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2010 Air Travel Consumer Report

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Posted January 8th, 2010 by Paulos

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

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Posted December 26th, 2009 by Etgunner
Innovation of Boeing's 787 extends beyond its airframe, aerodynamics and engines.

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

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Posted December 15th, 2009 by Paulos

787 First Flight787 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

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Posted November 16th, 2009 by Etgunner

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

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Posted September 16th, 2009 by Paulos

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

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Posted May 16th, 2009 by sky1

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

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Posted January 17th, 2009 by jim

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

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Posted January 5th, 2009 by pharrio1

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

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Posted January 1st, 2009 by Paulos

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

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Posted December 8th, 2008 by sky1

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.

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