Recent Articles
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Taxes and Aviation: Like Flies on Sh*t
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There’s something about the airline industry that acts as a lightning rod for taxation. Need to solve the world’s problems? Well, let’s just tax commercial…
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JetBlue Starts Dating
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JetBlue mentioned before that they were interested in exploring airline partnerships and it looks like they’ve started dipping their toes in the water here. Our…
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Delta Confirms That Poor Decisions Aren’t Coincidental
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I believe we can now officially declare Delta’s schedule planning announcements to be clear shots at US Airways and not merely coincidence. On the heels…
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Strange Day for Aviation – Covering Your Farts and Hitting a Horse
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It was definitely a strange news day in the world of aviation today. Here are my two favorite news items. A flight from Washington/National to…
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Random Bits of Info
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It’s time once again for the completely irregular segment I like to call random bits of info. There have been a bunch of little airline…
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Pimpin’ Virgin Style
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Virgin America may still be stuck in DOJ regulatory hell, but some additional info about their planned perks is starting to come out and it…
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Nudie Pics
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If you’re flying out of Phoenix, get ready for some hot security action. It was announced last week that the TSA will begin testing new…
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That Wacky Pacific Islander
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I haven’t written about the saga in Pago Pago for quite some time. In fact, the last time I wrote about it was this post…
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Imams vs. US Airways – Not As It Appears
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I’m sure by now everyone has heard about the 6 imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis last Monday for praying…
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Not a Good Day to Fly
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Yesterday’s midwestern snowstorm is moving north while heavy rain heads into the east as I write this. If you’re traveling today, it’s going to be…
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Delta Fights US Airways with SSIM Files
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When Delta announced new nonstop flights between New York/JFK and US Airways’ hometown of Phoenix the day after US Airways announced its takeover intentions, it…
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US Airways Officially Pops the Question
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Today was the big day for US Airways. Delta let them come on in and make their presentation in front of management and creditors. So…