Fozz almost got stuck in Berlin last weekend, but quick thinking saved the day. But it does get us thinking about EU261 and a few other things to consider when IROPs come calling.
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Also in this episode:
- What happens when you struggle with longhaul profits at O’Hare? American Airlines is once again shuffling its route structure at ORD and we have thoughts.
- Mistakes are always a little awkward. But if you go out of your way to highlight Lufthansa‘s error fares you might lose in court. Whoopsie!
- Emirates is set to add a premium economy cabin to its fleet. That is, of course, assuming it keeps enough pilots on hand to fly the planes. Bit of trouble on that front has a number of aircraft grounded these days.
- Qatar Airways is also trimming its schedule and wants to use some of its spare aircraft to help British Airways out with the Rolls Royce engine issues.
- And then there’s Etihad, which is also looking at major fleet changes. Or, perhaps more appropriately, not making changes since it doesn’t have the cash or need.
- Southwest will fly interisland in Hawaii
- Delta adds purple to its uniforms
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Just so you guys know a cockpit window breaking is not that uncommon. At my airline it probably happens 2 or 3 times per year. You just never hear about it because the window doesn’t actually fail, just one of the layers cracks.
Indeed, not terribly uncommon. Though the incident in China on Monday was far more serious.
The last time a pilot got sucked through a windscreen was 1990 a BAC1-11 when the wrong bolts where used.