Turbulence at JetBlue: Stock Plunge and Operational Woes Followed By CEO’s Exit

Jan 09 2024

JetBlue announced on Monday that CEO Robin Hayes would step down effective February 12, 2024, and will also leave the board at that time. If this were a voluntary transition it would likely be longer. However if misconduct were involved it would likely be immediate.

Hayes, clearly, was a failed CEO – having failed both shareholders and customers.

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Overbooked and Overwhelmed: Inside American Airlines’ Controversial Flight 697

Jan 08 2024

American Airlines flight 697 from Kauai to Phoenix faced significant delays due to overbooking and operational challenges, leading to a chaotic situation where passengers were involuntarily denied boarding, and the flight risked cancellation due to crew duty hour limitations. The incident, reminiscent of past airline controversies, highlights ongoing issues with handling overbooked flights and passenger management.

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Against All Odds: Alaska Airline Passenger’s iPhone Plummets from the Sky – And Emerges Unscathed

Jan 08 2024

A kid had their shirt pulled out the missing piece of fuselage, while his mother held onto him. There were lap infants on the plane being held by their parents, while flight attendants assisted with oxygen masks. Luckily there wasn’t anyone seated in the seat beside the inactivated exit door the came off of the plane.

There were two cell phones that flew out of the plane. Here’s one, an iPhone that dropped from more than 16,000 feet and was found on the side of a road. It was in airplane mode and had details of the owner’s checked baggage up on the screen. It had apparently been plugged in to charge, and was yanked off of the charger and out the side of the aircraft.

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Exposed: The Fierce Battle Over Cockpit Privacy – Unveiling Pilot Union Resistance to Key Safety Reforms

Jan 08 2024

Following the recent Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident, the NTSB determined that the cockpit voice recorder, in place to help review aviation incidents and make flying safer, had already been recorded over. Two hours of recording time isn’t enough when it takes awhile to recover a ‘black box’. But pilot unions say their members’ privacy trumps safety.

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Which Airlines Serve The Best Wine, In The Air And On The Ground?

Jan 07 2024

Air France does a nice job generally selecting its business class wines. Their customers expect it. But budgets are still constrained in business class, both in the air and on the ground.

So I was shocked when a reader spotted a single bottle of 2011 Chateau Branaire Ducru St. Julien in their Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2E Hall M business lounge. Wow. It turned out to be the last or only bottle they had, and he finished it off for them.

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