The Seat Guru
There are a few new faces on the second go-round of Star Mega DO, and one happens to belong to Matt Daimler, a.k.a Phatteus, who founded Seatguru.com nearly a decade ago. “It started in 2001 as one plane, with one map,” he says, and wasn’t much more than a hobby until revenue Google AdSense began turning it into a real business circa 2004. He sold the site to Expedia in 2007 (today his card says “Founder” and his role is effectively an evangelist) and his current wish is to see Seatguru’s maps incorporated into the most popular iPhone apps like Flight Tracker.
He still tells the story of learning how fare classes work. While traveling with a friend circa 1996, their flight was canceled and the airline was forced to rebook them on another carrier, issuing paper vouchers to do so. Seeing a “Y” written on the voucher, Matt’s friend asked what it meant. Informed “Y” meant coach and an “F” was required to be rebooked in first, his friend decided to fix that. Using a pen, he doctored the “Y” into an “F.” And it worked.
Etwal Alliance ofri sijesyon nan FlyerTalk manm – USATODAY.com
PaBen Mutzabaugh, USA Today
Janm mande sa ki katye jeneral Star Alliance la sanble?
Anpil moun sou FlyerTalk a “Mega Èske” souvan-Bilten vwayaj te fè, ak dè douzèn sispann menen foto nan kat la Alliance zetwal yo ak Logo (wè isit la) nan katye jeneral gwoup la toupre Frankfurt Airport la pi bonè jodi a.
Ki te vin tankou plizyè douzèn FlyerTalk manm yo te rankontre ak Star ofisyèl Alliance jodi a nan Frankfurt kòm pi gwo nan mond lan souvan-Bilten gwoup solisite fidbak yo sou pwodwi potansyèl pwochen.
Etwal Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht te sou men adrese gwoup la, remèsye yo pou fidelite yo nan alyans la ak transpòtè li yo.
Manm etwal Alliance vwayaje soti nan osi lwen ke Hawaii ak Ostrali pou la “Mega Èske” evènman, ki asosye avèk FlyerTalk e li te bay aksè a vwayajè ekzekitif an tèt Star la. Vwayaj la MegaDo te kòmanse nan New York ak pral kontinye sou Houston, Phoenix ak zòn nan Seattle pa aswè vandredi.
“Mwen panse ke aksè a [kandida nan alyans ak avyon ekzekitif] se trè enkwayab,” yon manm FlyerTalk sòti nan Ostrali te di m '.
Ofisyèl etwal Alliance envite manm yo FlyerTalk yo patisipe nan yon seri atelye nan ki nan “FlyerTalkers” kote ankouraje bay fidbak yo sou pwodwi alyans la ap konsidere ajoute nan lavni an.
kontinye: Etwal Alliance ofri sijesyon nan FlyerTalk manm – USATODAY.com.
Today in the Sky flies with StarMegaDo | USATODAY.com #smd2010
Today in the Sky schedule update
PaBen Mutzabaugh, USA Today
I’m traveling this week with the “Mega etwal Èske,” a FlyerTalk-affiliated gathering that includes some of the most dedicated frequent-flier enthusiasts from across the globe. In this particular case, the trip is focused on the Star Alliance carriers.
Today I’m coming to you from Frankfurt, where I’ll be meeting with both Lufthansa and Star Alliance officials later today.
On Wednesday, the group changes location to Houston, where I’ll be on hand to cover the first annual Frequent Traveler Awards ceremony on Thursday. Also while I’m in Houston, I hope to get time with some of United’s executives for an update of what’s going on at United and Continental.
And The #smd2010 Aircraft Is…..
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-324 N74856
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net
Some interesting tidbits about the scheduled* aircraft for the StarMegaDo 2010 Konstitisyon
Airfleets.net:
- Serial number 32815 LN: 1039
- Type 757-324
- First flight date 17/12/2003
- Plane age 6.9 years
Continental.com Aircraft Specification:
- Cruise Speed: 540 mph
- Propulsion: Two (2) Rolls Royce RB211-535E4B “Phase 5″ High Bypass Ratio turbofan engines rated at 42,540 pounds of thrust each.
- Wingspan: 124 pye, 10 inches
B757.info:
- Roll out: 25/11/2003
- First flight: 17/12/2003
- Type: 324
- Engines: Rolls Royce RB211-535E4-C
- 27/01/2004 delivered to Continental Airlines.
- 27/01/2004 registered to Continental Airlines Inc.
- 28/01/2004 ferried Boeing Field to Orlando as COA9971
Flightaware.com History:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N74856/history
Seatguru.com Seat Map:
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Continental_Airlines/Continental_Airlines_Boeing_757-300_New.php
FAA.gov Registry Information:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N74856
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy chrisjake - OPShots.net
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy Angelo Ballachino - OPShots.net
* Aircraft Assignment Subject To Change Without Notice Based On Operational Requirements
Photos Used With Permission of Opshots.net Webmaster
A 2010 StarMegaDo will cover over 11,000 statute miles! #smd2010
Map Courtesy of Great Circle Mapper www.gcmap.com
A 2010 StarMegaDo will cover over 11,000 statute miles, 12 sponsor partners, 6 days, 5 airports, 3 states, 2 continents and 1 innovative airline alliance!
JFK (40°38’23″N 73°46’44″W)
KI SOTI NAN (50°01’35″N 8°32’35″E)50.5° (NE)3855 mi
IAH (29°59’04″N 95°20’29″W)299.8° (NW)5232 mi
PHX (33°26’03″N 112°00’42″W)287.9° (W)1009 mi
PAE (47°54’25″N 122°16’54″W)334.9° (NW)1133 mi
Total:11229 statute miles
StarMegaDo Blog Reaches The World #smd2010
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The sponsors, partners, event coordinators and blog editors thank everyone for their interest in StarMegaDo.com and will continue to provide fun and interesting insight to this week’s events through this blog, FaceBook ak Twitter.
