Aircraft
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Topic of the Week: The 787 Enters Service
If you’re in the US, you may have missed the first flight in service of the 787 this week. That’s because it…
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Topic of the Week: Boeing’s 737 MAX
Boeing has now officially launched its 737 with new engines – it’s being called the 737 MAX to counter the A320neo. What…
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Why Delta’s 737 Order Reminds Me of Baseball
It’s now official. Delta has decided to order a hundred 737-900ER aircraft. These aren’t the new engine versions but just plain old…
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Cranky on the Web (August 22 – 26)
Flier comfort: Boeing 787 myths and facts – CNN Out of the Office The 787 will finally be in service in the…
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What Will American Do With All Those Airplanes?
In case you missed it, American has decided to buy an insanely large number of airplanes. With 460 orders and another 10…
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Catch a Ride on a BAC-111
Any airline dorks out there have $880 lying around? If so, I’d highly recommend heading to Dallas on August 27 to take…
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Topic of the Week: WWBD?
That’s the question. What will Boeing do? The Airbus A320neo has been a hot seller at the Paris Air Show this year,…
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JetBlue Orders New Airplanes, Focuses East
We already talked about the massive number of orders rolling in at the Paris Air Show this week, but there was one…
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Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?
I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole…
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Cranky on the Web (March 28 – April 1)
Don’t let turbulence freak you out – CNN Out of the Office This week I tackle turbulence. It’s not going to kill…
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Why United Can’t Use Its Own 757s to Fly to Europe
It was just announced that the new United will start flying 757s from Washington to Europe for the first time when it…