It is hard to believe that today marks 50 years since the THY DC-10 crash near Paris, an accident that rocked aviation, as well as this aviation obsessed kid. Six years later, I wrote my high school civics term paper on the cozy relationship between the FAA and McDonnell Douglas. You may not believ...
Jump to postThis would appear to confirm the teenager + mom sitting on the affected row (in seats B and C) and moving seats after the depressurization event... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-airlines-flight-door-plug-jack-teenager-shirt-passenger-kelly-bartlett/ Nothing in that article supports they were ...
Jump to postOf course, the first mistake is using Sprint to transport UM's. :ashamed: Trying to save money but ending up spending more than the amount saved due to the error as well as the emotional stress wasn't good in the long run. For sure several checkpoints to assure the proper boarding of the child were...
Jump to post"Maybe for you it isn't. My kid isn't on the plane I'm supposed to meet them at and even if I track where they are I'm still going to be in panic mode. WTF is my kid doing at another airport. I worked in the airline industry for 15 years (pax service being one of my roles). When it comes to UM...
Jump to postIt's a longshot, but you could try the Delta Flight Museum and the archives specifically.
https://dlg.usg.edu/institutions/delta
When I went visited many years ago there were some Northwest artifacts included in the exhibits.
Good luck!
Once upon a time, top elite tiers of airline and hotel programs were flush with usable benefits. Those benefits have eroded from having too many elites. This helps restore it. Being Diamond loses a lot of luster when there are 4 open seats up front, and 25 Diamonds on the standby list. Same with ho...
Jump to postThe story is very confusing. Was it at the end of the runway powering up to begin its roll, or was it halfway down the runway as a passenger described? I suspect the former, but either way I'm happy to hear that that it turned into a non-major news story.
Jump to postAs a ramper in the 90s for Skywest, I can’t think of any ramp operation now or then more dangerous then pulling external power from the Metroliner after engine start. I don’t recall any accidents but you were literally pulling the power cord mere feet from the spinning prop. As F9 Animal noted the ...
Jump to postHere’s story about a non-event. A flight between ATL and LAX had to land in ABQ because of smoke in the cabin. The pictures remind of the inside before smoking was banned. https://news.yahoo.com/delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-010958105.html It’s not a non-event. Smoke in the cabin is not the ...
Jump to postAir Canada had C$9.12 billion in liquidity, as of June 30
And $2.5 billion of that are dollars that belong to passengers who were not given refunds when AC cancelled their flights.
What I find most striking is the acceleration of construction projects at LAX, LGA, and SLC. I incorrectly assumed those capital investments would be extended to preserve liquidity. Very smart move though as it takes advantage of uncrowded facilities and positions them for competitive advantage once...
Jump to postI experienced the same frustration as you trying to work through cancellation for an international trip with my family. It took some detective work, but I found a number for the 'passenger refunds' department--800.847.0578. I encountered a short hold, but the agent was awesome and squared away a ful...
Jump to postWater under the bridge, but don't you think the airlines were taking their cue from Boeings playbook? Massive stock buybacks to generate huge paydays for management and Wall Street? Now they are all hat in hand. Jeez...$43Billion in buybacks and $17Billion in dividends Boeing spent in a 6yr period ...
Jump to postWow, that's bit harsh. I don't work in the industry anymore, but I don't think that putting over 250K people out of work benefits anyone, particularly those of us who need to travel and generate economic activity. And before you flame me, I'm not aligned with any politcal party and am fairly fiscal...
Jump to postWow, that's bit harsh. I don't work in the industry anymore, but I don't think that putting over 250K people out of work benefits anyone, particularly those of us who need to travel and generate economic activity. And before you flame me, I'm not aligned with any politcal party and am fairly fiscall...
Jump to postMore fare "uncoupling" news. I look forward to the press release that tells me that this is what I want.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/a ... 831976002/
The ineptitude in the DC-10 system's design is staggering along with the cost cutting. Talk about management team that was criminally liable. . The crash was caused by improper maintenance, pure and simple. Yes, you are correct. AA should not have gone cheap and used a forklift to remove engines. B...
Jump to postThere hasn't been an airplane with as bad an omen attached to it as the 737 MAX. I sincerely hope that Boeing have indeed fixed the problem. I don't think anyone wants the 737 MAX to fail, and if you do, you are delusional. Boeing have invested too much into this airplane to just throw it away. If ...
Jump to postI'm still bumming from AC withdrawal of service to YYZ--the most convenient option from SAT to central and eastern Canada. As someone who travels for leisure to Quebec a couple of time per year, I'llmiss the sheer simplicity of arriving at my final destination of YOW or YUL as a domestic pax. That ...
Jump to postI'm still bumming from AC withdrawal of service to YYZ--the most convenient option from SAT to central and eastern Canada. As someone who travels for leisure to Quebec a couple of time per year, I'llmiss the sheer simplicity of arriving at my final destination of YOW or YUL as a domestic pax. That s...
Jump to post"Yeah that's what it was. But was that paranoia or a legitimate reason? Has the train even broken down at DIA?" Yep, and I was one of the unfortunate saps who was held captive for several hours while the engineers resolved the problem. Fortunately, I wasn't in a big hurry to get home that ...
Jump to postThe only way to get a representative sample is to actually get the statistics. People venting their spleens on an internet message board are almost by definition not a representative sample. I can easily imagine that perception may be different at DFW - my experience at ORD is that if your gate is o...
Jump to postThis happens at literally every hub airport, on every airline. The "AA is uniquely the worst airline in the world" thing has gotten comical. Perhaps, but perception is reality to these customers. And if they are representative samples of AA's traffic flow through DFW, then it has a signif...
Jump to postSigh...it’s only a matter time before tip jars begin to appear on service carts. Just when I thought we couldn’t go any lower... I guess we’re too busy to provide praise the old fashioned way—actually saying “thank you” and writing a commendation letter to the powers that be. Personally, I enjoy rea...
Jump to postFunnily enough, should PA and TW have survived as standalones, they too would not be Legacy Carriers.[/quote] Believe it or not, they would meet the definition. TWA had a very robust domestic schedule, including extensive transcon service between the coasts in the U.S. Pan Am also offered a smatteri...
Jump to postSo completely predictable and unsurprising...I fully expect AA to fall right in line.
I'll be more surprised if DL makes the move given its public proclamation about improving the "customer experience." WN is looking more and like the hero in this story.
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This seriously pisses me off. Gosh, how did people survive 50 years ago? Such a bunch of pansies these days. Grrrr. Shame on you WN for caving to such BS. The level of ‘compassion’ on this board gives me hope for humanity—not. The fact is the largest percentage of anaphylactic peanut and nut allerg...
Jump to postWhat does this have to do with F9 other than it occurred on a F9 aircraft? How would F9 or any other airline for that matter know how a passenger will behave once onboard? And before we get into questions like "why didn't the gate agent deny him from boarding?" or "why didn't the FAs...
Jump to postFrontier really is winning the race to the lowest. What does this have to do with F9 other than it occurred on a F9 aircraft? How would F9 or any other airline for that matter know how a passenger will behave once onboard? And before we get into questions like "why didn't the gate agent deny h...
Jump to postI'll be happy to see anything that improves the awful queues in the international arrivals hall between 4-6p. It's a terrible experience.
Jump to postThe race to the bottom will continue as long as Joe average wants a ridiculous cheap fare... Sorry Redbaron, but this often quoted slur against paying passengers is 'ridiculous' IMHO. I have never witnessed passengers protesting with signs or threatening boycotts against airlines to demand lower ai...
Jump to postNor did CO. At one point almost every major network carrier was in chapter 11 but CO. It saw various agencies plating completely offline tickets on 005 stock "Just in case" Um...I tend to believe that the two trips through bankruptcy before that probably had something to do with it. The e...
Jump to postThanks B777LRF, you're probably the first response posted by someone who has kids or is old enough to be empathetic to a mother traveling alone with a young child. To everything else judging those who got involved and jumped to her defense -- were you there? Did you actually see and hear what happen...
Jump to postI agree that the United brand has been tarnished significantly, but I also agree that it isn't beyond repair. However, there can be a "tipping point" of no return and there are a graveyard of brands to attest to it. These brand are not always wholly responsible either, that's why most comp...
Jump to postBut Americans think other countries are so dangerous and other countries see the statistics and realise America is also dangerous. Americas have no perspective about the world, they live in their little bubbles fed by poor media reporting. Ah, nothing like a sweeping generalization to start the day...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetlanta" class="quote" target="_blank">jetlanta</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>Delta played by the rules here. The rule...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/texan" class="quote" target="_blank">texan</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 1): JetBlue has never flo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airbazar" class="quote" target="_blank">airbazar</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>I'm not sure private would be any better...
Jump to postThanks LTU. It wasn't so much a design issue as it was a contract issue with ALPA IIRC.
Jump to postEconomics? Weren't UA's early 737s crewed with three up front as well?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/b737100" class="quote" target="_blank">b737100</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> As did <acronym t...
Jump to postIt could be any of those reasons. I've always tended to believe that it's about the pilot sticking the landing. Most passengers don't want a bone jarring landing and some are apt to applaud a billowy landing on deck. FWIW, I like to feel the gear making contact,,,but to each his own. Either way, I w...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AviationAware" class="quote" target="_blank">AviationAware</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Clint Eastwood is a terrible dir...
Jump to postI am one too. After the last infliction of indifference and ineptitude at the <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> hub three years ago on my wife and two young kids, I have not given <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> another ...
Jump to postAt least for one airline on the list, stories like this certainly don't help. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/04/20/family-forced-to-sit-in-vomit-on-united-flight/" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/0...-to-sit-in-vomit-on-united-flight/</a> Yeah, it may be tad bit sensa...
Jump to postThe only word that comes to mind if "ridiculous." There was no need to modify the name in the first place. It will be Hartsfield to me as long as I live -- as D.C.'s close to the city airport will always be National.
Jump to postPan Am initiated the N/S service between the two cities with the <acronym title="SATA Air Azores (Portugal)">SP</acronym> in the late 70s--at the time the longest nonstop route in the world. -233 seats -594 mph -660,000 lb. max. gross take-off weight -7000 mile range -4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D Engi...
Jump to postYep. The <acronym title="Kansas City - International (MCI / KMCI), USA - Missouri">MCI</acronym> hub lasted until 1987 and 757s did serve west coast destinations and <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">A...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/hmmmm..." class="quote" target="_blank">hmmmm...</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Gone are the days when 747s were used dome...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/picarus" class="quote" target="_blank">picarus</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i> Perhaps we should rewrite the Declaration...
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