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A Close Look at How Inflight Entertainment Gets Installed on an Airplane
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While I was up in Seattle for the APEX expo, I got invited to something fun. Dubai-based low cost carrier flydubai took delivery of its latest 737 from Boeing. It was following that up with…
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Long Beach Aviation Friends Meeting Next Wednesday at 630p
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For those who are local here in Southern California, next Wednesday October 12 is the next quarterly meeting for the Long Beach Aviation Friends group. The meeting starts at 630p at AirFlite (3250 Airflite Way,…
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What is Allegiant Air Thinking?
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I haven’t written about Allegiant in awhile, but I think the time has come. Its decision last week to pull out of Long Beach is just one of a few odd choices that we’ve seen…
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Musings From My Visit to the Alaska Airlines Headquarters
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While I was up in Seattle, I had the chance to sneak away from the APEX expo to go meet with the good people of Alaska Airlines. You already read about my visit to the…
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Cranky on the Web (September 26 – 30)
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Snyder: Padded flight times a reasonable buffer – CNN Out of the Office Some people love to suggest that airlines pad flight schedules just to make it look like they’re on time. That’s not really…
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Topic of the Week: US Airways Gets a Preliminary Injunction Against Its Pilots Union (and a Bonus)
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Earlier this week, US Airways finally got the preliminary injunction it had asked for against its pilots related to the operational disruption that’s been going on for a few months. This was a clear victory…
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Feds Agree That Tarmac Delay Rule Increases Cancellations
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Have I mentioned that I think the federal government has done an excellent job of looking at the tarmac delay rule impact? Don’t fall out of your chair; I’m not talking about the misguided Department…
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The Corners of the US (Trip Report)
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As you all know by now, I made a couple stops around the country on a recent trip that had me on three different airlines. First, it was up to Seattle on JetBlue for the…
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Alaska Airlines and the Airport of the Future
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Several years ago, Alaska Airlines realized that the way ticket counters were set up didn’t make much sense. People came up to the counter, did their business, and then had to backtrack out to move…
