Brett
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Confirmed: Beirut Sees Flights Again
I mentioned yesterday that Beirut was ready to open again assuming the powers that be gave their blessings. Well, the first aircraft…
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London Getting Closer to Normal
As the news coverage has died down here in the US, most people have probably forgotten about the plight of London-bound travelers.…
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Boeing Turns off Inflight Internet Service
Boeing says they’ve finished reviewing their Connexion inflight internet service, and they’ve decided to shutter the whole project. In the short term,…
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Northwest Should Learn to Proofread
To say that Northwest’s relationship with its employees is tenuous would be a very generous understatement. They broke the striking mechanics last…
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Lots of Checked Baggage
As you might expect, this ban on liquids in the aircraft cabin has resulted in a lot of extra checked baggage. I’ve…
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Nobody Knows Why LAX Keeps Having ILS Failures
In the last couple of weeks, LAX has seen failures on one of its instrument landing systems (ILS) on two separate occasions.…
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Beirut Airport Ready to Reopen
Now that the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah has held up for a couple of days, Beirut airport is getting ready to…
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United Jumps Into the China Sweepstakes
Airlines have relied on international routes recently to be their big money makers and none have been more sought after than flights…
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Fly Mini Airlines to San Francisco
Nay, there is no such thing as Mini Airlines, but methinks Mini would like you to believe otherwise. As I filled up…
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Southwest Luvs Me
Oh yeah, that’s a cheesy title. There’s no question about it. But that’s really Southwest’s personality. They’re just plane cheesy. (Ok, seriously,…
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Delta Starts with Mexico in Rebuilding LAX Hub
Some of you may remember life in LA twenty years ago. It was the end of the road for Western Airlines. Delta…
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Welcome from the Cranky Flier
I’ve had many friends tell me that I should be blogging, but for some reason I’ve resisted until now. But now that…