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Monthly Archives for July 2017.

How Delta’s New 15 Minute Documentary Lies to Their Employees and the American People

Jul 02 2017

Delta’s new 15 minute documentary is a big lie.

There is no economic theory which supports protectionism for mature profitable industries. The push for government action against Etihad, Emirates, and Qatar is pure self-interest at the expense of US consumers. And they’re willing to do anything in furtherance of that interest whether it’s fabricating evidence their white paper or sucking up to President Trump.

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The Laptop Ban is OVER for Etihad Flights to the U.S.

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Jul 02 2017

The ban on inflight electronics for flights from certain airports to the U.S. was a stupid policy even if the underlying concern was valid. It made planes less safe (due to the risk of lithium ion batteries in the cargo hold catching fire) without keeping electronics out of the hands of dangerous people heading to the U.S. who could fly Emirates via Milan or Athens or Azerbaijan Airlines from Dubai to Baku to New York JFK.

Including Abu Dhabi on the list of airports whose U.S. flights could not have electronics larger than a standard cell phone onboard was especially silly because Abu Dhabi has a U.S. preclearance facility.

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Review: New American Airlines Flagship Lounge & Flagship First Dining New York JFK

Jul 02 2017

I visited the brand new American Airlines Flagship Lounge at New York JFK this past week and was really impressed. The lounge has been made larger, redesigned, with some really good food added.

Many more people have access now, and there’s an exclusive dining room for first class passengers only with good food and service that just shocked me coming from a U.S. airline.

I’ve had a few days to think about the experience and I realize just how much I enjoyed it that I’m thinking about..

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The Grand Hyatt Factory, New York

Jul 02 2017

Returning to the hotel at around 11 p.m. the check-in line was over 20 deep. It’s a perfectly serviceable property, good at the price when it’s the cheapest full service choice in the area, but more appropriate for a Regency than the expectation of the more upscale and service-oriented Grand brand. Put another say, it’s a stay factory.

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TSA Teaches Flight Attendants How to Beat Up Passengers

Jul 01 2017

This TSA video begins, “a poke to the eyes, a slap to the ears, a kick to the groin.. these students aren’t air marshals, they’re airline flight attendants.”

Airline set standards. In the United incident, crew followed procedures and it was Chicago Aviation Police who bloodied passenger Dr. David Dao. Airlines and the government invest in training flight attendants to view passengers as potential threats.

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