The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents the pilots of Hawaiian Airlines, started “informational picketing” today at the interisland terminal of the Honolulu International Airport. Earlier in the month the ALPA opened up a “strategic preparedness center,” near the airport to help coordinate phones and picketing, if no deal can be reached with the […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
Last Friday, American Airlines flight 414 from San Diego, CA to Dallas, TX made an emergency landing at LAX after passengers reported hearing odd noises and seeing pieces of the right wing falling off. The emergency was declared after the aircraft had already reached 29,000 feet. The Boeing 757 safely landed at LAX. The ground crew […]
In honor of Republic getting their paws (heh) on Frontier Airlines, I thought this video would be good for this weekend. It won a local Emmy award for one of their commercials. Head on over to Airline Biz Blog which posted the award winning commercial and also a collection of their animal tail ads. The ads […]
Rake Airways was the main airline for Ras Al Khaimah, part of the United Arab Emirates. It started operations in February 2006 with “an ambitious expansion program,” as their website states. However, if you go to their homepage, you will notice there is not a site.The airline halted all operations in May 2009. Image: BrusselsSpotter
Yes! I am coming out and predicting that someday Wi-Fi will be free on at least some airlines. I am not talking first class or business class; I am talking about free Wi-Fi for the entire plane. Let me explain… Southwest Airlines is the newest airline to announce adding Wi-Fi to their flights. Many other […]