Skip the Shoe Shuffle: TSA Goes Touchless and Shoeless This August Major upgrades are reshaping the TSA’s airport screening process—making travel smoother and more efficient this summer. From facial recognition lanes to dropping the dreaded shoe removal rule, here’s everything you need to know for your next TSA experience. 1. TSA’s New Touchless PreCheck…
Should I Buy Frontier’s GoWild! Pass? A Traveler’s Musings (2026–2027 Edition) Every so often, an airline offer lands that seems too wild to ignore. Frontier’s latest GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Annual Pass is one of those—$299 for nearly two years of (almost) unlimited flights, including U.S., Caribbean, and Latin American destinations. The catch? You must book…
American Airlines Hubs and Notable Non-Hub Stations in 2025: What Travelers Should Know If you’ve ever wondered why your American Airlines itinerary always seems to go through Charlotte, Dallas, or Miami, the answer lies in the airline’s hub-and-spoke network. American Airlines is the world’s largest carrier by fleet size and passenger miles, and its…
When Security Ate the Terminals Airports weren’t designed for many of the realities of the modern age. In the 1970s, they had to shoehorn in the first metal detectors for people and carry-on bags. After 9/11, entire swaths of departure halls were consumed by ever-expanding checkpoints. The old terminals bent under the pressure. Corridors twisted,…
United Airlines Hubs in 2025: What Travelers Should Know What Makes a Hub? Airline networks aren’t random. They’re carefully designed around “hubs”—airports where flights are concentrated to funnel passengers through connections. If you live in a hub city, you enjoy more nonstop destinations and frequent flights. If you don’t, odds are you’ll connect through one.…
The Embraer E190: A Regional Jet with Big Ambitions The Embraer E190 was launched in the early 2000s as part of the Brazilian manufacturer’s ambitious E-Jet family. The aircraft first flew in March 2004, and Embraer went on to build 568 first-generation E190s for carriers around the world. With around 100 seats, the E190…
Last week, JetBlue—long dealt a blow by the collapse of its Spirit acquisition—proved it’s not down for the count. With summer travel demand stronger than expected, the airline raised its third-quarter guidance and is starting to deliver results under its JetForward strategy. We don’t always talk about airlines from the perspective of profitability on…