Airbus has already been through it - Air France 447 comes to mind first, but there have been other near misses.

(Written on 2020年02月22日)(Permalink)

Apparently that's a rule - Four of us were flying Southwest in the early 80's (back when it was grab what you can). My friend made a cow noise and the gate agent held us until we where the last ones on the plane.

(Written on 2017年08月18日)(Permalink)

Actually, if you read all the reports, it's more like - if you take the vouchers, don't change your mind and try to get back on the plane. Which is what Dao did when he found out he was going to have to overnight. United handled it poorly but the guy sealed his fate by getting off, then trying to get back on.

(Written on 2017年04月14日)(Permalink)

On every United flight I've been on that has the screens, there's a dimmer control on the arm rest. The last dim position is "off". It's not well labeled, but they've all have them so far. I've had the recline problem on a few of the flights.

(Written on 2016年06月24日)(Permalink)

Artifact, look near the engine, the hub is turning much faster.

(Written on 2015年02月21日)(Permalink)

Didn't read the article did you? The homes have attached hangers and you're required to own an airplane and hanger it there before you allowed to buy the home. It's unlikely there will be complaints from those homeowners.

(Written on 2014年07月04日)(Permalink)

The guy broke the law and admits it indirectly in the article. Not by taking the pictures, but by not maintaining a 400 foot distance from other people. This applies to all RC aircraft.

(Written on 2014年06月13日)(Permalink)

You need to check your numbers on Congressional retirement and health packages. They have the same retirement and health package as any other federal employee. Which means a 2-term Representative doesn't get any retirement at all - there's a 5 year vesting and then it's based on paying and time in service. And their health plan is just plane jane private insurance. In fact my congressman pays about $50/month more than I do in private industry for the same Blue Cross coverage. Agree about the Athlete's (and entertainers in general) pay to military, teachers, police... All the sweet deal retirement and health benefits went away in 1984-1985.

(Written on 2012年12月21日)(Permalink)

This is poorly written if you don't know the airport. This is not an issue about refusing a scanner - AUS has no backscatter scanners and as far as I know is not scheduled to get them. And, since the computers were down they would have been in an enhanced security mode. The woman triggered the metal detector and was then selected for an enhanced search - a procedure that's been in place since the beginning if you trigger a detector. If she has a medical device then she should have had the documentation with her. If she didn't then its her fault and she should know that if she's had the device for any amount of time. This sounds like a setup where the woman was trying to exploit the current distrust of TSA. I'm betting she follows with a lawsuit.

(Written on 2010年12月31日)(Permalink)