A week has opened in my schedule and I’m taking advantage of it with a good old fashioned review trip, this time to India with a chance to review two of my favorite Gulf carriers and give Air India...
United Pilot’s Retirement Flight Becomes A Beautiful Father-Son Tribute After ALS Diagnosis
A United Airlines captain whose flying career was cut short by ALS was able to take one final retirement flight, with his own son in the cockpit. It is a beautiful story, and a sad one too. United Pilot...
Terrifying: Ryanair Passenger Partially Sucked Out Of Boeing 737-800 Window After Takeoff
Reports out of Greece describe a terrifying incident onboard a Ryanair flight to Germany: a cabin window failed after takeoff, oxygen masks dropped, and a passenger seated by the window was partially sucked out and had to be pulled...
Palm Beach Airport Officially Renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport has officially been renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, though passengers should continue using the familiar PBI airport code for now. Palm Beach Airport Officially Renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport Effective July...
United Airlines Passenger Shames Flight Attendant For Eating During Boarding, Says The “Warthog” Should “Go On Ozempic”
A passenger publicly shamed a United Airlines flight attendant for eating during boarding, calling her a “warthog” and telling her to go on Ozempic. Even if you think crew members should not eat in view of passengers, the assumptions...
Review: Delta Air Lines A220-100 Economy Class
For our short connection to Burbank I was pleased that instead of a regional jet we were booked on an Airbus A220-100, which is a spacious and comfortable aircraft that is nicely-sized for lower-volume routes. Delta Air Lines A220-100...
Delta Brings Basic Economy Logic To Business Class, And Calls It Choice
Delta Air Lines has expanded “Basic” fares into premium cabins, including Delta First, Delta Premium Select, and even Delta One. The airline frames this as more choice, but I see it as the next stage of premium cabin unbundling,...
British Airways Flight Canceled After Crew Got Drunk At All-Inclusive Resort
British Airways was forced to cancel a London-bound flight from Barbados after several crew members allegedly drank so much during their layover at an all-inclusive resort that they were deemed unfit to work. If the reports are accurate, this...
Do Genuine Service Dogs Get Restless And Start Pacing The Aisle?
A “service” dog on my Delta flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City seemed to find economy class just as tedious as the rest of us, spending part of the flight in the aisle rather than at the feet...
Air Canada’s New CEO Pick Raises Bigger Questions Than French
Air Canada has named SAS CEO Anko van der Werff as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, choosing an outside airline executive at a moment when the carrier has made real progress but still faces an important question:...
A Fresh Sandwich On SWISS (And Chocolate!)
For all the complaining we used to do about the free snacks and meals that airlines served in economy class, there are some things I certainly miss, like the sandwiches on SWISS shorthaul flights. Delicious Sandwich On SWSS Sometimes...
Boeing 737 Missing After Rapid Plunge Into Arabian Sea
A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter operating from Sharjah to Karachi has disappeared over the Arabian Sea after reporting a navigation problem, then making a series of violent altitude changes before radar contact was lost. Five crew members were...
Review: Delta Air Lines 737-800 Economy Class
Our Saturday afternoon journey from Chicago to Salt Lake City on a Delta Air Lines 737-800 in economy class was smooth and productive, with the kids really enjoying the seatback screens and Biscoff cookies and me enjoying the free...
American Airlines’ Chicago-Tokyo Return Has A Big Catch, Highlighting Its Strategic Dilemma
American Airlines is returning to Chicago-Tokyo flying, but there is a catch: it is not really adding service so much as replacing Japan Airlines on the route. That may help AAdvantage members looking to use systemwide upgrades, but for...
Southwest Airlines Calls Sheriff On Musician In Acoustic Guitar Carry-On Dispute
A Sacramento musician says Southwest Airlines forced her off a flight and later called sheriff’s deputies after she tried to travel with her acoustic guitar as a carry-on item. Once again, musical instruments prove to be the most difficult...
Uh Oh: End Of Free Starlink Wi-Fi On Airplanes?
Copa Airlines is rolling out Starlink Wi-Fi, but unlike every other airline implementation we have seen so far, it appears that it will not be free for most passengers. if true, that’s not a great development. Is Free Starlink...
Review: United Airlines 737 MAX 9 Economy Class
Here’s a side-by-side review of a United Airlines 737 MAX 9 in economy class from Los Angeles to Chicago so that you can compare what has changed over the last couple of years and also know what to expect...
After Visiting 150 Countries, Here’s What I Think About America At 250
Honest Reflections On America’s 250th Birthday I sat down on July 4th to write my final reflection about the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, but I hit a wall…the sort of writer’s block that is typically very foreign to...
Passenger Doxxes American Airlines Flight Attendant, Calls Her A “Pig” In Ugly Online Attack
A passenger may have had a bad flight attendant on American Airlines, but responding by posting her picture online and calling her a “pig” was not accountability, but ugly, petulant behavior that deserves to be called out. Passenger Calls...
Hands Off My Nuts: First Class Needs More Warm Mixed Nuts, Not Fewer
View From The Wing argues that it may be time for airlines to retire hot mixed nuts in first class. Respectfully Gary, hands off my (mixed) nuts! Hands Off My Mixed Nuts: First Class Needs More Warm Nuts, Not...
