Mar
02
2018
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.
Amex Sues Harvey Weinstein, Southwest Raises Drink Prices
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Possible UFO Sighting Recorded By Air Traffic Control and Higher Southwest Seat Fees
Feb
23
2018
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.
Support Dog Bites Kid on Southwest Flight
Feb
22
2018
Southwest Airlines downplays the incident saying that the dog’s teeth “scraped a child’s forehead as the young passenger approached the animal, causing a minor injury.”
American Will Start Charging for ViaSat Satellite Internet Next Month
Feb
21
2018
ViaSat internet has been free. They’ve been working out kinks since the beginning. On the inaugural 737 MAX flight at the end of November ViaSat internet simply didn’t work much. When it did work it wasn’t fast.
ViaSat installations are working better now. A few planes have Gogo and ViaSat retrofits now. And American is prepared to start charging in March.
Southwest Airlines Manipulating Ratings in the Apple App Store?
Feb
17
2018
Southwest Airlines got as many reviews for its app in one month as in the previous 8 years, and they were nearly all 5 stars, “the numbers, frankly, look too good to be true.” This all began with the latest update to the app on January 17.
Unusual: Southwest Airlines Evacuates Passengers Down Slide — While Still In Front of Gate
Feb
13
2018
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 headed for San Jose evacuated passengers out of the forward slide while the aircraft was just pushing back from the gate in Orange County, California last night.
The plane’s auxiliary power unit caught fire and was extinguished by the aircraft’s fire suppression system.
Man Jumps Fence at LAX, Sets off Landing Gear Fire Extinguisher on Southwest 737
Feb
12
2018
Last night a man scaled a fence at LAX, ran up to a Southwest Airlines plane that was preparing to depart, and set off a landing gear fire extinguisher on the Boeing 737.
The man ran back toward the fence he had come in over. He was arrested “with the help of a police dog” who apparently also bit him.
Southwest Runs Out of De-Icing Fluid, Cancels 220 Flights in Chicago
Feb
12
2018
Southwest Airlines was founded in Texas but its single biggest airport operation is at Chicago Midway. However they forgot that Chicago gets cold, and they ran out of de-icing fluid yesterday having to cancel the rest of the day’s flights — 220 in total.
Did Southwest Steal $25,000 in Donations From a Mechanic They Fired?
Feb
08
2018
An arbitrator ordered that a Southwest Airlines maintenance worker be re-instated and given back pay — minus funds he received during the time he wasn’t employed by Southwest.
That means his income from a job with an aviation school credits against the wages he would have earned. And it includes $25,000 donated to him via a GoFundme page.
Airlines Tell DOT They Want Consumer Protections Eliminated – There’s Little Reason for Alarm
Feb
08
2018
The Department of Transportation asked what rules should be repealed and airlines responded with their Christmas lists. Most of what they ask for won’t happen, and some of it is actually worth considering.
