An oil leak sent plumes of smoke through a Hawaiian Airlines passenger cabin, forcing an evacuation and hospitalizing seven passengers. The incident occurred on Thursday morning aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 47, an A321neo from Oakland, California to Honolulu. Smoke...
United Adds Service To Nice, Palermo, And Curacao
United Airlines will add three new international routes from Newark, one from Chicago, and increase existing service from Denver, San Francisco, and Newark on four key routes. Three New Destinations From Newark United will add new service from Newark...
Whew: Police Arrest Disgruntled Marriott Cook Who Planned Mass Shooting In California Hotel
Good news out of California, where Long Beach Police arrested a disgruntled Marriott employee who planned to shoot “everyone he saw” at the hotel he worked for. Rodolfo Montoya, a cook at the Long Beach Marriott hotel, was upset...
Avianca Brasil Will Leave Star Alliance
Troubled Avianca Brasil will leave Star Alliance on 01 September 2019. Avianca Brasil has experienced many setbacks over the last nine months. After filing for bankruptcy last December, it faced a prolonged aircraft repossession battle with creditors. Then in...
Aeroflot Announces A350 Routes
Aeroflot Russian Airlines has announced its first six A350 routes, covering flights to Asia and the United States starting next spring. Aeroflot ordered 14 A350-900s. Initial deliveries were due this year, but production delays have pushed back the first...
American Airlines Running Out of Employee Groups to Offend
This week, American Airlines revised its previous plans to not seek damages against mechanics and even the caterers have staged a sit-in. American Airlines management is running out of employee groups to offend. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
Cathay Pacific CEO Becomes Sacrificial Lam(b)…
Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg has suddenly resigned, raising more questions than answers. Who forced him out? And why did he take the fall for matters far beyond his control? Hogg, who has been with Swire Group, Cathay Pacific’s parent...
A Middle East Subsidy American Airlines Loves
For all its condemnation of alleged Middle East subsidies, American Airlines certainly loves them…when it is the beneficiary of them. Last week, I wrote about AA’s new service between Dallas and Tel Aviv, set to commence in September of...
Norwegian 787-8 Spews Engine Parts Over Rome
A Norwegian flight traveling from Rome to Los Angeles encountered engine trouble after takeoff. Within minutes, the Boeing 787-8 reportedly rained down over 100 “glowing pieces of metal” on an unsuspecting town below. DY7115, operated by a 787-8 with...
BREAKING: As Protestors Swarm Airport, Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights
Thousands of anti-government protestors wearing black have gathered in the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport, prompting the airport to cancel all remaining flights for today. In a statement noting the temporary suspension of all inbound and outbound...
Leaked: American Airlines Flight Attendant Sick Policy
Following a lawsuit filed by the State of New York against American Airlines, attention has been drawn to their Flight Attendant sick leave policy. I have published it here. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Shocking: United Express Flight Attendant Too Drunk To Perform Safety Briefing, Slumps Over During Flight
Julianne March, 49, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, finds herself out of a job and facing misdemeanor charges after becoming so drunk on the job she was unable to perform basic flight attendant duties. Passengers immediately noted something was wrong when...
LOT Polish Expanding Budapest Hub
LOT Polish will continue to expand its hub at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, including introducing new service to Asia. With the demise of Malev, the former flag carrier of Hungary, in 2012, LOT Polish saw an opening to expand...
Rooftop Fire Erupts In United Airlines Maintenance Hangar At SFO
A rooftop fire flared up at a United Airlines maintenance hangar at San Francisco International Airport yesterday, but damage was thankfully minimal. A fire on the roof started at 7:30 AM, sending thick plumes of smoke into the crisp...
Hoping To Date Lufthansa Flight Attendant, Man Calls In Bomb Threat
A man who fell head over heels for a Lufthansa flight attendant called in a bomb threat in one last desperate attempt to keep her in Serbia. The 65-year-old man confessed in a Belgrade court that he called in...
Air France A380 Retirement Is Hardly A Surprise
As I predicted, Air France will not bother to retrofit its A380 fleet, but instead retire it by 2022. The writing was on the wall. Last November, Air France announced it would return half of its A380 fleet rather...
Trump’s Anger Over Delta CEO Torpedoes Protectionist Cause
It’s amazing really to think that one man’s absence may have lurched a White House meeting from one outcome to another. But we live in the age of Donald Trump. That’s not mean as a compliment or an insult,...
Contrary to American Airlines Own PR, They Do Penalize Workers Individually
American Airlines Public Relations contacted me to correct a previous article stating that the carrier was not going after employees directly. Now, there are two examples that this isn’t the case. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
The Gold Heist At Brazil’s Largest Airport Was A Repeat Offense
Armed bandits disguised as federal police officers successfully interdicted $30MN worth of gold and other precious metals from a major Brazilian airport. Eight armed men perpetrated the act in two Mitsubishi vehicles disguised to resemble Brazilian Federal Police cars....
EgyptAir Ridicules British Airways For Cancelled Cairo Flights
An EgyptAir official ridiculed British Airways for cutting flights to Cairo “without a logical reason” as questions continue to swirl around the mysterious and unilateral cancellation. British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for at least one week, citing security...
