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Cranky Jackass Award for the Family Friendly Flights Act
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In a time when parts of our air traffic control system can shut down for two hours without backup, you know it’s tempting for Congress to get involved, especially with the upcoming FAA reauthorization. Wait,…
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Air Canada Brings Your Boarding Pass To Your Mobile Phone
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In another, “Why is the US so far behind?” moment, Air Canada announced last week that you can now go straight to the gate without a paper boarding pass. Just check in on your mobile…
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Q400 Problems Get Worse
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Last week I wrote about SAS’ two accidents involving landing gear problems on the Q400. This story keeps getting stranger. On Thursday, Horizon Air announced that they had completed inspections of all their Q400s and…
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Midwest Becoming Like the Rest
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Over the last couple years, Midwest has been quietly changing its model to the point where they’re becoming just like every other airline. Sadly, I’d say the transformation is now almost complete. Back in the…
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Southwest Opts for Bingo Seating
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Southwest has spent the last year trying to decide whether to keep open seating (take any seat when you board) or switch to assigned seating (seat number given to you in advance) like every other…
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Composite Safety and the 787
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Lots of big news this week. At 9a PT today, Southwest will announce what changes (if any) they’ll be making to their boarding process. I’ll write about that tomorrow. But for today, let’s focus on…
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Virgin America’s Website (Finally)
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I know, I know. I promised a review of Virgin America’s website over a month ago, and I’m just now getting around to it. Sorry about that. But, better late than never . . .…
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Why Airlines Should be Allowed to Fail
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I have to pick my car up from the shop tomorrow morning, so I thought I’d put my post up tonight instead. It’s amazing, but I actually do get email if posts don’t go up…
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Fighting Turbulence
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You know the feeling. You’re sitting there reading your book when the seatbelt sign comes on. Then you start bouncing around. Just about everyone has heard the captain ask the flight attendants to sit down…
