• Guess Who’s Back, Back Again . . .

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    No, I’m not talking about Eminem. This time it’s Aerocalifornia that has risen from the dead. You might remember them as the airline that shut down in April after angering the Mexican government. It’s unclear…

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    Northwest and Air France Finally Start Codesharing

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    I must admit I was truly surprised that this hadn’t happened already. Northwest and Air France will finally start codesharing on each other’s flights from September 2. Northwest fans will know that Northwest and KLM…

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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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