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Out with the old logo (left) and in with the new, as Pan American Airways rises Phoenix-like in November, being reborn as a cargo carrier specializing in Latin America. The Clipper is coming back By Robert J. Hawkins, www.signonsandiego.com The Clipper is coming back: You only need say “I’m flying Pan Am” to conjure up reveries of the days when flying was romantic, adventurous, fun and even elegant aboard the iconic globe-trotting U.S. flagship airline. Pan American Airways – founded...
Jet Suffered Two-Foot Hole, Decompression By ANDY PASZTOR, Wall Street Journal Boeing Co. and federal air-safety officials are stepping up scrutiny of certain Boeing 757 aircraft after a two-foot hole opened earlier this week in the fuselage of an American Airlines jet cruising at 31,000 feet, resulting in rapid cabin decompression. The emergency, which occurred on an AMR Corp. American Airlines jet en route from Miami to Boston on Tuesday, prompted the crew and 154 passengers to don oxygen masks about...
London Express reports that rocker Alice Cooper arrived in London but may need a transfusion and limbs replaced, thanks to British Airways losing luggage. Alice Cooper is aghast after his fake blood was misplaced on route to the UK. As the star flew in from the United States yesterday for his Halloween Night Of Fear shows on Sunday and Monday at the Roundhouse, North London, he discovered that British Airways had lost his bags. He then had to describe the...
Story from CBC.CA A British citizen whose drunken and angry outburst caused a transatlantic flight to land last week in central Newfoundland has been given hefty fines. Roy Heaps, 44, was taken off a Virgin Atlantic flight last Friday that had left Florida and was headed to England. Provincial court in Gander was told Tuesday that Heaps, who has a fear of flying, consumed a flask of vodka and two servings of beer. During the flight, he ended up...
Refund after ‘horror’ flight next to obese woman -Woman forced to sit next to obese traveller -Forced to sit on her hip for entire flight -Airline offers full refund, staff training overhaul News.com.au An airline has given a woman a full flight refund and promised to overhaul staff training after she was forced to sit next to an overweight passenger who spilled into half of her seat. Janet Ogilvie said she was faced with the awkward situation on a...
Open letter to airlines: We hate you by Ken Levine RANT WARNING: Sometimes I really go off. This is one of them. Here’s just the latest example. I’m up in the Bay Area this weekend. On Friday I tried to check in on line on Southwest Airlines. Pre-check-in site was down, but it said if this continues to call and they provided a number. So after three hours of trying I called the number. Had to wait fifteen minutes. ...
Aircraft crashes after crocodile on board escapes and sparks panic A small airliner crashed into a house, killing a British pilot and 19 others after a crocodile smuggled into the aircraft in a sports bag escaped and started a panic. Democratic Republic of Congo- The plane came down despite no apparent mechanical problems during an internal flight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has now emerged that the crash was caused by the concealed reptile escaping and causing a stampede...
50 Secrets Your Pilot Won’t Tell You By Michelle Crouch, Readers Digest We asked 17 pilots from across the country to give us straight answers about maddening safety rules, inexplicable delays, the air and attitudes up there—and what really happens behind the cockpit door. What they told us will change the way you fly. Plus: 13 Things Your Flight Attendant Won’t Tell You “We miss the peanuts too.” -US Airways pilot, South Carolina What You Don’t Want to Know “I’m...
Air Canada to create nut-free buffer zones on aircraft October 21, 2010 in Nutrition Topics in the News It seems people with nut allergies can breathe a little easier when taking to the friendly skies. The Canadian Transportation Agency rules this week that Air Canada must accommodate people with severe nut allergies by providing nut-free zones for travelers. In a news release the Canadian Transportation Agency said “Buffer zones are the appropriate accommodation for persons aboard aircraft who are disabled...
Cross-country flight returns to Orlando Int’l Airport after windshield cracks, airline says By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel A plane departing Orlando on a cross-county flight was grounded Wednesday after its windshield cracked, an airline spokeswoman said in a statement. Abby Lunardini, Virgin America’s director of corporate communications, said a flight from Orlando International Airport to San Francisco “incurred a hairline windshield crack shortly after take-off” and was forced to turn back. Lunardini said the Airbus A320 departed Orlando about 4:40 p.m....
Burning Time: Interview with Alaska Airlines Virtual Jenn By David Parker Brown, AirlineReporter.com I am starting to see these virtual helpers more and more on company websites. I have seen Jenn on Alaska Airline’s site for a while now, but never took the time to get to know her. Recently, I couldn’t sleep and got bored and decided to see how she was doing. Jenn is not a real person, but she was programmed by real people, who obviously...
Today is a purple day. I’m not a fan of the color purple (although I did enjoy the movie). Wearing purple today is a good thing. It shows you’re supportive of young people who are different. Tell them it’s okay. Tell them it gets better. Because it does. Be supportive. They need to know that being gay is okay. Being different shouldn’t hurt. Stop bullying! I mean it. Just stop. It Gets Better! The below information collected from The...
Steven Slater Pleads Guilty For Famous Meltdown In New York Court Yahoo News & Associated Press NEW YORK – The JetBlue Airways Corp. flight attendant whose job-quitting meltdown landed him in court avoided jail time in a plea deal Tuesday that requires him to undergo counseling and treatment for at least a year. Steven Slater spoke politely and calmly as he entered a guilty plea to a charge of second-degree attempted criminal mischief, a felony, and a lesser...
Airline bungle leaves Aussies stranded in US By Timothy McDonald ABC News- Australia An Australian woman stranded in Los Angeles since her flight was cancelled on Friday says she is worried that it may be several more days before she gets a flight home. Belinda Miller and her partner had been due to fly home on a V Australia flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane. But their flight was cancelled after the plane was damaged as it was being...
Flights to France threatened by pension protest Blockade of refineries hits fuel supplies; Exxon Mobile says ‘the situation is critical’ MSNBC.com news services PARIS — France is asking airline companies to reduce flights in and out of the country by up to 50 percent on Tuesday, when unions have called for a day of national protests and strikes over pension reforms. The French DGAC aviation authority said in a statement Monday that airlines were being asked to reduce flights to Paris’s Orly...
UNDERCOVER BOSS “Frontier Airlines” Season 2 Episode 4 Daemonstv.com ~ Click link for more pics Episode Synopsis: UNDERCOVER BOSS “Frontier Airlines” Season 2 Episode 4 – Bryan Bedford, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Frontier Airlines, a billion dollar a year business that ranks as one of the top air carriers in the country, goes undercover in his own company, where he “gets christened” while emptying a plane’s lavatory, contributes to a flight’s late departure time and discovers how...
Delta hiring hundreds, 85,000 apply By Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution More than 85,000 people have applied for jobs as Delta Air Lines flight attendants since the Atlanta carrier announced two months ago that it planned to hire. Delta in August said it would call flight attendants back to work from furlough and then hire new ones, targeting those with foreign language skills for international flights. This week, Chief Executive Richard Anderson said in a message to employees that all flight...
13 Things Your Flight Attendant Won’t Tell You We asked flight attendants to spill secrets from the air. Readers Digest.Com, by Michelle Crouch Sources: Longtime flight attendant, Los Angeles; John Safkow, San Francisco–based flight attendant and creator of marthastewardess.com; and flight attendant Betty Thesky, author of Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase. Additional reporting by John Clark Plus: 50 Secrets Your Pilot Won’t Tell You 1. “Want to start off on the wrong foot with me? Put your...
If your car won’t start at Denver airport, check for rabbits Popular parking lot turning into feeding ground for critters MSNBC.com~ Click here for story and video DENVER, Colo. — A new problem is taking off at Denver International Airport: car-eating rabbits, NBC affiliate KUSA reports. Dexter Meyer told KUSA he just bought a Turbo Diesel Volkswagen Jetta. He drove it to the Pikes Peak Parking Lot at Denver International Airport and headed out for a nine-day vacation, he told the station....
You cannot make this stuff up. Below from actual court documents………. SMITH v. AIRTRAN AIRWAYS, INC. KERSAUNDRA SMITH, Plaintiff,v.AIRTRAN AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant. Case No. 3:09-cv-582-J-32TEM. United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division. October 12, 2010. ORDER TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN, District Judge. Former flight attendant, Kersaundra Smith,1 sues her previous employer, AirTran Airways, Inc., claiming that her termination for dishonesty was, in fact, racially motivated or retaliatory and that she was subjected to a hostile work environment.2 This case...
10 Ways to Tell if You’re an Annoying Airline Passenger We’ve probably all been guilty of bugging someone at some point in our travels, but here are a few pointers to make life easier for your fellow travelers and flight crew. By Tracy Stewart, Airfarewatchdog.com/travel.Yahoo.com With summer in the rear-view, it’s time once again to think about holiday travel arrangements. Sigh. I know, I know. It’s stressful schlepping across the country to eat your body weight in gelatin desserts,...
Airlines to introduce ‘cuddle class’ “CUDDLE class” is tipped to become the next big thing in air travel when it launches next month as the class divide on planes continues to narrow. Some airlines are starting to introduce rows of three economy class seats together that can be converted into a large, flat space suitable for families or couples who want to stretch out next to each other. Two passengers travelling together will be able to book the third...
Miami flight attendant marks 50 years in the skies Tampa Bay Online/Associated Press MIAMI – This year, Barbara Beckett marked her 50th anniversary as a flight attendant, a career that once would have been ended after a decade by mandatory retirement rules. The 70-year-old Boynton Beach resident has logged thousands of flights in her career with American Airlines, and has no firm plans to retire. She has worked through dramatic changes in the perception of flight attendants — from...
Pamela Kaplan Casting CASTING COMMERCIAL FOR MAJOR AIRLINE $$ We are casting REAL airline travelers who’ve been hit with change fees! Have you recently flown and had to pay change fees? Was your entire family charged? Are you mad about it? We want to hear your stories. We’re casting REAL TESTIMONIALS from individuals, families or business people, real folks who were charged fees when changing airline tickets. Ages 18-60yrs old all ethnicities. You MUST have documentation to support your story...
Cebu Pacific dancing flight attendants: now it’s the men’s turn Philippines airline Cebu Pacific scored a viral video hit when their female flight attendants performed a Lady Gaga dance routine during the safety demonstration – so now the airline have the male flight attendants doing it too. The stewardesses became an online sensation after the video of them performing a dance routine to Gaga’s hit Just Dance gained over seven million views on YouTube. But the budget airline faced a...
Farmer forced to burn £8,000 worth of crops after ‘aeroplane scatters human waste across 25 acres of land’ The Daily Mail Recorder UK A farmer was ordered to burn £8,000 worth of crops after human waste was found strewn across his land. Ian Clegg was horrified to discover faeces and sanitary towels dumped in his fields when he went to tend to his livestock. He believes it may have fallen from an aeroplane. An investigation has now been launched...
Airline Defends Dancing Flight Attendants Proceeding on the assumption that five million YouTube viewers can’t be wrong, Cebu Pacific, the largest airline in the Philippines, has rejected criticism of its plan to have flight attendants perform dance routines while instructing passengers in safety procedures. Video showing one of the routines, set to a Lady Gaga tune, was posted online four days ago, adding to the viral fame of the Philippine province of Cebu, which is also home to the...
Tropical island resort to be staffed only by blondes, company says The Columbus Dispatch A Lithuanian company has announced plans to open a resort staffed only by blonde women on an island in the Indian Ocean. Olialia – the name is pronounced “Ooh-la-la” – made the announcement Friday night at the opening of a nightclub owned by the company in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, the BBC reported. The resort will be located in the Maldives, an island nation in...
United Airlines’ CEO: Union Pacts To Take Year Or More The head of the new United Airlines said Friday union rules are hampering the company by preventing it from flying larger regional jets, a key headache as the world’s largest carrier starts an integration process expected to last up to 18 months. Jeff Smisek, chief executive of United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL: 24.50 ,0.00 ,0.00%), said it would take at least a year to secure new joint collective bargaining...
The Dreamliner: In Houston, an early look at the 787 A full-scale interior replica of Continental Airlines’ 787 Dreamliner has landed at Houston’s Bush International Airport, giving travelers an opportunity for an up-close look at aviation’s greatest and, literally, latest long-haul airplane. The mock-up, at IAH’s gate E4, clearly shows that the revolutionary aircraft (this bird’s made largely of composite material) will offer more overhead storage and huge windows and it should feel less cramped. What the cutaway doesn’t show is that...
