this young man was obviously having some kind of mental breakdown,and people are not evaluated for that before they board a plane..flight crews have enough to worry about now covid and even keeping their jobs..i truly doubt the man was spouting his "christian beliefs"..i think from the video he was having a serious mental issue, or maybe had been off his medications...

(Written on 2020年 07月 14日)(Permalink)

please..do not bring politics into this site..its not meant for that purpose...

(Written on 2020年 07月 09日)(Permalink)

could you please just not make this a political issue...the covid virus is serious and most certainly mr biden has nothing to do with its spread nor its affect on companies such as cruise lines or airlines or hotels..this site if for aviation related stories or issues,not politics......

(Written on 2020年 07月 09日)(Permalink)

yes,the WARN notice is requireD by law for layoffs that will involve many people or work groups..if the passenger loads do not pick p quite a bit,then mumbers mentioned are a definite possibility..I can tell you i live in the flight path for a major airport served by ual,and the skies have been so very,very quiet for the last three months its unbelievable!the city is concerned as well because ual employees several thousand people living here or based here..it does appear that due to the serious rise in covid cases,and possible stay at home orders being brought back,people will not be flying or planning for thanksgiving or christmas or even a rip to the Bahamas..

(Written on 2020年 07月 09日)(Permalink)

this is nothing new..this sort of thing is the stuff movies are made of,and it does happen..also things being stolen from luggage..employees are supposed to be screened and checked for all kind of things,and they are given personal random drug checks,but the airlines cannot control all illegal or bad or unethical behavior if they hire someone..too bad...

(Written on 2020年 07月 08日)(Permalink)

this was to be expected..the passenger bookings have not gone up as hoped, and the loan from the government was to assure no layoffs or more cutbacks until october...ual is a major carrier,so this does not bode well for delta or American either...

(Written on 2020年 07月 08日)(Permalink)

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)