I wrote this shortly after arriving into Hong Kong, because I wanted my thoughts to be clear and present (of course then I let it sit a month). To start, the flight out was a 16.5 hour flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Hong Kong (HKG). The captain didn’t mince his words: “We’ll be together for…
Let me start out by saying – this is not for everyone. In fact, as I start this post, I’m not even sure if this is for me. Really, I started looking at alternatives after experiencing mileage run fatigue last week. But I felt like it was an interesting challenge, and one that some might…
This weekend, I did a mileage run with my wife to San Francisco (SFO), literally, for about 40 minutes, and turned right around. I tweeted about it some, but really wasn’t as thorough as I would’ve liked, so I thought I’d offer some thoughts and experiences. Getting to the AirportSo, I think we started this…
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the plan to start merging US Airways’ Dividend Miles program into American Airlines’ AAdvantage. And, in of itself, the news is not a bad thing. Effective immediately, the airlines will extend upgrades to elites of either program flying on either’s metal. By 2015, everything will come together in the AAdvantage…
“Optempo”, or Operational Tempo, may be a bit of a niche term. And, in reality, the more appropriate term would be “perstempo” or personnel tempo; but that’s even more niche. Essentially, these terms talk to the amount of time an individual spends away from home.The heart of the matter really is: how often would you…