Author: Angelley, PC
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Southwest Airlines Jet Forced To Make Emergency Landing After Bird Strike
September 4, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCAnother Southwest Airlines’ 737 was taken out of service Monday night following a bird strike. The flight was taking off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and heading to Chicago’s Midway Airport, at the time of the incident. News reports indic …
Update on the American Airlines Merger with US Airways
August 26, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCAs discussed in an earlier entry, AMR Corporation’s proposed $11 billion mega-merger with US Airways was called into question recently when the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed …
DOJ Sues to Stop the Merger Between American Airlines and US Airways
August 5, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCAMR Corporation’s proposed mega-merger with US Airways appears to be on the ropes. The likelihood that the $11 billion deal will close was called into question yesterday, when the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), six state attorneys general …
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 Passengers Need Qualified Aviation Attorneys (Shysters Need Not Apply)
August 1, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCThere is a news story floating around today about the NTSB reporting a law firm to the Illinois State Bar for allegedly making inappropriate contact with Chinese victims of Asiana Flight 214. I do not know anything about the specific facts of that case …
Southwest Airlines Flight Gear Collapse Under Investigation
July 24, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCAs everyone has heard by now, the nose gear on a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed on landing Monday, causing several injuries as well as flight delays and cancellations. The gear reportedly collapsed re …
General Aviation Safety on NTSB Most Wanted List
July 17, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCEarl Weener, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”), recently released a video concerning the need for improvement in safety of general aviation (”GA”). GA, in basic terms, is any flight that is not military, airlines or charter. …
Terrible Weekend for Commercial Aviation
July 8, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCThis past weekend was marred by two tragic airplane crashes. By now, everyone has heard about Saturday’s crash of Asiana Airlines flight 214 in San Francisco that killed two young girls and injured dozens of other passengers. Just over 24 hours later, …
Doing The Bump – Delta Airlines Style
July 5, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIt’s not an old disco move or a knuckles on greeting between friends. Nope. Delta Airlines (Delta) was recently fined again for its practices and procedures with respect to bumping passengers. As we all know, airlines routinely oversell flights. If too …
FAA Considers Loosening Restrictions on Portable Electronic Devices
June 27, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCCurrent Federal Aviation Regulations prohibit the use of all portable electronic devices below 10,000 feet. In other words, if it has an on/off switch, you are supposed to turn it off until the captain tells you it is safe to use it. There are reports, …
Bankrupt American Airlines Now Requiring The Rest Of Us To Tighten Our Belts As Well.
June 13, 2013 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCWe all know that flying commercial – at least in coach – is SO comfortable. I particularly love it when the passenger in front of me slams the seat back into the recline mode, crushing my kneecaps when I least expect it. Really, it’s not the passenger’ …