Spanair

What we’re reading: SWA celebrates three decades of service to Vegas, two European airlines cease operations, FAA flags improper flight plans

by Stephanus Surjaputra on January 31, 2012

Southwest celebrates three decades of service to Las Vegas, two European airlines cease operations, FAA flags improper RVSM access

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Merry Christmas videos, enjoy the holidays — Santa flies through New York, Hallelujah flash mob, Spanair gifts

by Charlie Leocha on December 25, 2011

Here are three of my favorite Christmas videos. Well, the first is here because I enjoy the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular so much. The second, is one of the best flashmobs I have seen on video and it fits right into the Christmas spirit. Finally, a video I posted back in April, but deserves to be posted again; one of the best Christmas surprises ever arranged by an airline.

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What we’re watching: Spanair’s Christmas surprise, Air New Zealand’s safety video, Travolta and Newton-John on Qantas

by Charlie Leocha on April 3, 2011

In this roundup, we see unique Christmas give from Spanair to their passengers, a safety video from Richard Simmons that should make you smile and a clip of John Travolta and Oliva Newton-John on the launch of the Qantas 380 service to LA.

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Airline disaster creates shameful media feeding frenzy

by David Burns on August 21, 2008

Anytime there is a crash of a large commercial airliner, virtually anywhere around the globe, it is guaranteed to make headlines. Unfortunately, in their zeal to outgun the competition, various media outlets engage in a gut-wrenching, heartless frenzy of reporting initial information that is often inaccurate, without regard for the impact it might have on the families of the victims.

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