We need a rule that provides such severe penalties for this behavior that airlines would devote the appropriate resources to making sure it doesn't happen. Say the airline has to pay every passenger $10,000 per leg if their flight is cancelled due to staffing problems. Then if they cancel a flight with 100 pax, that's $1,000,000. That should provide sufficient incentive to fix it. Any CEO would understand that math.

(Written on 01/20/2023)(Permalink)

Have any of you looked at a list of past DOT Secretaries? They're all politicians of one flavor or another. Elaine Chou, Elizabeth Dole, Norm Mineta, Ray LaHood, Andrew Card, and on and on. Not a pilot in the bunch. So whatever beef you might have about Pete, it isn't that he's under-qualified compared to others who've held the post. So what else about him might bother you all? Boy, that's a tough one to figure out, isn't it?

(Written on 11/28/2022)(Permalink)

The article (you read it, right?) has this initiative coming out of Europe, not the US.

(Written on 11/28/2022)(Permalink)

I wonder how much the airlines' insurers will raise their premiums if this happens. I assume that the sharp-pencil guys are taking that into account.

(Written on 11/28/2022)(Permalink)

No one will miss them.

(Written on 09/12/2022)(Permalink)

This plane was vaporware from the start.

(Written on 09/12/2022)(Permalink)

Jet Blue from JFK to Las Vegas: flight number 711.

(Written on 09/12/2022)(Permalink)

Read and learn. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.ncstar.1

(Written on 09/12/2022)(Permalink)

“This aircraft is more efficient than the intercontinental aircraft that are currently in the sky. It will actually do less damage to the environment.” Citation required.

(Written on 08/20/2022)(Permalink)

Great. The garbage airline gets more slots. Just what Newark needs.

(Written on 07/08/2022)(Permalink)