when it launched back in 2004, is back on line.
In conjunction with Panasonic Avionics and Deutsche Telekom, Lufthansa launched the second generation of FlyNet in late 2010 on the Airbus A330 aircraft. At the present …
Photo Contest Winners: Car and Travel
From scenic routes to winding roads, from the Großglocknerhochalpenstraße to the Stelvio Pass to the Col de Turini to the San Bernadino Pass, Executive Road Warrior readers love the classic road trip and took hundreds of pictures of the roads they drove on with their automobiles.
Based on the entries submitted for this contest, BMW drivers in particular like to take pictures of their cars. All but one of the images …
Delta Flight 781 New York LGA to Atlanta First Class – Review
With 24 million passengers passing through its doors in 2010, LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City is the busiest airport in the U.S. that doesn’t provide non-stop service to Europe. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the world’s busiest, with 88 million passengers. On a typical day, Delta Airlines has 32 or more flights going between the two airports.
Since I printed my boarding pass at home, I proceeded directly …
2012 BMW 650i Convertible Review and Test Drive
The BMW 650i Convertible is all-new for 2012 and the drop-top version is being introduced in the U.S. a few months in advance of the coupe, to take advantage of what will hopefully be a warm and sunny summer.
Gone are the odd-looking eyebrows over the headlamps and the odd-shaped trunk lid as well as other design elements championed by BMW’s former chief designer, Chris Bangle. While there is a strong …
Gogo In-flight Internet Slows Down – Review
The Gogo in-flight Internet service seems to be gaining in popularity, but that’s not necessarily a good thing if you are trying to watch a movie. When we first tested Gogo shortly after its launch back in 2009 on an American Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco, we saw download speeds averaging 1.5 Mbps. It was possible to watch videos and movies on the Web, watch recorded shows …
Checking In »
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 7: Biden’s SOTU, Last Day to Order Free At-Home Tests, Masks Are Off at China’s National People’s Congress
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,457th day.
THE LEDE
Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow is the Last Day to Order Free At-Home Covid Test Kits in the U.S.
The federal government’s offer for free at-home Covid test kits will soon be discontinued. The on-again/off-again offer was most recently made …
In Flight »
Operational Woes Continue to Plague United Airlines as Three Additional Flights Encounter Issues After Departure
United Airlines’ operations are under great scrutiny these days and not for naught. Indeed, anytime a United Airlines aircraft sneezes, it tends to make the news.
This past week, a United flight from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was diverted to Denver on Thursday after the flight crew observed an issue with one of the Boeing 777’s engines.
The following day, several people were hospitalized after a …
Checking In »
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 7: Biden’s SOTU, Last Day to Order Free At-Home Tests, Masks Are Off at China’s National People’s Congress
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,457th day.
THE LEDE
Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow is the Last Day to Order Free At-Home Covid Test Kits in the U.S.
The federal government’s offer for free at-home Covid test kits will soon be discontinued. The on-again/off-again offer was most recently made …
In Flight »
Operational Woes Continue to Plague United Airlines as Three Additional Flights Encounter Issues After Departure
United Airlines’ operations are under great scrutiny these days and not for naught. Indeed, anytime a United Airlines aircraft sneezes, it tends to make the news.
This past week, a United flight from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was diverted to Denver on Thursday after the flight crew observed an issue with one of the Boeing 777’s engines.
The following day, several people were hospitalized after a …
