Mar
26
2022
Qantas announced that they will fly non-stop Dallas Fort Worth – Melbourne starting December 2. The service will be four times weekly using a Boeing 787-9.
Qantas Will Fly Non-Stop Dallas To Melbourne!
Former American Airlines Flight Attendants Union Head Found To Have Misappropriated Funds
Mar
26
2022
Former American Airlines flight attendants union head Bob Ross has been barred from serving in any leadership position of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants for life by an arbitrator for misappropriating member dues. Ross was President of the union from April 2016 until March 2018.
The arbitrator found he improperly had the union lease him an apartment and rent him a luxury car for months, and – it appears – pay for personal meals and expenses as mundane as toilet paper.
Ukraine Wants Donations To Rebuild AN-225: The Largest, Heaviest Aircraft Destroyed By Russians
Mar
26
2022
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.
This Marriott Hotel Charges Elite Members A Cash Co-Pay For Their Free Breakfast
Mar
26
2022
Gratuity is part of the cost of breakfast so for a breakfast to be considered complimentary guests must not be expected to pay cash out of pocket when they eat it. But the Delta Hotel Daytona Beach Oceanfront has figured out a way to charge elite guests a cash co-pay for their ‘free’ breakfast.
Russian Airline Chops Its Fleet By 40%, Hoping Supplies Last Through End Of Year
Mar
26
2022
Russian airlines are about to steal hundreds of aircraft. The leases on these planes must be terminated by Monday March 28, but the Russian government won’t permit their return. The registrations of these aircraft are being cancelled, but Russia is registering the planes itself.
The airworthiness certificates of most of the planes, registered in Ireland and Bermuda, have been suspended. And yet many of them are still flying. It’s an open question for how long, because Russia’s Cape Town Treaty obligations notwithstanding, they aren’t able to get parts for these planes on the legal market.
Two U.S. Airline Pilots Shot In Colombia
Mar
26
2022
Two U.S. airline pilots were shot during the same week in Colombia this month. One incident occurred in Bogota and the other in Cali – both had been robbed at gunpoint near their layover hotels. Fortunately both are expected to recover fully from their injuries.
Carriers are reminding crew to be on alert during their foreign layovers, and not to resist robberies as apparently both pilots had done.
SkyTeam Status For The Asking, “New Alitalia” Is Handing Out Status [Update: No More Delta Elites]
Mar
25
2022
Last fall the ‘new Alitalia’ ITA Airways offered to give elite status to anyone with a pulse. Many may have skipped that at the time, since the new airline wasn’t yet a part of the SkyTeam (or any) alliance so it was still somewhat speculative what the benefit to do so would be.
Now they’re once again status matching through April 15. Status will be valid through April 15, 2023. There are 3 steps.
Tuesday’s Attack On Southwest Airlines Gate Agent Was So Bad Even Passenger’s Grandmother Is Appalled
Mar
25
2022
A Southwest Airlines agent was punched – and then had to be restrained by another employee – after a disruptive passenger was offloaded off of a flight that had just returned to the gate on Tuesday.
The customer, identified by police as Courtney Drummond, can be seen in video taken by an onlooker shouting and walking up to the counter – before whaling on the employee who hadn’t been a part of any earlier altercation.
Man Has Been Eating Free In Restaurants For 6 Years [Roundup]
Mar
25
2022
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.
Venice Hotels Have Started Giving Guests Water Pistols
Mar
25
2022
Seagulls have become a nuisance along the Grand Canal in Venice, and hotels have adopted a variety of strategies to ward them off. Two in particular – Marriott’s excellent Gritti Palace and Preferred Hotels’ Hotel Monaco – have started issuing water pistols to guests.
