Posts Tagged ‘Airlines’

Amazing animation of US Airways Flight 1549

An amazing animation of US Airways Flight 1549 overlaid with the air traffic control recording from that day. It really puts into perspective of how fast things happened and the amazing job that the pilots did in bringing that plane in.
Thanks to Peter Shankman for sharing his find on Twitter (@skydiver).
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United and Continental Plan Cooperation – Linking Networks and Services

I received the following email today from United about United and Continental linking their networks and services, including their frequent flyer programs.  This is the first of probably a series of combinations, mergers, or cooperations that will occur in this market.
I still won’t fly either airline unless I have to because the service is so [...]

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Why would I want to fly American Airlines?

I have rarely flown American Airlines and I will probably never, ever fly them again.
Today American Airlines announced that they are going to be charging $15 for the first checked bag.  United Airlines announced that it is “seriously studying” charging for the first bag.
That is ridiculous.  I was upset when United said they were going [...]

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DIA looking to ease security lines

9NEWS – Article – DIA looking to ease security lines
The problem is not the lines or the people in the lines, it is the people that are hired by the Transportation Security Administration  to watch the monitors and make sure that nothing bad is getting on.
Most of them are rude and have a power complex.  [...]

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