New and notes from around the interweb:
- A surprising number of hotel housekeepers admit to stealing your stuff and not cleaning your room
- American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says they’re better for the environment than United is
- Best case scenario for return of the Boeing 737 MAX
The potential end of the grounding, at least in the United States, is in sight as Boeing is ready to finalize the submission of its changes to the 737 MAX by the first week in October. The FAA will then evaluate those changes, including simulator tests of the software with inexperienced pilots as well as reviewing the results of Boeing’s recertification test flight program. A decision to move forward could come in November or December, enabling airlines to complete their logistics programs for scheduled service in January.
- EU will allow airlines to wet lease aircraft from US airlines for transatlantic flights
- Are Uber and Lyft taking a bigger cut from drivers than they admit?
- Included with Delta’s new amenity kits in September will be Bombas socks, “with each pair given on board, another will be donated on the ground.” The partnership will mean “Bombas will donate 300,000 pairs of their specially designed donation socks to Covenant House, which provides care and vital services to homeless, abandoned, abused, trafficked and exploited youth throughout the country.”
Credit: Delta - Car chases an Emirates Airbus A380 down the runway at Dusseldorf airport
“Catch me if you can.” Featuring the Emirates @Airbus A380 and the ‘Follow Me’ car at @dusairport
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Video credit: Cargospotter pic.twitter.com/jGQ1V7m45f— Emirates Airline (@emirates) August 23, 2019
American actually is better for the environment than United. The problem is that it’s because they have more cancelled flights, which in turn causes less pollution.
Shockingly I actually agree with Doug Parker for once. AA is more environmentally friendly then United for multiple reasons:1) newer aircraft as mentioned assuming you exclude all of the CO2 produced in the production of the new aircraft, 2) continually increasing seat count on aircraft, which lowers CO2 emissions per passenger assuming all seats are full, 3) fewer business class seats than United per aircraft, 4) cancelling more flights than competitors, and 5) offering preorder meals that reduces food waste. Dougie should get all the eco conscious to fly with American and charge them to sit in an eco conscious section of the plane where seat pitch is 26” and they pay a premium to sit in this section plus no food or drink is served and none is allowed to be brought onboard to conserve gas. Then we can watch these eco conscious people vote with their wallets.