The maintenance related issues of US airlines continues to cause consternation and misery.
Aviation: Oasis failure casts doubt on LCC Long Haul
A Hong Kong company's foray into low cost long haul has failed. The airline launched with a fanfare in Hong Kong but with little global attention. And now it's dead.
Aviation: AA cancels 1000 flights
The numbers don't add up when American Airlines says it cancelled 1000 flights but 100,000 people were stranded. That's just 100 on average people per plane. But it wasn't because the flights were half-empty that they were grounded.
Aviation: now LHR T5 is snowbound
Of course, no one could have foreseen that it would snow at Heathrow, could they?
Aviation: if you want to take luggage, that'll be extra, sir
Air Asia (tag line "The Most Innovative Airline in the World") has announced another new concept: paying to put a bag in the hold.
Picture it: you are on a 12 hour flight. There are 350 people on the plane. You have put that little sticker on your seat that says "don't e...
Aviation: a new way to fly - broke
OK, so let's accept there are vested interests at play here. Some of our team fly more than they are at home. Aside from tickets prices rising an...
Aviation: the reason you can't take stuff on planes
United and American Airlines and Air Canada were targeted in a plot in which sports drinks and soft drinks containers were filled with materials...
Aviation: United grounds B 777 fleet
United Airlines grounded more than 10% of its fleet last week for urgent checks on the electrical systems.
ATA Airlines in immediate shutdown
ATA Airlines of the USA has entered administration - and immediately announced a cessation of operations due a case of too many eggs in one baske...
