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So Long Wright Amendment
October 15, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIt’s the end of an era. As of October 13, 2014, the Wright Amendment is gone and airlines flying out of Love Field are “now free to move about the country.” The Wright Amendment, enacted in 1980, prohibited flights from the Dallas airport to locations …
Update on Ebola Scare Spreading to Airlines
October 15, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIf your confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is dropping, this post won’t help. The second Ebola health-care provider flew from Cleveland to Dallas, just a day prior to her diagnosis, with an elevated temperature. The CDC …
North Texas Central College Bus Crash Near Davis, Oklahoma
October 1, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCNorth Texas Central College, located in Gainesville, suffered an unimaginable loss on Friday night when a bus carrying 15 of its women’s softball players crashed, leaving four dead. The women, who ranged in age from 18 to 20, were all from North Texas …
JetBlue Airways Plane Makes Emergency Landing
September 18, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCSouthwest isn’t the only airline making emergency landings this week. Just this morning, a JetBlue Airways plane leaving Long Beach, CA on its way to Austin, TX was forced to circle back and land after climbing to just over 9000 feet. One of the engine …
If The Plane Is Rockin’, Don’t Bother Knockin’
September 12, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCIf you’re on Emirates Airlines, that is. Those able to afford it can get a first class private suite. According to the company website, it’s fully equipped with a sliding door, mini-bar, private wardrobe, and all the other high end accoutrements a weal …
Is Frontier Airlines’ Model The Wave Of The Future?
September 4, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCWhat does the future air carrier look like? Frontier Airlines, based in Denver, has placed its eggs in the “ultra low cost” basket. It’s not the first airline to do so and probably won’t be the last. But, the question is whether it will work, and only …
More Room In Coach
August 26, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCBarring mechanical issues or flight delays for other reasons, commercial air travel is not too bad if you are lucky enough to snag a first or business class seat. But back in the coach section, things can get a little tight. Seat width is always an iss …
ICAO Organizes Aviation Task Force In The Wake Of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
August 12, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCFollowing the unbelievable shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the Ukraine, the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (“ICAO”) has established an aviation task force. The group includes members of the aviation industry an …
More On Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
August 8, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over five months ago, and there is still no trace of it. The search continues though. Australian officials announced on Wednesday that it has retained a private Dutch company, Fugro, to search for the wreckage. …
Another Commercial Airliner Crash
August 6, 2014 - Posted in Uncategorized by Angelley, PCAn Air Algerie plane crashed on Thursday, July 24, killing all 116 aboard. Flight 5017, a MD-83, disappeared from radar during a rainstorm while en route from Ouagadougou to Algiers. The French military located the wreckage in Mali and retrieved the “b …