TSA Secure Flight: Southwest Airlines Ask for Personal Info

Southwest Airlines is introducing Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight program. Southwest frequent flyers are asked to provide full name (matching government-issued photo ID), date of birth, gender, and TSA-issued Redress Number if applicable. The...

Scott Weiland Suffers Seizure on Airplane

Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots suffered from a seizure on an American Airlines flight on Friday night. Weiland was flying from Los Angeles to Miami, but the plane had to make an emergency landing at...

JAL Bailout, UAL Cuts 600 Jobs - Airline Industry in Trouble

Japanese Airlines (JAL), which is currently experiencing significant losses, will be bailed out by the Japanese Government by up to $1 billion in state aid. The dire situation of JAL is just the latest in a string of news from the ailing airline industry, which faces...

Is the 9/11 “Pentagon Hole” a Psyop to Distract from Real Questions?

Article by Erik LarsonIt's understandable some believe "no 757" hit the Pentagon due to the heavy promotion of that idea, but there's no actual evidence. The theory is being used to mock and discredit the 9/11...

A monopoly made in the heavens?

Two of the world's biggest airlines have announced that they are to form an alliance, that they say will allow them to offer lower prices, but their rivals are saying that this is nothing short of a...

American Airlines charging troops for extra baggage

We have talked a lot of late about the cost-cutting measures of airlines, everything from eliminating meals, beverages and additional luggage to charging for headphones, blankets and pillows. American Airlines is...

Ten Ways the Funeral Industry Might Change

Being a middle-aged man, I think about end-of-life things more often than I once did and it shows up in this blog. Last week, I stumbled upon a way to realize funeral cost savings of $900 by purchasing simple...

Big Cutbacks Coming Soon at American Airlines

In a news release today, AMR Corporation announced significant reductions to its the 2008 domestic flight schedule of its subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc.Those reductions include a fourth-quarter mainline domestic capacity reduction of 11 percent to 12 percent from the...

American Airlines Pilots Walk Picket Lines

As the spouse of a flight attendant employed by a profitable air carrier, I like to keep a watchful eye on the airline industry. Today, one of my twice-weekly trips to St. Louis’ Lambert International...

Trouble in the Air from Heathrow Terminal 5 to American, Who's to Blame?

The wave of troubles affecting Terminal 5 are giving the hiccups to the rest of Heathrow Airport states The Independent.There is talk of airlines seeking compensation as British Airlines is delaying by a few weeks the transfer of flights from Terminal 4 to T5.The UK...

Gas Leak: Flatulence Causes Airline DIversion

"An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches. The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport...

American Airlines - "9/11 Didn't Happen"

WikiScanner discovered that American Airlines changed their Wikipedia entry to state that Flights 11 and 77 never flew on 9/11. Original entry was: Two American Airlines aircraft were...

American Airlines will offer Wi-Fi access

American Airlines is planning to offer wireless internet access aboard their flights starting in 2008. The cost of the service is still unknown and will be announced when the service is rolled out. "AirCell, the leading wireless data and voice communications provider in...

Mancations and Girlfriend Getaways Growing in Popularity

Travelography World Travel News PodcastAmerican Airlines, Iran and Afghanistan have all announced special efforts to market to female travelers. At the same time, "Mancations" (male bonding vacations) may becoming...

War Hero Branded a Terrorist for Criticizing Draft-Dodging President

This sort of thing scares the you-know-what out of me. When dissent is considered a threat to security, then democracy has died, period."Professor Walter F. Murphy, a Korean war hero and McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence (emeritus) at Princeton, was delayed while flying...

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