We take a look at stories that shape travel. American Airlines flight attendants have been told that a strike will probably not happen due to the economy and the weak state of AA. Independent airline find a way to thrive without belonging to alliances. Finely, an air traffic controller admits to sleeping while on duty in DC.
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Last week Ned Levi wrote about the problems of the FAA directive of disabling the emergency oxygen available in aircraft lavatories in case of aircraft decompression. This week, Ned has suggestions to help improve your chance of survival in case of rapid decompression, even if you’re in the lavatory at the time of the accident.
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What we’re reading — Dead stowaway plans to sue due to poor security that allow their son to climb into an airplane wheelwell, changes to the terrorist watchlist, and the life of a flight attendant isn’t full of glamour.
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Indiana Jones international tour, Delta FAs vote down union with almost 90 percent voting, United & Delta gain Republican allies in elections
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NTSB to investigate hole in AA 757, Boeing delivers first 737 Sky Interior, Allegiant FAs seek union vote
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Readers Digest published a story about “50 secrets your pilot won’t tell you.” Now the flight attendants have their turn. Here are some insights from the same magazine letting passengers know what flight attendants have to say about them and some lessons.
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The airlines with their recent and not-so-recent mergers have been some of the best examples of union vs. union animosity. Plus, union heavy-handiness makes any cruel capitalistic management look tame by comparison.
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Over the nine years since 9/11, there have been many ceremonies, new memorials, congressional plaudits and remembrances for those who died in that day’s tragic events. This year there will be more. Sadly, few of these events will include flight attendants, the first casualties of the terrorist attacks. Even more unfortunate, flight attendants are now on the front lines of what has become a world of growing tension between the airlines and the public they are supposed to serve.
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This is one of the most bizarre cases I’ve ever come across. Gregory Machon says he was kicked off his flight because he was sleeping. With his eyes open. His condition, called nocturnal lagophthalmos, may affect somewhere between 4 and 20 percent of the population, so you would imagine the US Airways flight attendants who [...]
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