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MAXjet Decides to Gamble
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Raise your hand if you’ve heard of MAXjet. Then raise your hand again if you can tell me why airlines can’t just use normal capitalization rules in their names. If you live in New York,…
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NTSB Targets CF6-80 Engines
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Who remembers the American 767 that had an engine explode during maintenance at LAX back in June? If not, click here for some refresher photos taken by the LA Fire Department. It was pretty nasty.…
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Airplanes and Parachutes
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I’ve had a lot of people asking me about airplanes with parachutes lately, so I thought it would make for a worthy post here. In short, yes, there is an airplane that has a parachute…
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No Northwest Strike Tonight, But . . .
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This afternoon a judge ruled that, well, he’s not ready to rule yet. So he told the Northwest flight attendants they won’t be able to strike tonight at 10p Eastern as they originally planned. I…
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Lithium Ion Battery Owners Beware
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If you own a Dell laptop, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably heard about the tiny little problem of laptop batteries catching on fire. If you haven’t heard about it and you own a…
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There once was an airline from ACK . . .
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In what must be one of the more creative promotions around, Nantucket Airlines has decided to have a limerick contest. Everyone knows the famous limerick that begins, “There once was a man from Nantucket.” If…
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Local Food in the Airports
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If you’re interested in airports, you might want to check out Aviation Daily’s new airports blog. It’s written by the knowledgeable and always entertaining Benet Wilson. She worked in corporate communications for Delta until recently,…
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FlyerTalkers Find Liquid Substitutes
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If you’ve never been to FlyerTalk, I’d highly recommend a visit. The website has become the main virtual gathering place for the frequent fliers of the world. There are dedicated forums for each frequent flier…
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Ryanair Fights Terrorism with Humor
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There are many ways that airlines have responded to terrorist threats, but I have to say that Ryanair is one of the few to have ever tried humor. If you go to their homepage, you’ll…
