An American tourist became so incensed after missing his flight that he dashed down the jetbridge and began attacking the Airbus A320 aircraft…kicking and punching it in a desperate attempt to get on the flight. American Tourist Attacks Aircraft,...
Child Thrown Off Flight For Refusing To Fasten Seat Belt
A flight was delayed for nearly an hour after a young child refused to fasten his seat belt. He was then thrown off the flight (with his father). But how did it even reach that point? Child Thrown Off...
Investigators Suggest Cockpit Mishap With Flight Attendant Caused LATAM 787 To Plunge
This story just keeps getting stranger… The latest theory of LATAM flight LA800 is that a flight attendant serving a meal in the 787 cockpit was to blame for inadvertently triggering a chain reaction that sent the aircraft plunging....
Passenger On Terrifying LATAM 787 Flight Talks About What Happened And His Conversation With Captain
Earlier this week I wrote about the sudden and unexplained drop on a LATAM 787 flight from Australia to New Zealand. Particularly chilling was that a pilot purportedly told a passenger that the instrument control panels temporarily shut off....
Chilling: “Technical Incident” Sends Boeing 787 Into Sudden Dive
A LATAM-operated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a “technical incident” according to the airline while en route to Auckland, New Zealand, resulting in a sudden dive that sent dozens of passengers flying through the cabin and led to 50 injuries...
Bandits Ambush 787-9 In Airport Cash Heist, Two Dead
Two people are dead after bandits ambushed a LATAM Boeing 787-9 aircraft in Santiago, Chile after they caught wind there was over $32 million of cash onboard. Two Dead After Armed Bandits Interdict 787-9 In Santiago Carrying $32.5MN In...
Jailing Innocent LATAM Pilots Was A Miscarriage Of Justice
As if the stress of being involved in a collision with a fire truck was not bad enough, two LATAM A320 pilots spent a portion of their weekend in jail despite all evidence suggesting neither was at fault. LATAM...
Fire Truck Strikes LATAM A320-200 In Lima, Killing Two
A freak accident in Lima, Peru that saw a fire truck collide with a LATAM Airbus A320-200 on an active runway has resulted in the death of two firemen, although all passengers and crewmembers onboard survived. Fire Truck Strikes...
Delta’s Investment In LATAM Is Pure Genius
Delta’s surprise announcement that it will spend $1.9 billion to acquire a 20% stake in LATAM is a shrewd move that will simultaneously strengthen Delta while hurting the competition. Yesterday, Delta announced it would form a significant relationship with...
Supreme Court Blocks LATAM Marriage With British Airways And American Airlines
There’s no plural marriage in Chile, where the Supreme Court blocked proposed unions between LATAM and both American Airlines and British Airways. Joint-venture agreements between LATAM and AA and BA have been three years in the making. The proposed...
Photos: Beautiful New LATAM Business Class Cabin
LATAM has unveiled pictures of its business and economy class cabins. The design is simply superb. Over the next two years, LATAM will update the economy and business class cabins of its fleet of over 200 aircraft. Business class...
How Could An Airline Lose An Emotional Support Dog?
Serious question: how could an airline lose an emotional support dog? Isn’t the very point of an emotional support animal to provide emotional support to the owner, therefore the animal is always with the owner? But LATAM is making...
Business Class Lunch From Easter Island On LATAM
A hot lunch and a lie-flat bed were the perfect antidotes to a bad sun reaction, as both led to sleep. This week’s Meal of the Week focuses on a business class lunch from Easter Island to Santiago. This...
Review: LAN 767-300 Business Class Mexico City – Lima
As part of a longer trip, my family had the chance to try out LAN’s (now LATAM) Business Class service from Mexico City to Lima, Perú. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
