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 […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
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 […]
Yes, that is a hummingbird helping this Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737. You might think a hummingbird is not strong enough to help the plane out, but by all logical science those birds should fly, but they still manage to do it. The hummingbird image is a tip of the hat to the republic of Trinidad […]
The annual survey of frequent fliers conducted by Seatguru.com is out and it doesn’t look so great for some domestic airlines compared to their international counterparts. About 1,600 frequent travelers (most of whom fly 8 or more times per year) were asked to rate their airline experiences. When a domestic airline actually serves a meal, […]
Cuts, cuts, cuts. Airlines cutting routes, planes, and people seem to dominate the airline news. However this cut, has a little positive spin to it. In 2008 US Airways had to let go over 1,300 positions, something no company enjoys. With declining revenues, US Airways had to make additional cuts, but didn’t want to resort […]