by Beth Holmes | May 9, 2022 | News, Places On Our Bucket List, Technology, Travel
Voyager Station: Is a luxury space hotel in orbit really only 5 years away? No one would call the International Space Station a hotel, or luxurious in any way. Only a little larger than a six-bedroom house, it’s been plenty for the 3-6 people who have been up...
by Beth Holmes | May 2, 2022 | Business, Ethical Shopping, News
Delta Airlines is going to begin paying its flight attendants for more of the time they’re working, in an attempt to deter them from unionizing. Major airlines, as a rule, only pay cabin crew from the moment the plane’s door seals to the moment it opens...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 25, 2022 | Health & Beauty, News, Politics, Travel
Federal Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Florida, has struck down the national mask mandate for airlines and other mass transit on Monday. Justice Mizelle, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court by Trump, has ruled that the CDC had no power to issue any...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Travel
Large fines are to be filed against two violent air passengers over 2021 incidents, setting a new record for the FAA. The Federal Aviation Adminstration, the government body that oversees everything to do with air traffic, is seeking a combined $159,000 in fines over...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 14, 2022 | Business, News, Politics, Travel
Fuel prices break $4 a gallon on average in the U.S. for the first time since the 2008 recession. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th. Within a week, the average price of regular gas rose by over 40 cents, according to data collected by the AAA motor club....
by Beth Holmes | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Technology, Travel
Alice, the world’s first all-electric passenger aircraft, is just weeks away from her first flight. Air travel is far from environmentally friendly, as a way to travel. Strictly talking about fuel, the industry average is approximately 51 gallons of fuel per...