Virgin Atlantic and British Airways have had a cold war going on for years, according to Sir Branson. Now he is taking advantage of British Airways’ admission of financial difficulty by urging the British government not to financially assist the legacy carrier. He states that British Airways is, “not worth much.” Although Sir Branson might […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
Rep Dan Lipinski from Illinois feels it is a good idea for the TSA to have a uniform carry-on size regulation. He wants to limit the maximum size of a carry-on to 22″ x 18″ x 10″. It is not the size that is as disconcerting, as not allowing the airlines to make their own […]
The Airline Blog just covered how LAX is upping their tarmac safety, and just recently an incident at Logan International Airport showed how important safety is. A US Airways Airbus A320 was throttled up for takeoff from Boston to Phoenix when a construction vehicle decided to cross the runway. “It was a serious thing, a […]
Delta’s Boeing 757 (N653DL) just pulling into gate at Tampa Airport – taken 5 mintues ago by The Airline Blog Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there and a VERY HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO MY FATHER! I am in process of flying back home after a great visit with my father who introduced […]
In early June a Continental Airlines Commuter jet had a close encounter. While flying out of Houston, they saw a missile-like object flying at about 16,000 feet. At first the six foot long object was heading towards the aircraft, but fortunately veered off. This near miss happened almost exactly one year after a similar occurrence […]