Apart from these newsy incidents there's a lot of micro-misbehavior on flights, mostly booze boors. Alcohol should be capped, maybe one drink every two hours.

(Written on 2021年05月28日)(Permalink)

Good points. Hard to believe there isn't already enough national data to aggregate for new standard capacity limits without individual weigh-ins. Carriers will not like reducing limits / seating or luggage but safety first.

(Written on 2021年05月22日)(Permalink)

The headscratcher seems less the legacy NM / Knot use, but the article's reference to other data in competing measurement systems, all to be kept coherent (by the Autopilot, if not THE pilot, I guess.)

(Written on 2021年03月26日)(Permalink)

In terms of passenger disruption, not clear to me what diff cell service from wifi services like Skype used on the airline's paid network - I'd like to see them all limited to text. The article suggests it's still uncertainty about cell network interference and safety.

(Written on 2020年12月04日)(Permalink)

Will have to learn if Trump / entourage got or spread it on AF1, and how the travelling public reacts to that.

(Written on 2020年10月02日)(Permalink)

Financial press mainly says big airlines have unusual huge leverage lobbying to compel a pre-election bail out, with thousands of employees in large hub states that are also likely election swing states.

(Written on 2020年08月28日)(Permalink)

Might try "Boeing 737-FLY"

(Written on 2020年08月21日)(Permalink)

Coming out of the 60s, a lot of what I consider good outcomes in respect of bad wars. civil rights. etc were achieved by way of provocative activism, but those carrying it out mostly anticipated the consequential risk of provocation is that some people get provoked, maybe even too much. Here the political act of and institutional response to mask messaging have more than achieved the wearer's reasonable expectations, so no harm no foul. CTR, baby, first to go.

(Written on 2020年08月07日)(Permalink)

Most comprehensive write-up I've seen about the episode - no punches pulled for either boosters or sceptics. Canada went on to squeeze its money's worth from the CF-18s.

(Written on 2020年06月26日)(Permalink)

Obviously very bespoke orders, not mass-stamped product on a lot waiting for livery. It would be interesting for passengers to be able to compare order details re leg space, seat quality, screens and connectivity, bin space, etc. for competing carriers.

(Written on 2019年12月27日)(Permalink)