EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & FOUNDER - SEATTLE, WA. David has written, consulted, and presented on multiple topics relating to airlines and travel since 2008. He has been quoted and written for a number of news organizations, including BBC, CNN, NBC News, Bloomberg, and others. He is passionate about sharing the complexities, the benefits, and the fun stuff of the airline business. Email me: david@airlinereporter.com
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I am currently at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for another adventure (I love their free Wi-Fi). Last weekend I was able to fly on a personal trip, but today’s trip is for the blog. Virgin America has recently announced new flights from San Francisco to Toronto, Canada. The airline is having a special shin-dig early tomorrow morning […]
If you haven’t heard about Spirit Airline’s new (and “omg shocking”) advertisements, they are causing quite a stir. They are once again stealing right out of the Ryanair hand book on how to get a load of free publicity. What do I think about their ads? Well any airline that gets me blogging about their […]
I wasn’t going to write on this topic, but seeing all the airline-hate out there, I just can’t help myself. Once again, passengers get stranded on a plane and all hell breaks loose in the media. Calls for stricter regulations and people saying “I told you so,” with the three hour tarmac delay rule being […]
Rita, a friend of mine, recently flew from Seattle to Chicago on Alaska Airlines. Every time one of my friends fly I tell them to get pictures of the flight (I don’t care about the destination). Most roll their eyes and say, “sure David,” and get me nothing (I’m talking to you Colton — who […]
Airline: Southwest Airlines Trip: Seattle (SEA) to Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA) Planes: Boeing 737-300 (N655WN) and Boeing 737-700 (N747SA) Seats: 20F & 24A, in the back but both windows Back on the road again. This time it was to head east to visit my father for Father’s Day. I got tickets on Southwest […]