Yesterday, I listened in to the Air Transport World/Amadeus webinar entitled “Navigating the Airport of Tomorrow,†with presentations by Norm Rose, President-Travel Tech Consulting, Inc., and Patricia Simillon, Head of Airline Operations Strategy for Amadeus. The hour-long webcast summarized the similarly titled report completed late last month & linked here. The focus of the presentation…
Upcoming airline collectible & memorabilia shows in Dallas & Chicago
As I mentioned in this post, I am a self-proclaimed airline geek and love to collect all kinds of airline and travel-related items. If you have a similar fascination, be sure to check out the various airline collectible and memorabilia shows held throughout the year. The World Airline Historical Society publishes a list of the…
British Airways Concorde to become London attraction next year
Plans are underway to bring one of the last Concordes to fly to a yet to be built attraction along the River Thames in London. The “Alpha Bravo†supersonic jet earmarked for public display last flew on August 15, 2000, and is currently sitting in a British Airways hangar at Heathrow Airport. Investors need to…
Video & Audio: Air France A380 hits Delta Connection CRJ-700 at JFK Airport
Pretty incredible video to share today of an Air France A380 clipping the tail of a Delta Connection Comair Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700 at New York’s JFK Airport last night. The Air France jumbo, flight 7 bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, was taxiing out to the runway for takeoff when it clipped the…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: USAir DC-9-30
I’ve selected a USAir DC-9-30 for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. Configured in a single class layout, it seated 110 passengers in the usual 2 x 3 format common to all DC-9 series aircraft. The first two rows featured unique forward and aft facing seats with tables in between each grouping of seats.…
Review: Los Angeles International Airport Observation Deck
A couple of weeks ago I volunteered my seat off a United Airlines flight and had a bit of time to explore the Observation Deck atop the Encounter Restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Situated in the center of the terminal area, it had been closed for several years after 9/11, but has since reopened…
United Airlines adds 8 new routes & a vintage livery to an A320
This past Sunday, United Airlines launched 8 new routes from its hubs in Denver, Washington Dulles and Houston Intercontinental. Texans are the main beneficiaries of the new service from Denver with two daily flights each to Amarillo (AMA), Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Lubbock (LBB). All are operated by United’s express carrier ExpressJet Airlines, with…
US Airways to upgrade express fleet, brings jobs back to the USA & asks Airbus for A321 ETOPS
Yesterday, The Cranky Flier and Henry Harteveldt tweeted updates throughout the day from a US Airways Media Day event in Phoenix. One of the larger announcements was that the carrier will be investing $35 million to upgrade their largest Express jets (Embraer 170/175s & Bombardier CRJ-700/900s) to include first class. Whereas the other major carriers…
United Airlines ramp worker dies two days after falling while unloading a 777
Very sad news to report from United’s hub in Washington Dulles, where a veteran baggage handler fell from a scissor lift while unloading a Boeing 777. Eduardo Tlatempa, 48, reportedly fell face first onto the tarmac last Friday while performing his normal work duties unloading the jumbo. Co-workers first thought it was an April Fool’s joke,…
American Airlines flights return to Expedia
At the turn of the New Year, Expedia, the country’s most visited Online Travel Agency (OTA), pulled American Airlines flights from their site after American pulled themselves out of Orbitz, another OTA. In a rare show of solidarity with a competitor, Expedia didn’t like the cards being dealt to Orbitz, namely sign up for a…