• The End of Air Madrid?

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    Does this guy look happy to you? Actually, does this guy even look alive to you? I’m guessing he’s just sleeping after the endless delays caused by the shutdown of Air Madrid over the weekend.(Photo…

  • Creepy Thread

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    Here’s a creepy thread from airliners.net for you. The original post, which was made on November 30, 2000, asked what the chances are that the World Trade Center could survive a 767-300 ramming into it.…

  • Airplane on a Treadmill

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    I can’t believe that this has actually turned into such a huge thing. The question of the month appears to be this. If you put an airplane on a treadmill and get it going really…

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    Rep Oberstar Against Mergers

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    It sounds like some bad news is on the horizon for all the potential airline mergers out there. Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) has publicly come out against all major airline mergers. Normally, that wouldn’t matter,…

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    JetBlue Pulls Out More Seats

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    Some of the JetBlue veterans may remember the dreaded row 27 from a few years ago. On the A320s, row 27 was the very last row. It was right in front of the lavs, it…

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    Alitalia Strikes Again

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    You’d think I’d be over this whole “Alitalia sucks” thing by now, but I just can’t get beyond it. It’s been at least a few weeks since Alitalia’s last strike, so you knew that it…

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    Airplane Porn: New Cardinals Colors

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    Thanks to the excellent Phoenix spotting site visitingphx.com, we have some early images of US Airways’ new Arizona Cardinals plane. The one on the left is 757-200 (ship N908AW) in the old America West colors…

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    Unrequited Airline Love

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    Of course all of this news would just happen to drop on a very busy day. I’ve been wanting to write about it all morning, but I’m just getting some time now. So, what news,…

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    Now You Can Go to Iraq for Fun!

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    Having trouble finding a reliable way to get to Iraq these days? Well, fret no more. Austrian Airlines is here to help. Yesterday (December 11) marked the beginning of Austrian’s twice weekly service between Vienna…

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