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Anthony’s Philippines: “It was an Adventure” Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Amazing Singapore: “Toe Dipping” Point of SE Asia Jake Redman
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Anthony’s Ireland: Hellman’s Makes Ketchup Too Jake Redman
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Dallas, Disney and Deals. Our 100th Episode. Jake Redman
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Airport Intel: The Narrowbody Expansion Stepping onto the United 737 MAX 8 for a seven-hour flight to Europe feels a bit like a throwback. Single aisle. Standard recliner. United’s new transatlantic reality from Newark (EWR). Using the Boeing 737 MAX 8 for deep European routes. Glasgow and Santiago de Compostela. This is the plan, not a placeholder: United’s network chief Patrick Quayle specifically picked the MAX 8 for these routes over the A321XLR. The range is there. The comfort isn’t. Also worth flagging: by summer 2026, narrowbody transatlantic is exploding (A321LR/XLR everywhere). United’s twist? Doing it with the one narrowbody […]
Middle East airspace closures have turned international flight paths into a high-stakes puzzle, with some fares jumping up to 10x overnight. Intel: The Airspace Wall March 2026. The Middle East corridor is effectively a no-go zone. Tehran, Baghdad, Damascus, Tel Aviv: dark. Now the knock-on stuff too: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE showing up in the “don’t mess around” bucket (GNSS interference / ESCAT zones per EASA conflict-zone guidance). The result? Absolute chaos for Europe-to-Asia routes. Prices aren’t “a little higher.” They’re showing up to 10x in real searches. Airlines are burning fuel + crew […]
JAL just pushed the Spring 2026 refresh for all international long-haul routes as of March 1, and the JAL Business Class menu 2026 is looking sharp with seasonal transitions and high-end chef collabs. The Talent The carrier tapped two major names for the First and Business Class cabins. Chef Natsuko Shoji Asia’s Best Female Chef 2022. Owner of Tokyo’s ultra-exclusive restaurant été. Shoji’s work hits the second meal service on routes between Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) and Europe, the Americas, and Doha (not Australia). Expect high-concept plating and tight seasonal alignment. Australia routes: RED U-35 chefs (Economy / Premium Economy). Chef Nae […]
