It’s a sad, sad day when a drunk guy gets cut off. It’s even more sad when the genius tries to show his displeasure by smacking a fellow passenger.
Amazingly, this is exactly what happened on a flight today, according to CNN. A guy … Read the post
Author: CF
When I get into dork mode, I often start speaking in crazy airline language that few of my friends understand. One of the things that has confused many a person over the years is my reference to the Freedoms of the Air. So for those people who look at me
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Remember those nudie pics I blogged about before? Well, it looks like they won’t be making their way to your nearest airport anytime soon.
Now it appears that the TSA has paid the company which manufactures the “backscatter” x-ray machines $722,000 to display only “cartoon-like … Read the post
It has probably not been publicized nearly well enough yet, but soon you’re going to need your passport to go anywhere outside the US by plane.
On January 23, anyone traveling by air between the US and any foreign country will be required to have … Read the post
It’s been a good news/bad news kind of week for Virgin America. (UPDATE – it’s all bad news now. The application has been rejected. See bottom of this post for more.)
On Friday, the airline officially passed the FAA’s airline certification review, so it’s now considered fit to fly. You’d … Read the post
I made it back last night from the second annual Christmas trip to see my girlfriend’s family in Indianapolis and all went well. Tickets were over $500 roundtrip when we started looking a few months ago, so it took a little creativity to get the price down. We took US … Read the post
There seem to be a lot of stories today that I’d like to talk about, but as I wrap up work and get ready to head out of town, I thought I’d better just summarize . . .
- London Fog – The mythic London fog
Midwest announced a few changes today, but I don’t think these are related to AirTran’s bid to take them over. Instead, I think this has been in the works for quite some time.
Before we get into the changes, let’s talk about how Midwest is
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As you can see by the picture on the right, Denver is completely and totally snowed in today. Ok, maybe that’s just a white square, but I bet that is what the city looks like right now.
If you go to the FAA’s website, … Read the post
If it’s December, it’s time for the infrequent travelers to come out of the woodwork and make their annual pilgrimmages home for the holidays. Flying can be a tough things these days even for those who know what they’re going, but for those who don’t, it’s really intimidating.
Who’s ready for a good old fashion duel? Apparently US Airways and Delta are, because that’s what it’s come down to. Today, Delta issued a barrage of press releases that basically told US Airways to go away. They have a better plan.
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When was the last time you said to yourself, “Hey, I sure wish there was an airline that served gumbo onboard”?
I’m just going to take a wild guess and say . . . never. Despite that, Air Gumbo has been in the works for
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