My contrarian take on Delta’s controversial revamping of its SkyMiles rewards program.
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Boeing’s Lord Calhoun of Lake Sunapee
Boeing’s David Calhoun is the poster CEO for just how far-removed America’s corporate leaders are from the employees who enrich them.
On Flying Air Canada’s Vomit Class
Canadians should be appalled and ashamed of the airline carrier bearing their country’s name. I’m not alone with that assessment.
Mayor Pete’s and Scott Kirby’s Woeful Leadership
Americans willing to accept Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and United CEO Scott Kirby remaining in their jobs must embrace the years of airline travel misery that awaits them.
Travelers Beware! Hertz Will Put You in an EV
Surveys show that most Americans are becoming increasingly leery of electric vehicles, but there’s a high likelihood that travelers renting from Hertz this summer will be given one.
Says a writer for The Atlantic who experienced the switcheroo: “(EVs) are great, potentially planet-saving machines, but the ordeal made me want to wage a slash-and-burn campaign against all of them.”
America’s Mistakenly Entitled Restaurant Workers
Americans are the most generous people in the world. It’s time they stopped the U.S. restaurant industry taking advantage of them.
The Perilous Misery of Airline Travel
Hardly a day goes by when I don’t read at least one story about an airline flight being diverted because of a disruptive passenger. Here’s why my sympathies increasingly lie with the disruptive passenger.
How to Mercilessly Punish U.S. Airlines
Americans were once famed for a “rugged individualism” so fierce it sparked a revolution. The defiant spirit has diminished over the centuries, but hopefully there are still Americans with some fight in them.
In the tradition of the Massachusetts colonists responsible for the “Boston Tea Party” protesting taxation tyranny, here’s how to oppose the tyranny of the U.S. airline cartel and make Delta, United, and American feel some real financial pain while lining your pockets with extra cash.
Why U.S. Airlines Will Forever Suck
Who is ultimately to blame for the dismal state of U.S. airline travel? Warning: You probably won’t like the answer.
Why Americans Are Turning On Each Other
A visit to my local CVS this morning gave me clarity what’s fueling the growing anger and incivility in America.