News and notes from around the interweb:
- Air Traffic Controller Lets Son Clear Packed Airbus A330 For Takeoff during unauthorized visit to the tower.
During his 50-minute visit to the tower, the 18-year-old gave Avianca flight AV-217 Buenos Aires, operated by Spanish charter carrier Wamos Air, clearance to take off.
The Airbus A330 aircraft used for this flight has a capacity for 391 passengers.
Colombia’s Aeronáutica Civil has suspended the licenses of two of the air traffic controllers in the wake of the scandal, while disciplinary proceedings have been opened against five other controllers who were on duty in the tower at the time of the boy’s visit.
- “As a society we should never have agreed” to self-check your bags. “Now I just worked a part-time shift at the airport.”
We should have never agreed to self tag our bags. pic.twitter.com/uJN4ZKMqth
— Kevín (@KevOnStage) August 1, 2025
- Looking forward to seeing this American Airlines A321XLR in person finally.
Must be a trainer or a mockup at a factory somewhere (AA XLR)
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) August 1, 2025
- Capital One points transfer to Avianca LifeMiles with 15% bonus through August 31, 2025. Definitely not worth it for speculative transfers, but if you’re transferring anyway this could be helpful.
- I dunno, feels like a game that would help pass the time in coach on a long international flight.
@united – state of economy seats on an international flight. UA935. Several of them were like this, not just one. Flight attendants said they have reported about it multiple times but no action is being taken. pic.twitter.com/aCZKyoT8zg
— Shiv Agarwal (@shivagarl) August 3, 2025
- Of all the people who deserve to have a bad flight, and American Airlines decides to finally deliver a good one.
Many thanks to the crew on AA3 from JFK-LAX for superb service with a smile. I even got to watch the cricket! Much appreciated. @AmericanAir pic.twitter.com/PBRDZff2Zv
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 2, 2025
Wishing bad fortune on those who disagree with you politically… that’s so tolerant, progressive and enlightened of you. Well, at least like most progressives you’re not rioting or committing assault, so nice restraint I guess.
Big surprise.
Piers Morgan and cricket in the same sentence. Should be crickets…
Or cockroaches.
I don’t see a problem with the Air Traffic Controller letting his son issue clearance’s as long as it was not a busy time and he was standing by to take over if needed, the boy obviously had some experience watching his father. Isn’t that how most Father’s inspire their children to follow in his footsteps?
No one suffered any delays or conflicts and no airplanes crashed, no harm, no foul!
Oh, Mantis, it sounds like you’ve received plenty of opprobrium. Sometimes it’s not just a mere disagreement, dear.
“Looking forward to seeing this American Airlines A321XLR in person finally.” Me too, brother, me too….
@Mantis — Pot calling the kettle black, much? Pft. Aren’t also you one of the few who dish out ‘cry harder,’ TDS, and ‘F your feelings’? Where’s @Walter Barry, @Andy S, and the other bigots?