I just had the pleasure of flying Vietnam Airlines, on a domestic flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang. Great service, new aircraft, no headaches, and on-time performance summarize the trip; this article is a quick review of the airline. The airline is prepping itself for full […]
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Vietnam Airlines
Published by January 14th, 2010 in A321, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Photos, SkyTeam, Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsWe’re sad to report that Air Comet has ceased operations–and being days before Christmas, has stranded some 7,000 passengers across Spain and Latin America when available capacity on other carriers is hard to come by. Air Comet–formerly Air Plus Comet–has been struggling financially and a British repossession order on December 18th on behalf German creditor […]
At Last, a Passenger Bill of Rights
Published by December 21st, 2009 in Airlines, Aviation Policy, USA and Weather. 0 CommentsThe US Department of Transportation today announced what has been called by many advocates as a ‘Passenger Bill of Rights’, placing a time limit for domestic flights that airlines may hold passengers on board without food and on the tarmac before takeoff. Here at AirlineCity, we applaud this executive action (which does not require the […]
Mayday Call on Air France 445 (the former AF447) on 30Nov2009
Published by December 5th, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Air traffic control, Brazil, France, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. 0 CommentsOn the night of 30 November 2009, an Air France A330, flying Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG) called Mayday as a response to severe turbulence due to weather and to alert others in the area that it was deviating from this its approved flight level without ATC authority, (which could not be reached/obtained). […]
Air France 447 Accident Preliminary Report
Published by July 9th, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Airbus, Brazil, France, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Weather. 0 CommentsFrance’s Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) has released its preliminary report into the tragedy of Air France 447, the A330 flight scheduled from Rio to Paris, that past 1 June. As most of the aircraft and the two black boxes have yet to be recovered, the investigators have limited data to work off of. We […]
“Mayday” and Air France 447
Published by June 2nd, 2009 in A330, Accidents, Air France, Airbus, Brazil, Communications, France, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. 0 CommentsFor Air France Flight 447, the A330 that disappeared enroute from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Paris (CDG), there are many news reports that state the pilots made no “Mayday” call. As an example, the AP story states, “The crew made no distress call before the crash, but the plane’s system sent an automatic message […]
US to Give Up Charging for Water and Coke
Published by February 23rd, 2009 in US Airways. 0 CommentsNewark Airport Early on a Snowy Day
Published by February 3rd, 2009 in Continental Airlines, New York City, Newark, Photos, USA and Weather. 0 CommentsTerminal C at Newark International Airport (EWR) on a very snowy, early winter morning, January 28th, 2009, 614am.
Farewell Northwest
Published by October 29th, 2008 in Airlines, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines and USA. 1 CommentDelta Air Lines, upon receiving the Justice’s Department’s antitrust approval today, officially merged with Northwest Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline. Northwest began operations in 1926 between Minneapolis and Chicago and had been flying with its trademark red tail since 1948. Its always sad to see an historic airline disappear and go the way of […]
USDOT Awards New Brazil Routes
Published by August 8th, 2008 in Airlines, Amazon, American Airlines, Atlanta, Aviation Policy, Bahia, Belo Horizonte, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, Delta Airlines, Fortaleza, Manaus, Miami, Salvador, South America, TAM, USA and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsToday, the US Department of Transportation approved American Airlines’ and Delta Airlines’ applications for new service into Brazil. This is a follow up on our previous post on US-Brazil. Service on the newly available 21 frequencies for US carriers is planned as follows:
–AA daily service Miami-Salvador-Recife-Miami (eff Nov 02)
–AA 3x weekly service Miami-Belo Horizonte (eff […]
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