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Boeing Threatens To End The 737 MAX 10 Unless It’s Exempted From New Safety Requirement

by Gary Leff on July 7, 2022

Jul 07 2022

Newly certified aircraft have to have upgraded alert systems for pilots. Issues with the Boeing 737 MAX MAX that led to the Lion Air and Ethiopian crashes are, in part, addressed by mandatory new alerts for pilots that will apply to all newly-certified aircraft types. But unless the FAA agrees to exempt the Boeing 737 MAX 10 from this requirement, which they can only do by the end of 2022, Boeing’s CEO says they’ll walk away from the plane project and all of the orders it represents.

Wide Open Business Class Awards On Singapore Airlines, U.S. – Europe

by Gary Leff on July 3, 2022

Jul 03 2022

Singapore Airlines doesn’t just fly to Singapore. They have two routes that operate between the U.S. and Europe (offering continuing service to Singapore, but you can use these flights to travel on a top-notch carrier just to Europe if you wish)

Delta On The Verge Of Buying 100 Boeing 737 MAXs

by Gary Leff on July 2, 2022

Jul 02 2022

Delta is about to finalize a deal for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The possibility of the deal between the airline and aircraft manufacturer were first reported in March.

Delta is known for buying only planes from foreign manufacturers. While they have taken delivery of new Boeing aircraft from legacy orders, they haven’t placed a major Boeing order in a decade and their entire current order book over more than 220 aircraft is entirely with Airbus.

United’s CEO Blames Fuel Prices For High Fares But That’s Not Really True

by Gary Leff on June 22, 2022

Jun 22 2022

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blames high fuel prices for unprecedented increases in airfares. That’s a new tune for Kirby who argued for a doubling of airfares even in 2018.

Airfares increased 18% in April, the biggest increase for a month since the government began tracking this nearly 60 years ago. Fuel prices, though, aren’t the reason why.

Delta On Verge Of Buying 100 Boeing 737 MAXs

by Gary Leff on March 18, 2022

Mar 18 2022

Delta is known for buying only planes from foreign manufacturers. If they buy Boeing, it’s used. But proving that Boeing will sell to anyone, and Delta will buy anything if it’s cheap enough, Delta Air Lines is reportedly in talks for 100 Boeing 737-10 MAX jets in a deal that could be announced in the coming weeks.

Donald Trump Asks Direct Mail Donors To Pay For His New Plane

by Gary Leff on March 14, 2022

Mar 14 2022

Donald Trump no longer has a 747 flying under the Air Force One call sign. He no longer has his Boeing 757 in flying condition either. It has fallen into disrepair needing maintenance and missing parts.

He recently had a well-publicized incident where the plane he was in – not his own – had to make an emergency landing. The Dassault Falcon 900 which was taking him from an event in New Orleans to Palm beach suffered an engine failure. His team used the opportunity to fundraise for a new plane.

Here’s When American Airlines Expects To Get Brand New International Planes

by Gary Leff on January 24, 2022

Jan 24 2022

New aircraft are always exciting, even when they’re domestic planes with Oasis interiors. But we’re expecting new premium seats, more business class seats, and aircraft that allow flying to more non-stop destinations and more destinations to be served year-round.

What’s Going On Between Airlines And 5G?

by Gary Leff on January 19, 2022

Jan 19 2022

It’s all either a trumped up non-issue, or an aviation apocalypse, depending on whom you ask. The worry is that C-band 5G at the power and frequency that will be used in the U.S. could send confusing signals to radio altimeters in aircraft, leading to confusion over the altitude at which the plane is flying, and problems for other systems in some aircraft like Boeing 777s as well. What’s going on here?

Airline Crew Caught Video Of A UFO Over Georgia Last Week

by Gary Leff on January 9, 2022

Jan 09 2022

Crew on an Airbus flight over Georgia this past Monday caught video of what appears to be a UFO, “dark airspace was illuminated by an array of glowing lights.”

NASA Director: UFOs Are Real And May Be Aliens

by Gary Leff on October 24, 2021

Oct 24 2021

When President Obama became President the first thing he asked about was UFOs. Because if you’re the President you can finally learn what’s inside Area 51. And Obama thinks UFOs are real.

Now the Director of NASA, former Senator Bill Nelson, says we don’t have any idea what UFOs are but something is out there – and that aliens is probably a better outcome for us than some sort of stealth technology held by an adversary on earth.