Aviation authorities worldwide uniformly ban the usage of personal electronic devices (PEDs), most notably cell phones, during critical stages of flight. This includes pagers, Palm Pilots/Blackberries, CD/MP3 players and laptops.
“The risk posed by these portable devices is higher than previously believed. Radio frequency emitted from these devices can disrupt normal operation of key cockpit instruments, especially Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, which are increasingly vital for safe landings”, says Bill Strauss, one of the researchers for the February 2006 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) study.
Documentation which shows the distinct possibility that cell phone interference resulted in the death of 10 passenger/crew ...
When the 3 year-old prized whippet, Vivi, escaped from her cage at JFK airport almost two weeks ago, people took notice. She had just come from winning an Award of Merit at the Westminster Kennel Club show but was last seen bolting down the runway at 25mph just before boarding her Delta flight from JFK to Los Angeles.
It seemed to be a tragic isolated incident but what people didn’t know was there were already 25 lost dogs in the animal rescue shelter at JFK’s cargo area. According to Bobbi Giordano, owner of Bobbi & the Strays, Vivi is the 4th ...
Airlines.Ws latest poll asked it's visitors whether they had ever had sex with a partner while flying as passenger.
The Poll results show a surprising 9 percent of 600 respondents claim to be members of the so called Mile High Club. The Mile High Club refers to people who have had sex while flying at over 5,200 ft - 1 mile up.
The Poll results have an error rate of +/- two percent.
Polling results showed little difference in response from men and women. Both sexes responded at around the 9 percent mark.
It is remarkable that women claim to have had as many ...
Our monthly poll is focusing on the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) latest report of dangerous levels of coliform bacteria in 17.2% water samples from galley water taps as well as lavatory faucets of the 169 planes it spot checked. This is rather stunning considering last year the EPA's study showed dangerous levels of bacteria in 12.5% of the planes the EPA checked.
One would have thought that the airlines would have taken extraordinary steps to eliminate this problem after last years results .
According to the EPA , total coliform on their own are not considered dangerous but rather that their presence in ...
Have the large Airline carriers cost cutting measures finally reached the point of absurdity ?
While the Airlines continue to try to cut cost in large chunks through Mechanic , Pilot and Cabin crew contract re-negotiations that can save hundreds of millions per year; they are also cutting passenger food , pillows and this past month Northwest Airlines announced the ultimate cost cutting plan - the end of free pretzels .
Northwest lost nearly $460 Million last quarter amidst the continuing high price of fuel and rising Administrative and labor costs , cutting free Pretzels for passengers would be amusing if it ...
The budget Airline business is booming as passengers increasingly seek out the best airline ticket prices. No less than 4 new budget airlines have begun service in the past couple years Jet Blue , Spirit Airline Song Airline all following the lead and success of Southwest Airlines
These budget airlines are scooping up airline routes from the major carriers at an unprecedented pace. The large carriers with the large overhead simply cannot compete in the status quo and are quickly learning the old cliche.."if you cant beat them..join them"
The launching of Ted Airline is the latest budget Airline to ...
