It’s always nice on long flights when the one or two seats beside you are empty. You can stretch out, eat the fine airline dinner, then pass out across all the seats and wake up fairly refreshed on another continent. Well imagine each passenger getting not two or three seats each, but an average of […]
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44 Seats to Yourself
Published by March 21st, 2008 in Airlines, American Airlines, Chicago O'Hare and Heathrow. 0 Comments187 Flights Late over 80% of the Time
Published by February 14th, 2008 in Airlines, Airports, American Airlines, Chicago, Chicago O'Hare, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Northwest Airlines, US Airways, USA and United Airlines. 0 CommentsLast month we reported on the US domestic flights that arrived late over 80% of the time during the month of November 2007. “Late” is defined as arriving at a destination more than 15 minutes beyond the scheduled arrival. (Given the fluff built into many timetables, then, being “late” means you really are late.) […]
The Best and Worst US Airports for On-Time Performance
Published by February 7th, 2008 in Airports and USA. 0 CommentsToday we present the best and worst large US airports for on-time performance. Based on USDOT data for December 2007, we looked at the largest airports in the US. We defined this group as airports having at least 10,000 reported operations (takeoffs and landings) during the month. There were 39 such airports. As can […]
AAIB’s Initial Report on Yesterday’s BA Heathrow Accident
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Aircraft, Aviation Safety, Boeing, British Airways, Heathrow, London and United Kingdom. 0 CommentsIn yesterday’s crash landing of a British Airways 777 onto grass just short of the runway, its amazing that there were zero fatalities and only 19 injuries among the 152 passengers and crew on board.
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has just released their initial report, suggesting a mechanical issue or issues to blame: […]
US Domestic Flights Arriving Late More than 80% of the Time
Published by January 7th, 2008 in Airlines, Airports, American Airlines, Aviation Policy, Chicago O'Hare, Continental Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, LaGuardia, New York City, Newark, USA and United Airlines. 0 CommentsToday we present the list of flights that arrived late (defined as arriving late at least 15 minutes) more than 80 percent of the time, for the month of November 2007. Twelve flights make the list. And what do they all have in common? Not surprisingly, a New York City airport. Of the 12 […]
Historic Airfields of the US
Published by January 4th, 2008 in Airports, Historic Airports, History, LaGuardia, Minneapolis, New York City and USA. 0 CommentsI came across a website recently that is packed with interesting and well-researched data on historic airfields throughout the US, called “Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields”. The site is organized by state, and then by region within each state. The site contains old advertisements from back in the day, historic photographs, descriptions of the airport, and […]
Airport Access in Cleveland: America’s First Airport-Downtown Rail Connection
Published by December 22nd, 2007 in Airport access, Airports, Business travel, Cleveland, Discount travel, Photos, Rail, Student travel and USA. 4 CommentsOftentimes, the best way to travel between an airport and the center of town is a train. I was recently connecting in Amsterdam and, if it were not for the train, I would not have been able to see any part of the city, in my mere 3 hours on the ground between flights. Though […]
Flying the Fifth Freedom: Cheaper or More Expensive?
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Africa, Air New Zealand, Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asia, Auckland, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bangkok, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cheap tickets, China, Continental Airlines, Dakar, Delta Airlines, Discount travel, Emirates, Europe, Heathrow, Hong Kong, JFK, Japan, Japan Airlines, Johannesburg, LAN Airlines, London, Los Angeles, Manila, New York City, New Zealand, Northwest Airlines, Palau, Philippines, Sao Paulo, Senegal, South Africa, Sydney, TAM, Thailand, Tokyo, USA, United Kingdom and Virgin Atlantic. 0 CommentsGenerally, airlines carrying passengers between two countries are the flag airlines of either the origin or destination country, such as a US or Mexican airline carrying passengers between the United States and Mexico. But, as we discussed in our post on Monday, some airlines have Fifth Freedom rights to fly and carry passengers between two […]
Oslo Lufthavn (Oslo Airport)
Published by December 9th, 2007 in Airlines, Airports, Europe, Norway, Oslo and Photos. 0 CommentsA friend of mine was at Oslo International Airport (OSL) this past Tuesday morning to catch a flight to New York (EWR) and shot these images. Though its around 930am, the sun looks like it is just rising, as the winter days are short as you approach the Arctic Circle. In the next few days, […]
NYC Congestion Solutions
Published by December 8th, 2007 in Air traffic control, Airports, JFK, LaGuardia, New York City, Newark and USA. 0 CommentsIt is no secret that the air congestion in New York detrimentally affects the national air system, being responsible for 75% of the nation’s delays, but it also gives NYC the top honors as having the worst on-time airports in the US. Examining data for the first nine months of this year, the number of […]
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