Rumor: United Airlines To Open Hub In Florida

Feb 07 2024

United Airlines has over 700 new aircraft on order, even excluding 45 Airbus A350s that until recent Boeing production issues were expected never to materialize. If demand develops to support that sort of growth (though many aircraft on order will allow the airline to replace existing planes) they are going to need more places to send them. And one gap is certainly the Southeastern United States.

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NTSB Report Confirms The Unraveling of Boeing: Missing Bolts and a Quality Control Crisis

Feb 06 2024

The Boeing 737 MAX 9 was temporarily grounded – and tremendous faith was lost in Boeing – after a the left mid exit door plug detached from Alaska Airlines aircraft N704AL while performing flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California.

The NTSB has now issued a report on what happened, and it tracks what readers of View From The Wing already know: the plane left the factory missing bolts to hold the door plug on, and tracking of defects at Boeing seems to be a problem.

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‘No Change Fees’: $10 Billion In Airfare Savings Since 2020, But There Are Two Traps To Avoid

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Feb 06 2024

United Airlines’ Super Bowl ad with Kyle Chandler promotes “No Change Fees,” but is misleading about basic economy and how long you can use your travel credits when you cancel a trip. However the broader industry shift to dropping change fees on most fares has meant ticket changes that would have cost customers $10 billion to make.

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Naked Passenger Strolls Through Fort Lauderdale Airport, Wants To Get Screened By TSA

Feb 06 2024

On Monday a naked man strolled through the Fort Lauderdale airport and proceeded up to TSA security screening.

This should be the easiest security screening of the week: no shoes to remove, no pockets to empty, and he’s obviously not concealing hidden water anywhere. I’m not sure though if he just wants to avoid a pat down, or he’s actually hoping for one?

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