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Seconds From Disaster: Southwest Airlines Flight Plummeted To 400 Feet Above Pacific Ocean

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

The first officer, who had been handling the controls, accidentally pushed the control column forward and reduced speed, causing the plane to drop from approximately 1,000 feet to just 400 feet above the ocean rapidly – at a rate of over 4,000 feet per minute. Warning alarms sounded due to surface proximity.

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Emirates Makes A Smart Play: Lowering Award Prices To Win Customers [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Taiwanese Carrier STARLUX Intends To Join oneworld Alliance

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

This is a crowded market, and having a U.S. connectivity partner only with Alaska is limiting. Taiwanese media is reporting that Starlux is looking to join the oneworld alliance, putting them on stronger footing against their larger Taiwanese long haul rivals.

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Watch Passengers Turn Seoul Airport Terminal Into Tennis Court

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

Two passengers at Seoul’s Incheon Airport have gone viral on Korean social media for playing tennis in the entrance to the terminal on Wednesday. They can be seen hitting a tennis ball back and forth to each other.

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Startup Airline’s Top Job for Sale: Become Avatar’s CEO For $250K, No Experience Needed, Fraud History A Plus!

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

Avatar Airlines is a startup – some might call it fanfiction – that’s been claiming it’s getting off the ground since 1992. They used to call it Family Airlines. The founder even went to prison for tax and securities fraud in connection with raising money for the venture.

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United Airlines To Revamp Tokyo Operations, Launch New Intra-Asia Routes With Boeing 737s

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

United Airlines is planning to expand its operation of Boeing 737s flying out of Tokyo Narita airport to other destinations in Asia. The world is different, demand is different, and United has unique assets worth trying to deploy – to see if intra-Asia flying from Tokyo works, and if not to fail quickly and pivot.

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Delta Dominates, Ailing American Lags: Most On-Time Airlines And Airports For May

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

Aviation analytics company Cirium has released on-time performance data by airline and airport for May.

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Vegas Hotel Breaks Hyatt Rules With Impunity: Rio Las Vegas Globalist Breakfast Scandal

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

Rio Las Vegas was called out by Hyatt for violating elite breakfast benefit rules when they started limiting Globalist entree selections. They’re still doing it anyway, and now have a new devious plan to limit breakfast expense at the property.

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Chase Sapphire Lounge Coming To LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal

by Gary Leff on June 13, 2024

Jun 13 2024

Another Chase Sapphire lounge in the pipeline, this time at LAX in the Tom Bradley International Terminal. It will be 9,234 square feet near gate 148.

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Staged Command Center And A Secret Agenda: What’s Behind American Airlines Flight Attendant Strike Threat?

by Gary Leff on June 13, 2024

Jun 13 2024

I’m increasingly worried that American Airlines flight attendants are being led down a bad path for someone else’s agenda.

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