Normally one has to take whatever Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says with a grain of salt. He says a lot of crazy things, most likely to get a few news stories written about him. When he first started talking about charging passengers to use the bathroom, I thought it was another crazy publicity stunt, but… Ryanair […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
Due to reports of irregularities of Aviacsa’s airline maintenance, Mexico has demanded no more of their planes fly and have 60 days to fix any issues. The airline has a fleet of 26 planes, serving 17 cities, including Las Vegas. The airline is defending themselves saying the problems were only “cosmetic — opaque logos, dull […]
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 […]
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. […]