While sitting in the terminal of my home airport, I got a chance to flip through AOPA’s magazine. After flipping a few pages, I saw something that immediately caught my eye; the PiperJet. If you look at the picture, it almost looks like a business jet gone DC-10 / MD-11. But, for now let’s go [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 30, 2008
Delta and Northwest Merge: New Largest Airline.
The merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines is now officially complete. Northwest Airlines is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The new airline is a premier global airline with service to many / most of the world’s travel markets. The airline, headquartered in Atlanta, will make its first day as a [...]
October 29, 2008
Total Airport Management System: Malaysia has Something Good.
Google can take you many places. And, just as I was searching for an interesting recent article on airports, I discovered TAMS, or Total Airport Management System. TAMS is in use at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport. What does it do? TAMS integrates all of the airport’s 40+ systems. The integration of systems is very [...]
October 24, 2008
Friday Links.
This week was great for aviation news. There are quite a few topics / news headlines that have been covered in the past week and I think you should read some of these stories:
- CrankyFlier’s Brett Snyder talks about the TSA and how they may be ditching the liquid ban in the near future.
- The [...]
October 23, 2008
Boeing: 2008 Third Quarter Report.
Yesterday, Boeing reported their third-quarter information. According to their website, “Third-quarter revenues declined to $15.3 billion from $16.5 billion as labor strike and supplier production problems pushed airplane deliveries out of the quarter. EPS declined to $0.96 per share, reduced by an estimated $0.60 on the lower deliveries and by $0.08 due to tax adjustments. Backlog grew [...]
October 22, 2008
This Week in Airlines: Cheap Seats, Stock Gains, Enerjet.
This week, there have been a good number of articles written about airlines and their schedules, specifically how airlines are adapting them to make higher profits. WSJ’s The Middle Seat profiles Southwest Airlines, and their new scheduling system that adapts to customer demand. I don’t want to steal their thunder, but I do want to affirm that [...]
October 21, 2008
Pilot Arrested at London-Heathrow.
A United Airlines pilot was arrested yesterday, following a breathalyzer test. The 44 year old first officer was over the legal alcohol level. London police said that the pilot was arrested inside the aircraft, as he prepared for a flight to San Francisco from London’s Terminal 1. A United Airlines spokesperson said that the pilot has been [...]
October 20, 2008
What the Presidential Candidates Fly: Obama’s Aircraft vs. McCain’s.
With the U.S. Presidential election nearing, I thought it would be interesting to research the types of aircraft each presidential candidate flies. As it turns out, John McCain flies a 737-400 and Barack Obama flies a 757-200. Each plane is painted in the candidate’s presidential livery. After comparing the liveries, I believe I like Barack [...]
