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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]