I had been planning for months to take my wife to NYC for her birthday since she had never been.  We had the opportunity to fly Virgin America from LAX to JFK.  All I can say is that if you haven’t flown VA before, you really need to try it out.  I felt more like I was going to a club rather than cross-country on an airplane.  Everything is so well branded from check-in to inflight services.  Take a look at their safety video.  It give you a feeling of the approach to flying.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyygn8HFTCo

They also offer a…

It’s been a great start to the convention and I’ve only been in NY for a couple hours.  It started with 6D on United P.S from LAX to JFK.  Not the best service I’ve had on united, but the legroom was great and their new Archos media players were fantastic.

Once I got my bag, I headed out to get…

Why is this date so important?  Well, it was my first time sitting in first class.  My Dad and I were returning from seeing the World Expo in Brisbane Australia after two weeks.  Our flight out of Sydney on United Airlines had an equipment change from a 747-200 to a 747-SP and because of my Dad’s status, we we’re bumped up to first class.

My Dad kept the menu from our trip in first class and put a travel journal together for me.  I was going through it last night and decided to scan it in.  It…

Flight Memory is a very cool web 2.0 tool.  Basically it keeps track of all our flights you’ve ever taken in your life.  It can tell you everything about your flight (assuming your remember!) like what airline, aircraft, and seating assignment you had.

I knew keeping all those old airplane stubs would come in handy.  I can’t remember every single flight I’ve been on, but I have a pretty detailed list from about 2004 on.   You can view my statistics and…