APLA sticks up for pilots who missed the airport
It is hardly a surprise to hear that ALPA, the union representing the pilots that overflew Minneapolis last week on a flight from San Diego,...
Month: October 2009
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Air France joins the A380 Club
Air France took delivery of their first Airbus A380 this morning with an inaugural flight from Hamburg to Paris. The carrier is the first European...
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jetBlue expands domination of Boston
jetBlue, already the largest carrier at Boston’s Logan airport, announced today that they are looking to expand that lead in a big way. The New...
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US Airways announces significant cuts
Calling it a “Strategic Plan to Strengthen Core Network,” US Airways announced a series of cuts today that will significantly change the way the airline...
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Random notes from the Star Alliance/Continental press conference
The show is over now and it was, for the most part, a show. It was fun to see representatives from all the airlines –...
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Continental’s 757 in Star Alliance livery unveiled
And it is a beauty. Cruddy screen capture from the webcast going on right now, but it is something. A nod to Hartmann for actually...
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Continental Airlines – A Star Alliance Member
As expected, lots of updates hit Continental’s website at midnight CDT this morning, and the Star Alliance details are all over the place. From the...
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Good, cheap eats in Waikiki
Coming off another 48 hours in Waikiki I’m finally getting to the point where I don’t hate the place. When the sales come up the...
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Continental and Copa now out of SkyTeam
As of 11:59pm PDT tonight, with the departure of Continental flight #767 from Seattle to Houston, Continental and Copa will officially be out of SkyTeam. ...
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In-flight reading for the morbid or insane
This week’s flights had me reading Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. The book examines the various ways in which cadavers...
