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What are some mind-blowing facts about Boeing?
Thanks for the A2A. There are lots of facts and myths revolving around the Boeing Factory (Everett, WA). I will start off with the same. Here are 10 myths / […]
British Airways’ female flight attendants have found a clever way to skirt a ban on trousers
In the face of tightening security measures and budget cuts, airlines have tried to maintain a sense of old-world glamour by requiring their employees to follow strict uniform requirements. These […]
Southwest ‘intends’ to fly from Long Beach
Southwest Airlines appears to have won access to California’s capacity controlled Long Beach Airport near Los Angeles. The carrier on Wednesday announced its “interest and application” to add service from […]
NASA Is Getting Back In the Business of Bleeding-Edge Planes
There are winners and losers in NASA’s latest budget, but one big winner is an x-plane style fleet. According to a report in Flight Global, the new NASA budget‘s increase in […]
‘A very pro-consumer’ reform could make minimum sizes for airline seats a real thing
Congress is considering a freeze on the airline industry’s shrinking coach seats, an unprecedented move that could lead to a more comfortable and humane flying experience. A proposed amendment to […]
Could Russia’s Frigate Ecojet take on Airbus and Boeing?
(CNN) The design and manufacture of large commercial aircraft is one of the world’s most challenging industries. Two aviation giants dominate the field: U.S.-based Boeing and European consortium Airbus. So can […]
I flew business class across the world on a top-rated airline and came home on Delta — here’s how they stacked up
Thanks to a last-minute booking, I recently flew to Bangkok, Thailand, on one airline and returned to New York City on another. It gave me the chance to experience business class […]
The man who bombed a Somali plane was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight
A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant […]
Plane secrets: Why open window shades at takeoff and landing?
Have you ever wondered why cabin crew on commercial flights ask you to raise your window shade for take-off and landing? It seems another ‘not so important’ procedure from […]
Delta apologizes for flight attendants’ brawl that forced flight diversion APphoto_Cellphones Planes Travelers
Delta Air Lines has issued an apology over a fracas that broke out on a flight between Los Angeles and Minneapolis last month. The two combatants were flight attendants. Their […]