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Bombardier Q400s Can’t Keep ‘Em Down When They Grow Old
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What a strange week for the Bombardier Q400 and for Scandinavian airline SAS. After having the gear collapse on two separate landings within a couple of days, I think it’s safe to say there’s a…
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Marion Blakey Takes On New Role as Captain Obvious
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Marion Blakey, outgoing Grand Poobah at the FAA, gave her farewell speech to the Aero Club this week, and her comments make me throw my arms up in the air with frustration. The big issue…
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Building a Tradition
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Six years later. It’s been especially strange this year as Sept 11 once again falls on a Tuesday, the first time that’s happened since 2001. As I write this on the evening of the 10th,…
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More NFL Airplane Porn
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They’ve already become the official airline of the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles, and now US Airways is celebrating its status as official sponsor of two other teams with special liveries. I’m guessing that…
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Horizon Air Takes on the Slog
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While other airlines are waiting for tax relief to help their short haul flights thrive, Horizon Air has decided to go on the offensive with a great marketing campaign. Short haul flights have struggled as…
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Sunset
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As you can imagine, yesterday’s post on user fees just about burned me out for the week. I spent hours on Wednesday night getting that thing together, so hopefully it made some sense by the…
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More on Taxes and FAA Reauthorization
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Last month, I wrote about the fight over how to fund the FAA in the future. With less than a month to go before the decision is due (hopefully), I decided to dig in further.…
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The Latest From Our Good Friends at Alitalia
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Woohoo! It’s time for an Alitalia update. You know how much I love these guys for their incredible ability to do just about everything wrong, and of course, nothing has changed. The latest news is…
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More Engineers, Fewer Pilots
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No, I’m not suggesting we replace pilots with the almost-extinct flight engineer. What I am suggesting is that we need a little more love of rail in this country. That’s a different kind of engineer…
