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Neeleman Wants JetBlue to Power its Planes with Coal
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David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue has been on a kick for some time to replace foreign oil with coal. He brought this up again on August 16 on Glenn Beck’s program on CNN. Scroll down…
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Irrational Response
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Yet another example of people overreacting to “suspicious-looking” people on a plane once again highlights the broken security system protecting our skies. In this round, Monarch flight 613 traveling from Malaga to Manchester (England) found…
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Those Mother F***in’ Snakes
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Snakes on a Plane The title really says it all, doesn’t it? Even though the true die-hard fans went last night at 10p, I decided to wait to see it tonight. And it was definitely…
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Early Feedback on the Liquid Ban is . . . Positive?
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I have yet to fly in the new liquid-free era (that’ll be next week), but I’ve had quite a few friends who have. Of course, I’ve asked them all what they thought about the new…
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Judge Rules Northwest Flight Attendants Allowed to Strike
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The ruling just came down today . . . . Northwest flight attendants will be permitted to strike on August 25. The union came out with a release saying that the ball is now in…
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Air Berlin Eats dba
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Air Berlin, which has quietly become one of Europe’s largest low cost carriers, announced today they’ve acquired primarily domestic German airline dba. dba is one of those wayward airlines that has drifted from owner to…
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Confirmed: Beirut Sees Flights Again
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I mentioned yesterday that Beirut was ready to open again assuming the powers that be gave their blessings. Well, the first aircraft landed today and commercial operations should happily resume next week. I have a…
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London Getting Closer to Normal
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As the news coverage has died down here in the US, most people have probably forgotten about the plight of London-bound travelers. But last night as I sat in LAX’s Encounter restaurant (that big spider-looking…
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Boeing Turns off Inflight Internet Service
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Boeing says they’ve finished reviewing their Connexion inflight internet service, and they’ve decided to shutter the whole project. In the short term, this is a bummer for customers of Lufthansa, SAS, ANA, Japan Airlines, and…
