So Ted Stevens, the longtime Senator from Alaska and namesake of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), was convicted last week of seven counts of violating federal ethics laws involving undisclosed gifts and home renovation services. Unless the good people of Alaska and Anchorage want their airport named for convicted felon, it may be time […]
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Renaming Anchorage’s Airport
Published by November 3rd, 2008 in Anchorage, Cleveland, General, History, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, South Africa, USA, United Kingdom and Washington, DC. 2 CommentsNew York Times Travel Show
Published by March 2nd, 2008 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Cruises, Europe, General, Mediterranean, Mexico, Pacific Islands, Rail, South America and USA. 0 CommentsYesterday, I went to the New York Travel Show, where a few hundreds booths displayed the travel wonders from all corners of the globe. Arranged geographically in aisles, you can travel from India to Korea to Estonia to St. Maarten as you move across the room. As usual (its an annual event), it was a […]
TAAG Angola Airlines
Published by January 13th, 2008 in Africa, Airlines, Angola, Aviation Policy, Aviation Safety, Europe, Lisbon, Photos and TAAG Angola Airlines. 0 CommentsI was just listening to some very fine music from 1960’s Angola, and thought that for today’s article, I would post an Angola-related photo. And what could be more appropriate for AirlineCity than an image of the national carrier? Here’s a shot I took of a TAAG 747 at Lisbon (LIS) in February 2006.
Unfortunately, […]
On location in: Tunis, Tunisia
Published by January 8th, 2008 in Africa, Cruises, Photos, Tunis and Tunisia. 0 CommentsToday, is our final posting on the Mediterranean cruise, with the port of call being Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Tunis is a city rich in culture and history and can trace its past to various peoples including Berbers, Numidians, Phoenicians, and Romans. The city is located on the Mediterranean Sea with a metropolitan […]
Mediterranean Cruise
Published by December 30th, 2007 in Africa, Cruises, Europe, Italy, Malta, Mediterranean, Photos, Spain and Tunisia. 0 CommentsTwo friends of mine, Debbie and Patti, recently returned from an eight day Mediterranean cruise aboard the Costa Concordia. Costa is an Italian cruise company, based in Genoa, operating a fleet of 16 vessels throughout the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Caribbean, Central and South America, Dubai, Indian Ocean, and the Far East.
For Patti, this was her […]
Flying the Fifth Freedom: Cheaper or More Expensive?
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Africa, Air New Zealand, Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asia, Auckland, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bangkok, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cheap tickets, China, Continental Airlines, Dakar, Delta Airlines, Discount travel, Emirates, Europe, Heathrow, Hong Kong, JFK, Japan, Japan Airlines, Johannesburg, LAN Airlines, London, Los Angeles, Manila, New York City, New Zealand, Northwest Airlines, Palau, Philippines, Sao Paulo, Senegal, South Africa, Sydney, TAM, Thailand, Tokyo, USA, United Kingdom and Virgin Atlantic. 0 CommentsGenerally, airlines carrying passengers between two countries are the flag airlines of either the origin or destination country, such as a US or Mexican airline carrying passengers between the United States and Mexico. But, as we discussed in our post on Monday, some airlines have Fifth Freedom rights to fly and carry passengers between two […]
The Fifth Freedom
Published by December 10th, 2007 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bilateral agreements, Canada, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand, South America and USA. 0 CommentsOne of my particular areas of interest in airlines and travel is international aviation policy. Today, I would like to talk about the Fifth Freedom, an interesting exchange between nations in the world in international aviation.
International aviation policy includes, what is referred to as, nine ‘freedoms’ of the air. These freedoms regulate commercial aviation activities […]
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