Sunset view looking at a Ryanair winglet over the Canary Islands If you read the blog often you know I have a fascination with Ryanair . Well I think most people who follow the airline industry have a fascination with Ryanair. As American travelers complain about fees, yet still pay them, I think Ryanair might show a glimpse of the future if passengers keep demanding the lowest price possible. Ryanair is known for their cheap prices, tons of... 

Delta Air Lines Flight 253 It was lucky that the bomb didn’t go off on Delta Airlines Flight 253 by the so-called Christmas bomber. However recent research shows that the Airbus A300 with 278 might have been able to land, if the bomb had detonated. BBC News did some research with a Boeing 747 that showed that flight 253’s  fuselage most likely would not have broken and it should have been able to land safely. The testing shows... 

Here are the answers — did you guess right? Had a lot of great guesses from people on the photo livery quiz . You can see the answers above. Most people made the same mistake I did on the last one. I thought it was USAir, but if you look closely this was a bare-metal plane from American, with Southwest’s livery painted on it. You can read more about these planes and see larger photos on Southwest Airline&#  Read More →

What is the difference between customs and immigration is a great question. It is also one that a reader asked Steven Frischling over on his blog Flying With Fish . While many nations have merged Immigrations and Customs into one larger agency, such as US Department of Homeland Security and  Canada’s Border Services Agency , their roles are quite different at the airport. In short, here are the roles of the Customs and Immigrations …  Read More →

Houston Airport's Food Court Sometimes bad things happens and there is no one to blame. Some how William Ogletree, a lawyer from Texas, didn’t get that memo. Ogletree was flying from Houston to Las Vegas back last December and went to the food court in Terminal C for some food. When leaving, he accidentally left his $800 black leather jacket, which unsurprisingly, someone ended up stealing. Yea, that sucks, but it is a fact of life…  Read More →

Croatia Airlines Airbus A320 (9A-CTF) Can anyone take a guess where Croatia Airlines might be based? If you guessed Croatia, give yourself a pat on the back. The airline is based at Zagreb Airport and is a part of the Star Alliance. Image:  johannes pape  Read More →

In the late 1940’s passenger airline transport was booming and there were a lot of new jobs to go with it. This classic video shows some of the jobs and requirements (“stewardesses” had to be single for one) of the time. Most of this film was shot at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Be sure to check out all the  Read More →

Often an airline will purchase or lease an aircraft from another airline and keep the majority of the previous livery until it is re-painted or the lease is over. The result is a mixture of two airline liveries and are treasures of airline nerds. Southwest Airlines recently took a look back at some of interim liveries of the past. I thought it would be interesting to see who can match the livery with the previous airline the aircraft was…  Read More →

Alaska customer service agents Heidi Tokar (left) and Julie Bilbey (right), of Bethel, are dressed in a typical winter-weather gear for this remote area of Alaska. Meet Bethel, Alaska . The town is located about 340 miles west of Anchorage and about 40 miles inland from the Bering Sea . There are only ten miles of paved roads and none connect to any highway. Roads made of ice and snow mobile trails are what connect to over 50 Native Alaskan... 

John F. Kennedy International Airport's control tower with a few jetBlue Airbus A320's in front Ah, “Bring Your Kid To Work Day,” is a classic. It is nice  that your children are able to see what mommy and daddy do all day and your co-workers get to meet your little ball of joy you talk …  Read More →

Welcome to Las Vegas! Liquor Store Ahead! Ah Las Vegas. Gambling, fancy hotels, bunch of college students and of course alcohol (ok the list could go on and on, but we will stop with that). Remember in the olden days how you had to wait to get to downtown before getting sloshed? That time between your buzz wearing off from your $6 beer from the plane and having to take a cab all the way downtown? How many times have you been waiting for your... 

“Deltalina” who stars in Delta's safety videos says “no fighting on the plane” Stories of passengers getting all riled up on a flight are not too rare. However, having two flight attendants getting into a fight and cancelling a flight isn’t too rare. Two flight attendents, with some obvious issues, were aboard Delta Connection (run by Pinnacle Airlines) flight 887 from Rochester, NY to Atlanta and decided to... 

Germanwings Airbus A319 (D-AKNF) with Park Inn Hotels livery I love special liveries. I am even ok when a livery advertises something to make the airline a little money. However, some liveries just go too far and I think this might be one of them. First of all, it almost gives me a headache to read what the side of the plane says. Secondly, I just get confused looking at a head-on shot of the plane . Third…well I hate to admit it, but... 

On April 29, 2007 a Thomson Airways Boeing 757, flight 253H, was taking off from Manchester Airport on its way to Spain when a bird (most people said a heron, but it looks black and smaller to me) got sucked into its starboard engine.  The video shows the bird going in, the flame out and the plane landing safely at Manchester Airport. connect | web | twitter | facebook |  Read More →

Always a lot of American Airlines' aircraft at Dallas/Forth Worth I have flown a lot in my life, but I have never had a bag lost. I know I have been lucky. Talking to those who have been through it, I am glad I haven’t had to go through that. Airlines have gotten better at not losing bags, but it still happens. American Airlines is testing out some pretty cool new technology to help bags get to their destinations and faster. Each baggage...