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...

Ricardo's Blog: Incredible Customer Service Story at American Airlines

If this would have happened to anybody else, I would not believe in it.

Moment of Slience Falls on Ground Zero

"The World Trade Center site fell silent four times - twice each to mark jetliner crashes and the collapse of its iconic towers - and solemn remembrances were held around the nation Monday to mark the fifth...

White House backs marshals' actions (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. air marshals who shot and killed an American Airlines passenger acted "consistent with their training" and an investigation will determine if any changes are needed in operating procedures, the White House said on Thursday.

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