ok..yikes...after 3 mechanical issues on the same aircraft within such a short period of time,you would think it would be taken out of service for a serious check and overhaul..

(Written on 2020年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,PEOPLE LOST FAMILY MEMBERS..RIP...

(Written on 2020年 07月 06日)(Permalink)

GOOD BYE BIG BEAUTIFUL BIRD! I have flown on a few and I remember being in sacramento at the airport once when PAN AM was training and the 747 was doing "touch and goes"..now that was something! I remember the 747 that carried the shuttle coming in to the houston airport once,and it is now parked for visitors to see at the Houston space center visitors center...

(Written on 2020年 07月 04日)(Permalink)

Robert cowling..discussing hepa filters on aircraft,and using that as a comparison to tsa and 9/11 makes no sense..they are in two different arenas..this virus is an "unseen"threat to everyone,including pilots and flight attendants and ground crews..in order to stay in business because there is no vaccine to fight this thing only seen in microscopes,the airlines are promoting every and all safety issues they can (except announcing they will fill middle seats)..anyone who owns a vacuum cleaner or a home filtering system knows hepa filters are not the total answer to microbes or dust or anything else..they are merely an assist as the only truly clean purified air you can get is in a bubble..as to your pilot friend and his "butter knife",the only "weapons" carried by the cockpit crews I knew were (and may still be)a firearm authorized for one of the cockpit members and easily accessible to him or her with assignment by aa and approval..there also might be an air marshall with a firearm..ju

(Written on 2020年 07月 02日)(Permalink)

well..i guess saying you are working with the mayo clinic is supposed to make employees and passengers feel "safer"...what more can be done than hand washing,temperature taking,and wearing masks in and at the airport, and on the airplanes..im not sure the mayo clinic could do much more unless thy have a vaccine available!delta has already adveritsed they are doing thorough cleaning of every seat and the entire airplane before every flight and upon arrival, as well as using the ultraviolet light "robot" for nighttime disinfecting...

(Written on 2020年 07月 01日)(Permalink)

I do not think this is a good move at this time..understandably,aa is losing money,as are the other carriers,but the covid 19 virus is still spreading,and there are a lot of asymptomatic people around..if aa wants to fill every seat, then they MUST assure passengers they will continue with the thorough cleaning and disinfecting of every airplane,every seat,and still use masks and take temperatures..this is whats called in casinos, a "crap shoot"...

(Written on 2020年 06月 29日)(Permalink)

no airport is perfect,either in construction or design...people surely are aware that if they are within certain proximity to an airport, they are going to get noise from aircraft overhead,and that there are certain flight paths used into into and out of an airport by all the carriers ..I live about 18 miles from the international airport here, and until the covid virus pretty much stopped all flights, I knew by the time of day there was a "bank" of flights coming in,as they often flew over my home or within a close proximity..

(Written on 2020年 06月 26日)(Permalink)

all of the airlines need cash input now to add to the government loans given out..it would be an even worse blow to the economy worldwide,were a lot of carriers to go into bankruptcy and fold...

(Written on 2020年 06月 23日)(Permalink)

so many of the tickets sold in recent years at the economy fare rates are non refundable...it states that on the ticket and when you buy it you are told that fact..many first class tickets are booked wit frequent flyer miles or some other points program,and no actual cash is exchanged..the airlines have the right to change their rules of carriage,just as any business can change their refund policies or procedures,as so many do where you are given a credit rather than an actual refund of money or to a credit card..if you choose to be part of a class action lawsuit,you generally wind up with very little monetarily,as its generally pennies on the dollar,and not a full refund of what you feel you are due..its spread out over those including themselves and also the attorneys involved..the airlines are trying to survive,as are most businesses now, and rest assured people have become accustomed to flying....

(Written on 2020年 06月 23日)(Permalink)

You cannot fix stupid,nor change the actions or ideas of someone who thinks they are not subject to the same rule or regulations as everyone else..

(Written on 2020年 06月 22日)(Permalink)