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2010 Air Travel Consumer Report
Attached is the Department of Transportation's latest Air Travel Consumer Report issued in Jan 2010. It provides reports on Flight Delays, Oversales, Mishandled Baggage, Consumer Complaints, Customer Service, and Airline Animal Incident Reports by pulling data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Department of Homeland Security and Transport Security Administration.
The report normally is released by the end of the first week of each month. It's available online at
http://airconsumer.dot.gov/
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Boeing's 787, as innovative inside as outside
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/25/wired.boeing.787.inside/index.html
Boeing's 787, as innovative inside as outside
By Jason Paur
December 25, 2009 1:39 p.m. EST
(WIRED) -- Oh sure, Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is made of composite materials and it's super fuel efficient, but unless you own an airline, the only thing you care about is how comfortable it is. Boeing knows this, and has striven to give passengers an experience unlike any other airplane.
Finally, the 787's first flight - Tuesday December 15, 2009
787 First FlightClick Here to watch the webcast
Watch the 787's first flight on Tuesday December 15, 2009 - live webcast at 9:40am PST(17:40 GMT): http://787firstflight.newairplane.com/ffindex.html
Rolls-Royce in $2bn engine orders
From BBC News 15 November 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8361064.stm
Rolls-Royce in $2bn engine orders
Rolls-Royce is on track to meet its full-year financial targets.
UK engineering firm Rolls-Royce says it has won orders to make $2bn(£1.2bn) of aircraft engines to power Airbus planes for Air China and Ethiopian Airlines.
The orders were announced on the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday.
The $1.5bn Air China order involves providing Trent 700 engines to power 20 A330 aircraft that will be delivered from 2011.
Still waiting on the 787
First a virtual tour: http://www.newairplane.com/787/virtualTour/
Article from CNNMoney.com:
Boeing Executive: Cautiously Confident Of Meeting New 787 Schedule
September 09, 2009: 01:41 AM ET
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (BA) is cautiously confident that it will meet its newly revised schedule to deliver its first Boeing 787 aircraft at the end of next year following several highly-publicized delays, a senior company executive said Wednesday
Poor Pilots Flying For Regionals
Interesting story on NY Times today about the not-so-glamorous lives of pilots flying for regionals.
"The National Transportation Safety Board’s inquiry into the Feb. 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 outside Buffalo has highlighted the operations of the nation’s regional airlines, a sector of the aviation industry that has grown to account for half the country’s airline flights and a quarter of its passengers.
How to Survive A Water Landing
Your flight crashes into the water... what would you do?
Pay attention to those pre-flight SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS from the cabin crew.
All that...and then some
So, random thought at almost-lunchtime on a Monday: airport security. That's right..I'm talking about airport securitaaaay.
Maybe it's not as apparent to people like me-aka, those born in the late 80s-but DANG, security is a whole other affair when we get to the airport. Of course, there's good reason but have you ever really thought about what we go through every time we travel commercial? Well, here's a rundown in case you've forgotten or haven't traveled in the last decade:
1. Take those shoes off buddy...and dont even think about walking through with that coat.
"It Never Is" from Row 22, Seats A&B
After being stranded in Chicago O’Hare for 7 hours, I was glad to find some consolation from a Row 22, Seats A&B two-part story by Frederick Waterman in United’s Hemispheres in-flight magazine. Perhaps the most comforting part about departing to Atlanta at 5am was that the fictional characters in the story were also on a dawn flight from Las Vegas, after a long night out.
Here’s an excerpt from It Never Is - a story about a salesman and a priest sitting in row 22, trading tales of cards, faith, bargains, and women…
"The Illusion of Control" : James Boyd on IFEs
James Boyd - VP of Singapore Airlines’ public relations for the Americas - described the importance of In-flight Entertainment (IFE) in IEEE's (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) September issue :
" For many carriers, IFEs are a nice add-on or a nice frill; for us, they’re absolutely essential. On those flights, IFE is as important as food, which is keeping passengers satisfied.
Recent blog posts
- 2010 Air Travel Consumer Report
- Boeing's 787, as innovative inside as outside
- Finally, the 787's first flight - Tuesday December 15, 2009
- Rolls-Royce in $2bn engine orders
- Still waiting on the 787
- Poor Pilots Flying For Regionals
- How to Survive A Water Landing
- All that...and then some
- "It Never Is" from Row 22, Seats A&B
- "The Illusion of Control" : James Boyd on IFEs
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