Recent Articles
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Piling on Planes at JFK
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Interesting things are brewing over at JFK. The FAA appears to finally be interested in taking a more proactive stance at solving delays. (Fingers crossed.)…
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Airplane Porn: Spirit’s New Livery
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Spirit announced its new livery today, and I’ve got some early pics for you to see. I was definitely not a fan of the old…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
