Aircraft

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We’ve All Gained Too Much Weight, And Now Planes Require More Fuel To Fly

by Gary Leff on June 9, 2021

Jun 09 2021

Americans have gotten fatter, and that’s making a big difference for airline operations. Each aircraft has a maximum weight it can take off with, and the weight of passengers and cargo contributes to how much fuel a plane is going to burn on a trip.

American Airlines this week updated its passenger weight assumptions. That’s going to mean they need more fuel for some trips. It even means that some aircraft will be ‘weight restricted’ and not allowed to carry a full load of passengers and cargo.

American Airlines Hides “737 MAX” From Passengers

by Gary Leff on May 22, 2021

May 22 2021

American Airlines appears to be using safety cards that just say “737” on 737 MAX aircraft now. No wonder customers don’t seem to complain they’re flying on the MAX…?

When Obama Became President, He Asked About UFOs. Now He’s Confirming They’re Real.

by Gary Leff on May 20, 2021

May 20 2021

If I ever became President the first thing I’d ask is about UFOs. It turns out I have something in common with Barack Obama, who asked about UFOs once he was sworn in. Because you’re President, you get to find out all of the secrets like Area 51. So why wouldn’t you?

American Airlines Boeing 767 Seats On Sale For Just $20

by Gary Leff on May 6, 2021

May 06 2021

Would you believe that you can buy seats off of an American Airlines Boeing 767 for just $20? That’s the price they’re selling at currently on Facebook’s marketplace.

Former Senate Majority Leader: Lockheed Martin Hiding Fragments Of Crashed UFO

by Gary Leff on May 1, 2021

May 01 2021

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Defense Department blocked him from seeing UFO fragments retrieved by Lockheed Martin. Former CIA Director John Brennan thinks there may be life on other planets. And the last Director of National Intelligence reveals there have been undisclosed difficult to explain incidents which have been kept hidden.

What the government knows about UFOs is supposed to be declassified next month. How is this not the top story on the news every night?

How To Make Your Airline Seat Back Pocket More Useful (And Clean!)

by Gary Leff on April 23, 2021

Apr 23 2021

What’s grosser than gross? Reaching into the seat back pocket in front of you and finding a used tissue. During the pandemic. Which then also makes you realize that all of the ‘clean commitments’ that your airline made aren’t really being carried out.

Fortunately there’s a product to both ensure a sanitary tray table and seat back pocket, and make that seat pocket more useful so you can have all of your items well-organized in front of you.

5 To 8 Hours To Speak To An American Airlines Agent? Here’s How To Get Help Now

by Gary Leff on April 20, 2021

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Apr 20 2021

Travel has been picking up, and airlines haven’t always scaled their call center capacity to match. Add in some bad weather – take Denver, for instance, on Monday where there was snow and more delays than any other airport in the world – and wait times to speak to an airline agent really grow. This has been an issue across airlines, and even wait times for elite frequent flyers who get call center priorities have been longer than usual at times lately.

American Airlines customers, especially, reported long wait times on Monday and into Tuesday – 5 to 8 hours, even – and customers are bringing receipts.

United Airlines Ending Change Flexibility For 737 MAX Passengers

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2021

Apr 01 2021

United will stop offering change flexibility to passengers booked on the Boeing 737 MAX on April 7 less than two months after the carrier returned the plane to service.

Could This Be The New American Airlines Business Class Seat

by Gary Leff on March 22, 2021

Mar 22 2021

I shared this month that American Airlines is still planning new cabins for Boeing 787-9s they take delivery of, and Airbus A321XLRs. There will be full mockups of the cabins for testing this time.

Just before the pandemic American Airlines was previewing potential seat choices.

Is This Airline Really A Front To Sell Boeing 737s To Iran In Violation Of Sanctions?

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2021

Mar 02 2021

A Boeing 737 was taken out of storage, flown (apparently illegally) into Bulgaria and then while supposedly being flown to the U.A.E. it declared an emergency over Iran – and some claim it was a ‘hijacking’.

The plane went missing over Iranian airspace, the airline has been silent about the incident, and there’s now speculation that the whole thing was a ruse by Fly Armenia Airways – a new airline that doesn’t appear to operate any flights – to sell the plane to an Iranian carrier in contravention of economic sanctions.