Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetUber Uber Criticizes New LAX Policy Banning Rideshare Apps, Taxis From Picking Up Passengers From Their Terminalscbslocal.com - CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Uber is criticizing the Los Angeles International Airport after it announced major changes to its rideshare pick up policy. In a …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetUniversity of Sydney Flying 10,200 miles in nearly 20 hours -- first commercial flight from New York to Sydney departs JFK airportCNN - By Aimee Lewis, CNN(CNN) — And we have takeoff. A research flight set to test human limits on long-haul flights during what will be the first commercial flight to travel non-stop from New York to Sydney has departed John
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAirports Sorry, holiday travelers: Reopening of O’Hare ‘people mover’ delayed again, to early 2020Chicago Tribune - By Joe MahrO’Hare International Airport flyers will be without the airport’s light rail system through at least the winter holidays — in yet another setback to a long-delayed construction project. Chicago Department
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetQantas World’s Longest Flights Aren’t Meant for Cattle ClassBloomberg - David Fickling The question about Qantas Airways Ltd.’s plans to start 20-hour direct flights from Sydney to London and New York isn’t why any passenger would want …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetLufthansa German air crew union plans strike at Lufthansa subsidiariesAssociated PressBERLIN (AP) — A union representing cabin crew in Germany says it's calling on members to walk out Sunday at several Lufthansa subsidiaries but is nixing a planned strike at the mother company. The UFO
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetBoeing 737 MAX FAA asks Boeing why it hid test pilot's discovery of 'egregious' 737 Max issuesUSA TODAY - Chris WoodyardThe Federal Aviation Administration is demanding answers from Boeing after receiving a 2016 electronic message exchange in which a test pilot talks of unknowingly having lied to regulators and discloses
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetOrkney, Scotland The world’s shortest regularly scheduled commercial flight lasts 1.5 minutesMarketWatch - By Jacob Passy It very well could take you longer to read this story than it would to ride on the world’s shortest scheduled passenger flight. Loganair, a Scottish …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetBoeing Boeing reportedly may have hid 737 Max issue for yearsFOX Business - Jonathan GarberBoeing may have been hiding issues with the 737 Max for years. Internal messages from 2016 between Boeing employees suggest the aircraft maker may have misled the Federal Aviation Administration about
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetLufthansa Lufthansa cabin crew strike will include subsidiaries, union saysReutersFILE PHOTO: An advertising board of German air carrier Lufthansa is seen at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN (Reuters) - A scheduled strike by flight
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetVirgin Atlantic Why Virgin Atlantic is wrong to go after ‘flag carrier’ statusindependent.co.uk - Simon Calder How many “flag carriers” does the UK need? The chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, Shay Weiss, believes the answer is two. The airline boss has even …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAirlines Help wanted: Airlines say they’ll need to hire thousands of pilots over the next decadeChicago Tribune - By Lauren ZumbachWhen the airline industry struggled after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and during the recession, pilot jobs were scarce. American Airlines went 13 years without hiring a single one, a stretch David
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetTravel Delta’s new $59 subscription gets you booze and early access to overhead bins. But is it worth it?The Washington Post - By Hannah SampsonAir travelers who stress over finding a place to stow their carry-on bag have a new option: pay an annual fee to board flights early — and hope it will be enough to avoid the critical mass of fellow travelers
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetQantas Qantas' nearly 20-hour flight from New York to Sydney to hit the skies. Yes, 20 hoursUSA TODAY - David OliverAustralian airline Qantas is testing its first nearly 20-hour nonstop flight from New York to Sydney Friday night, with 50 passengers and crew members along for the "research" ride. Qantas is using this
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetThe Voice These Are The Definitive 15 Plane Etiquette Rules, According To BuzzFeedBuzzFeedIt's about common sense and consideration, people! A couple of weeks ago, we polled our audience to see what they thought about a number of controversial plane etiquette points. The jury (yes, that's 250,000
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetUnited Airlines United to expand flight attendant training center in Houstonhoustonchronicle.com - Andrea Leinfelder United Airlines on Thursday began a $20 million expansion of its flight attendant training facility in Houston. More than 26,000 flight attendants …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetBritish Airways British Airways passenger slams 'pathetic' in-flight meal - and fumes: 'We are not rabbits'birminghammail.co.uk - James Rodger Carolyn, a passenger on a BA flight, told the airline - which operates flights from Birmingham Airport - "we are not rabbits" A passenger has slammed …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetHong Kong Hong Kong's Cathay says September passenger traffic slumpsAssociated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific says passenger traffic slumped last month on plummeting demand from mainland Chinese travelers. The carrier's September traffic figures released Friday
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAir Canada Chaos at Melbourne airport after 'suspicious powder' is found on Air Canada planedailymail.co.uk - By Australian Associated Press Firefighters in protective gear are investigating a 'suspicious powder' found on a plane at Melbourne airport. The powder was found on an Air Canada …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAviation FAA to test whether packed planes affect evacuation timeAssociated Press - By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The size of your seat and how much legroom you'll get on a future flight could be decided by 720 Oklahomans taking part in a first-of-its-kind test to determine if jam-packed planes
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetNewark Liberty International Airport Singapore Airlines Is Redefining Fresh Airline FoodCondé Nast Traveler - by Jessica PuckettYou won't find any stale pretzels or sad plastic-wrapped sandwiches here. Singapore Airlines' flight from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport to Singapore's Changi Airport is already the
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAirlines United has a plan to curb ticket costs — but you'll need to squeeze inFOX Business - Shawn M. CarterYour next flight on United might be reasonably priced, but cramped. The company, over the next six years, will start using bigger planes with more seats to make more money. The more tickets sold, the revenue
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAir Travel Tax The Hell Out Of Frequent FlyersJalopnik Flying, as I have written before, is one of the more vexing climate-related problems facing transportation. There are no good answers for cleaning up …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetFlorida Spirit Airlines to invest $250 million in new headquarters and move 1,000 employeessun-sentinel.com - Marcia Heroux Pounds Spirit Airlines will invest $250 million in a new Dania Beach corporate headquarters, moving 1,000 employees from Miramar, the Greater Fort …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetQantas Qantas Airways CEO, Alan Joyce, Sees Demand For 20 Plus Hour Flight From New York to SydneyBloomberg Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways Ltd. chief executive officer, discusses the airline's nearly 20-hour nonstop flight from New York to Sydney. He speaks …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetBoeing Boeing 777X delays may affect Emirates fleet plans - ClarkReuters India - By Laurence FrostLONDON (Reuters) - Delivery delays to Boeing's (BA.N) 777X jetliner are holding back Emirates' growth and could partially affect the Gulf carrier's broader fleet requirements, airline President Tim Clark
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAirlines Woman ‘kicked off plane because she had a severe nut allergy’metro.co.uk - Jen Mills A woman with a severe nut allergy says she was removed from a flight when she told staff. Meleri Williams, 20, alerted flight attendants to warn them, …
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAmerican Airlines A cheeseburger shortage has struck American AirlinesTravel + Leisure - Cailey RizzoAmerican Airlines is facing an unexpected complication: a cheeseburger shortage. About one year after introducing the cheeseburger onto its first class domestic service, the airline is dropping the American
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAlitalia Alitalia rescue hopes rise as Lufthansa looks set to step inReuters - Ilona Wissenbach, Stefano Bernabei, Giuseppe FonteBERLIN/ROME (Reuters) - Alitalia’s rescue hopes received a boost on Thursday with signs that Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) could take a stake in the Italian carrier, while Rome agreed to a 350 million euro ($389
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetAir Travel The Golden Age of airplane food is over. The future: Snacks and sustainability.The Washington Post - By Natalie B. ComptonThe rattle of a flight attendant’s service cart sparks a nostalgic joy in me. No matter how many times I fly, I perk up when those trolleys come rumbling down the aisle, maiming any appendages brazenly
Alexflipped into Flying: Stories from 36,000 feetJetBlue Norwegian Air, JetBlue tie up to expand transatlantic networkReuters - By Victoria Klesty and Terje SolsvikOSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air (NWC.OL) and New York's JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) plan a partnership enabling passengers flying between Europe and the United States to continue to multiple destinations a
AlexWeird Police called out to answer reports of excessive farting from granddad’s housemetro.co.uk - Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Alex 'Bird strike' forces AirAsia flight to divert to Brisbane as passengers describe seeing engine on fireThe Telegraph - By Chris Graham
