Monthly Archives: May 2016
Plane passenger’s tantrum over no beer leads to diverted flight
Luke Watts of Portland threatened to become violent if flight attendants didn’t serve him a beer during a March flight.
It’s your fault security lines take forever, according to the TSA
New Yorkers can blame themselves for unbearably long lines at area airports, the Transportation Security Administration said in response to criticism from the Port Authority.
Airline fees are designed to encourage you to take your belongings on board- but it’s your fault security lines are long. Want shorter security lines? Eliminate baggage fees, or eliminate ridiculous screening requirements, like no liquids.
What not to do when joining the mile high club
Antonov An-225: Rare flight for world’s biggest plane – CNN.com
Flight attendant’s alleged side hustle: Selling 1,500 stolen airplane bottles
Not very smart, is she. Stole 1500 bottles to make $1500, loser her job and go to jail.
Airport security wait times: Passengers facing ‘insane’ TSA lines – CNN.com
“We encourage people to have the appropriate expectations when they arrive at airports,” Johnson said at a news conference at Reagan National Airport outside Washington. “Contemplate increased wait times as you travel.” Appropriate expectations? That would seem to be none at all. When the security line is longer than the flight time, something is severely…
Long TSA line strands 450 fliers overnight as woes expand
TSA’s security theater costs government billions- and economy billions more in lost productivity.
Norweigan Air Targeting $69 Flights From US To Europe
$69 will get you across the Atlantic on a brand-new Boeing or Airbus jet.
Southwest Airlines and its pilots are at war — now Boeing is caught up in the fight
Delta Fare Hikes May Be on The Horizon
As oil prices go, so must air fare.
EgyptAir Flight 804 From Paris To Cairo Disappears With 66 Onboard, Feared Lost In Mediterranean
This is not the first mysterious hull loss for an EgyptAir flight. Readers may recall the October 1999 crash off the US coast that has long been thought to be a pilot suicide.
Blame those insane airport delays on the TSA union
FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK
TSA boots head of security amid furor over long lines
The Transportation Security Administration's head of security has been removed from his post
American Airlines Is Ending These Annoying In-Flight Announcements
They're outdated.
Why Flying is So Expensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oe8T3AvydU
American's PSA Airlines figures out how to grow in a brutal business
The regional airline industry is brutal, thanks to a pilot shortage and a squeeze by three global carriers who buy nearly all the capacity. But PSA makes it work.
Passenger freaks out, throws tantrum and strips naked on plane
Footage of a freakout on a Frontier Airlines flight has surfaced online.
TSA PreCheck is probably not the answer to long airport lines
Should American Airlines leave a passenger who arrives at the gate a minute late?
American Airlines and its pilots are in conflict over what to do when passengers show up late, even one minute late, for a flight that must depart on time..
Sam Champion blasts American Airlines for ‘shameful’ policies
Delta: We Won’t Suspend Bag Fees but We’ll Help TSA on Airport Lines – TheStreet
Emirates Steals The Show With The Los Angeles Dodgers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chhh4-2plYY