Sitting in my window seat on a Southwest 737 MAX8, preparing for the short flight from Atlanta to Orlando, I snapped a quick picture of the plane at the gate …
FAA
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Along with cancelled flights, lost luggage, broken wheelchairs, and the list goes on and on, a big complaint about airlines is when flights are delayed. The problem had been particularly …
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Ever since we started crawling out of the pandemic, air travel has been pretty bad. The lack of flight attendants, pilots, gate crew and allied aviation professionals has made for …
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Airlines
The Dumbest (Necessary) Question Ever Asked By A Flight Attendant
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegRules are rules. I get it. And since I tend to be a rule follower, I REALLY get it. But some rules are just….dumb. 😉 Case in point… Joe and …
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It’s no secret that over the past 40 years or so, airlines have made plane seats more and more narrow, along with continually less space between rows. At the same …
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Airports
Breaking: Long Delays at NYC Area Airports Tonight, Says FAA
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just released the following on their social media: Due to the availability of staff tonight, the FAA must reduce the flow of aircraft in certain …
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Airlines
The #1 Complaint About U.S. Airlines (It’s Not Delays Or Cancellations)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAll around the world, the airline industry has been a mess for months. We’re heard lots of potential reasons – not enough pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers or ground …
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Waaaaaaay back in late 2018, Congress passed a law that required the FAA to create minimum seat standards for pitch, width and length for passenger safety, since there were (and, …
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Airlines
Are Airlines Really Going To Weigh Passengers? FAA Says Probably Not
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegA couple of days ago, several news outlets and travel bloggers began reporting that U.S. airlines might begin weighing passengers before they board flights to ensure planes maintain a safe …
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When retired basketball star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in early 2020, the basketball world, and its fans, reeled. Since then, …