That’s right! 24/7, comedian Mark Malkoff will be hanging out on an AirTran plane, travelling to about 12 cities per day, sleeping, eating — even washing himself on an airliner for thirty straight days. The beauty? He has a fear of flying. Not only does he want to conquer his fear of flying, but he […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
The Brazilian Military has been heading to the location where another jetliner reported seeing flames on the ocean previously. When the Brazilian military planes arrived they found a 3 mile long path of debris from the Air France jet carrying 228 people. The ocean depth at the crash location is about 3 miles. With the […]
Continental Airlines is reporting that the H1N1 (or “Swine Flu”) devastated their flights between the US and Mexico for May 2009. Continental could see a 19% fall in revenue per available seat mile in May and a 13% decline in April. The H1N1 media spree has seemed to cause a lot more than just awareness. […]
Flight 447, carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew members was scheduled to arrive at Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris) early Monday morning. The Airbus A330-200 disappeared from Brazillian radar about 3 hours after take-off. Brazillian Air Force has been searching near the coast of West Africa. Before losing contact with Air France, Flight 447 sent an automatic message […]
Back in late 2008 I talked about how Boeing was working with Continental Airlines on an algae-based bio fuel. On Thursday Bill Blover, managing director of environmental strategy for Boeing Commercial Planes stated the new fuel could be approved and in commercial flights as early as early 2010. He states the technology is ready, but there […]