Tag: Air Travel

The Boeing 737-MAX Problem
By: Date: April 29, 2019 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , ,

So it’s well documented that the Boeing 737 is the best selling airplane model of all time.  All of the largest commercial airlines in North America, you have to go all the way down to #7 to find a carrier that doesn’t use the aircraft. Boeing has fixed the software issue that caused the problems….

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Air Traffic Control Privatization? Not just no, but HELL NO!
By: Date: May 2, 2017 Categories: F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

There was apparently a bill that the United States Congress – you know, the guys and gals that have approval ratings that hover just above syphilis and people who microwave fish at work – to privatize the Air Traffic Control system.  And not only was it not laughed out of committee, it passed!  This in itself…

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Getting sucked into the oft-odd headline
By: Date: January 12, 2016 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

So I get a few news alerts during the day that tells me about what’s going on with the big guys (hint, Delta just passed United as the second largest airline), or maybe some cool stuff about airplane design.  I mean who wouldn’t want to read an informational article about Boeing’s new patent for an…

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Remember, Flyers: NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO SMELL YOU!
By: Date: April 4, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , ,

It’s somewhat crazy in this day and age that people have to bring this kind of thing up.  But how you smell, and what you do with heavy perfumes, colognes, and perfumed lotions, can effect the people around you.  Especially if you are in a confined space – like, say, an airplane! I just got off…

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“Pay As You Weigh” is finally starting – in Samoa
By: Date: April 2, 2013 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , ,

Samoa Air, the small airline that flies small aircraft between places in Samoa, American Samoa, French Polynesia, and other island nations, is the first airline to start a “pay as you weigh” scheme.  Does it make sense?  The airline thinks it does. When I think of Samoa, I think of people like Dwane “The Rock”…

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Scoop, or Bad Writing?
By: Date: July 11, 2012 Categories: Airlines Tags: , , , ,

Okay, so we all know that American Airlines is looking to merge with another carrier – possibly – if the deal is right, and American comes out on top.  Immediately the pundits, including me, started talking about the possibilities. But I’m startled by something.  There’s one source that I’ve found (after an admittedly short search) that…

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Oh racism, my old enemy
By: Date: June 25, 2012 Categories: F'd Up Issue of the Week Tags: , , ,

So you’ve probably heard about the TSA agent at JFK Airport in New York who didn’t realize his  metal detector was off, right?  If not, have at it – the “exclusive” is over here at the New York Post. Now I’m no friend of the TSA.  Even when I say something nice about them, I…

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Cover me: I’m about to say something nice about the TSA
By: Date: June 23, 2012 Categories: Air Travel,Airports Tags: , , , , , , , ,

It’s not often that I say something nice about the Transportation Safety Administration.  Their usual treatment of individuals is pretty horrid; and I should know since I travel every week.  But I just recently became part of the TSA Pre✓™ program – and it’s glorious. Here in Portland, Oregon, our local airport has joined the TSA Pre✓™…

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HRC Rankings of Airlines, Hotels, etc. and a Word about United
By: Date: November 28, 2011 Categories: Air Travel,Airlines Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

For those of you that aren’t familiar, HRC stands for The Human Rights Campaign, which is the leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) rights organization.  Okay, so you’re not part of the LGBT community.  That’s fine.  There’s 10% of the population that is, and there are people who will often choose organizations based on their…

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