NFL’s New Paranoia
The loss of formerly defining American freedoms is steadily continuing (in particular the First Amendment right to free assembly). The NFL has historically been one of the first groups to restrict public access to ‘their’ […]
2013
Weekly Roundup Friday 30 August 2013
Good morning I returned from my NZ trip on Wednesday, and during the long hours of flight, worked out an interesting thing. From Tuesday the preceding week when my travels commenced through to their end
The Advanced Airline Art of Customer Disservice
I am writing this article the same day I wrote about my problems with Fiji Airways in a separate article, and have been thinking about the underlying issue a great deal. There is a huge
Fiji Airways Says ‘We’d Rather Fly With Empty Business Class Seats than Allow You to Have the Seats You Paid For’
I wasn’t sure what to expect when flying Fiji Airways from Auckland in New Zealand to their home airport of Nadi in Fiji and then on to Los Angeles. Although I’ve been to Fiji a
Weekly Roundup Friday 23 August 2013
Good morning A very quick newsletter this week. As advised last week, I’m on the road currently, and had not expected to be able to get anything to you, but I managed to write a
Do Lasers Pose a Credible Danger to Pilots
Something that comes and goes a bit in cycles seems to be claims of pilots who say they are being ‘targeted’ by ground based lasers. The articles all read the same – that pilots can
Weekly Roundup Friday 16 August 2013
Good morning The big news this week was not another 787 problem (although there was of course another revelation which, ho hum, seems to now be the new normal) but rather the Department of Justice’s
Hyperloops, Ion Drives and Other Fanciful Creatures
There have been a number of ‘teaser’ pre-releases over the last several months about a revolutionary new transportation technology that Elon Musk (of Tesla and SpaceX fame) is supporting, and this week saw his official
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DoJ Objects to AA-US Merger – Airlines Hanged by their Own Rope
It is fair to say that the US Department of Justice astonished the aviation industry by announcing, yesterday, its objection to the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. The general expectation, and the very
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Weekly Roundup Friday 9 August 2013
Good morning We seem to now be firmly ensconced in the ‘dog days’ of summer (a term originally derived from the time when the ‘dog star’ Sirius is prominent in the sky, 24 July –
US Airlines Enjoying Record Profits, but No Room for More Airlines?
The US airline industry had a great second quarter, making the third consecutive record second quarter, bringing in a massive $37 billion in gross revenue. How much is that? Well, by one measure, it is
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Weekly Roundup Friday 2 August 2013
Good morning Depending on your perspective, it has been either another very bad or very good week for the 787. Very bad in the sense of a continued procession of problems, very good in the
