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United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD

One week ago yesterday, I flew on United’s inaugural Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from Houston to Chicago. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight…

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United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities

Inaugural day had arrived with my alarm going off at 3:30 a.m. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural: Pre-Departure Festivities United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1116 IAH to ORD United Dreamliner Inaugural: Chicago Arrival Celebration United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1510 ORD to IAH United Dreamliner Inaugural: UA Flight 1209 IAH to LAX I…

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United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction

I was planning on writing up a single post covering the United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner inaugural on November 4, 2012. But with the volume of pics and video I’d like to share, I’ve decided to use a more traditional trip report method by breaking the posts up. United Dreamliner Inaugural: Introduction United Dreamliner Inaugural:…

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United Airlines Boeing 787 Inaugural Takeoff Video

I had a fantastic day of flying yesterday on United’s inaugural flight(s) of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I flew on the first three revenue flights from Houston to Chicago, Chicago back to Houston and from Houston to Los Angeles. Phew. I’m exhausted (but in a good #avgeek way). A full trip report will be coming…

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United Airlines 787 Inaugural Info, Plus Delivery of Second Dreamliner

I’m getting excited for United’s inaugural of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on November 4! And they sent me a little preview of what to expect at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday morning. First, the basics: Flight 1116 is scheduled to depart from IAH at 7:20 a.m. with an arrival at Chicago O’Hare at 9:51…

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American, Qantas, Southwest make cuts, hotel fierceness and promos, Chicago’s on top, and jet passes plus Visa cards

In other airline, hotel and travel industry news this week… A survey of the 50 most popular U.S. destinations conducted by the Global Business Travel Association found Chicago to be the city charging the highest total taxes for travelers. Not to worry, New York was number two so don’t get your hopes up for an…

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United Airlines double redeemable miles on HKG-ORD-HKG nonstops

There’s an offer out there on the Hong Kong site for United Airlines offering double redeemable miles when an itinerary includes flights 895 and 896, the nonstop segments between Chicago and Hong Kong. Ticketing is required before October 31, 2011 for travel between September 1 and October 31, 2011. The bonus can be earned a…

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Downtown Chicago & Detroit from 37,000 feet… plus Cleveland

I was off on yet another mileage run yesterday and snapped the following pictures from 37,000 feet of Chicago and Detroit. Given my displeasure of being “trapped” in a window seat on longer flights in coach, I had reserved the exit row aisle on this Continental Airlines flight. It was lightly booked, though, and I…

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