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Airports' first class upgrade
Fast Company
November 2008

Flying the turbulent skies
Business Traveler
October 2008



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Airports' first class upgrade
Meet the highfliers working to make the terminal experience bliss.
Fast Company, November 2008.
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Flying the turbulent skies
Four industry experts weigh in on what it will take to fix the domestic airline industry.
Business Traveler, October 2008.
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Greener jet engine could reduce aviation's carbon footprint
It's just one of the many enviro-friendly innovations touted at this year's Eco-Aviation Conference in Washington.
Wired.com, June 24, 2008.
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Its back against the wall, aviation looks to come clean
The industry is coming together at the first ever Eco-Aviation Conference to talk about its impact on the environment.
Wired.com, June 17, 2008.
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Making the connection
There are lots of hub airports out there. Which ones are hell, and which ones make changing planes a breeze?
Business Traveler, June 2008.
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Hustle and flow
Alaska Airlines' Airport of the Future makes quick work of getting passengers
through check-in.
Fast Company, March 2008.
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Space odyssey
How do you build a better business hotel?
Business Traveler, February 2008.
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Big plane, big plans
Sizing up Singapore Airlines' new A380 super-jumbo.
Business Traveler, January 2008.
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Space by space basis
Premium economy is taking off by offering a travel experience that falls somewhere between business class and the hell of coach. But what you get depends on which airline you fly.
Business Traveler, November 2007.
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As skies grow crowded, FAA preps air traffic control 2.0
Is replacing radars with a $15 billion GPS system the solution to gridlock in the skies?
Wired.com, October 25, 2007.
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Executive profile: Etihad Airways
An interview with CEO James Hogan.
Business Traveler, September 2007.
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Executive profile: Jet Airways
An interview with CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer.
Business Traveler, September 2007.
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First class gets an upgrade
US airlines are making major upgrades to their premium cabins to compete with private jets and international rivals.
ForbesLife, Fall 2007.
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We love to fly and it shows
Inside the world of mileage running.
Wired.com, July 10, 2007.
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Behind the fiendish complexities of airfare pricing
Deciphering a byzantine pricing structure so complicated that it took a group of MIT grads to figure it out.
Wired.com, July 10, 2007.
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Concierge confidential
Horror stories of travelers behaving badly.
Business Traveler, July/August 2007.
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Flight fright
Understanding fear of flying and the treatment options available.
Business Traveler, July/August 2007.
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Where rubber meets the rails
When Japan's JR Hokkaido Railroad saw ridership dip, they took a novel approach to winning back customers. They added wheels to their trains, and put them on the roads.
Wired, June 2007.
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What a doll
Fans of the virtual world Second Life can now bring their online characters into the real world.
Fast Company, June 2007.
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Spies among us
That person behind you at the bar or in the bank just might be taking notes.
The Boston Globe, May 20, 2007.
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Miles to go: tracking the super-elite business traveler
Rack up 300,000 miles a year on your favorite airline and you might find yourself enrolled in a frequent flyer program so elite that you didn't even know it existed.
Business Traveler, April 2007.
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The name game
Hey you, the one yapping on your cell phone, eating a muffin, and checking in for your flight all at the same time. Think you're safe from identity theft? Think again.
Business Traveler, April 2007.
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Feigning illness
When local med students need a guinea pig, they get Dan Bolton, a stage actor who can fake broken bones, wrenched backs, and indigestion like you wouldn't believe.
Boston, April 2007.
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High-tech ads go big (ask Boston)
Advertisers are migrating to new and innovative tactics to grab the attention of a TiVo-using, info-glutted generation. Don't panic.
Wired.com, March 19, 2007.
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Rise of the Netflix hackers
After mastering the DVD-rental giant's snail-mail queuing system, a loose community of geeks eyes the company's digital delivery service.
Wired.com, March 15, 2007.
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Will digital radio boom in the US?
In Britain, some stores don't even sell old-fashioned FM receivers anymore. So why does the United States remain mired in the analog audio age?
Wired.com, January 18, 2007.
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Gay, newly married, and home – hopefully
How our neighbors view us will play a major role in whether we choose to stay in Jamaica Plain, and someday raise a family here.
The Boston Globe, January 7, 2007.
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Massport looks to expand Logan's international service
Seeks new nonstops to fast-growing Asian and South American markets.
Boston Business Journal, December 8, 2006.
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Putting a spin on hubs
With airlines engaged in a never-ending battle to cut costs, do big hub airports still
have a place?
Airways: A Global Review of Commercial Flight, December 2006.
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Never lose luggage again
RFID promises to all but eliminate the annoyance of misrouted luggage at a time when more bags go missing than ever. But at up to 20 cents a bag, airlines aren't racing to the solution.
Wired.com, November 29, 2006.
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Fly silent, fly cheap
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an integrated wing-body aircraft that's quieter and more fuel efficient than anything aloft today. Here's why you won't be boarding it any time soon.
Wired.com, November 14, 2006.
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Alliance advisor
What do the Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld offer the globe-trotting business traveler?
Business Traveler, November 2006.
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Children are their business
Creating jobs, meeting demand for day care.
The Boston Globe, September 24, 2006.
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Developers change their plan for housing on church site
Rectory to be moved, converted to condos.
The Boston Globe, August 27, 2006.
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Casting net for better airfares
New websites claim to find the best airfares by mining data and reversing carriers' own profit-maximizing algorithms.
Wired.com, August 18, 2006.
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'Imitation iPod' invades radio
It's like listening to a middle aged drunkard's iPod set to shuffle, but the Jack FM format is spreading across the dial.
Wired.com, July 13, 2006.
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Seniors have their say in housing design
New building located near Bromley-Heath.
The Boston Globe, July 2, 2006.
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Dance changed 'punk from projects'
Williams' studio creates a safe space.
The Boston Globe, May 21, 2006.
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A long ride, with miles to go
Cyclists call for more and improved trails.
The Boston Globe, May 14, 2006.
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Airlines try smarter boarding
Computer simulations produce a range of better procedures.
Wired.com, May 9, 2006.
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The everyman plays adman
If you're marketing to the masses, why not let the masses design your marketing?
Business 2.0, April 2006.
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New team is battling to tag out the taggers
Anti-Graffiti Bank strives to keep it out of sight.
The Boston Globe, March 24, 2006.
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Prospect of razing rectory raises some controversy
Preservation group opposes redevelopment plan.
The Boston Globe, February 26, 2006.
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Talk on these streets: crime
Cops, families combine forces to combat rise.
The Boston Globe, February 5, 2006.
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Tea party saved
Reports of the Boatslip Hotel's death have been greatly exaggerated.
The Out Traveler, January/February 2006.
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Imagine if one day, you simply started melting
Global warming is here to stay. But together, we can save a snowman's life.
Daniel Luzier and Dave Demerjian holiday card, 2005.
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If this is the urban frontier, he likes it just fine, thanks
Neighborhood decline on my left, gentrification on my right. In many ways, it sums up my Jamaica Plain neighborhood.
The Boston Globe, January 2, 2005.
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Massachusetts Liberal reports in
Exit polls claim that Americans voted around moral issues like abortion and gay marriage. But Massachusetts' crazy liberals were more worried about the economy and the war in Iraq.
Cincinnati CityBeat, November 10, 2004.
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Report: Santa Claus has repeatedly jumped the space/time continuum
Controversy erupted today after CNN aired a report claiming that Santa Claus has repeatedly jumped the space/time continuum in order to reach aggressive gift delivery targets.
Daniel Luzier and Dave Demerjian holiday card, 2003.
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My weird adventures in renting
Everything I ever wanted to know about Boston's "recession proof" real-estate market.
Somerville Journal, August 7, 2003.
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