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Delta & American still fighting for Japan Airlines partnershi…
Airline News Blog | November 18th 2009 by Jason Rhen
Delta Airlines & SkyTeam offer $1 Billion in aid to Japan Airlines Delta Airlines and it’s global airline alliance SkyTeam have offered an aid package of $1 billion to struggling Japan Airlines, JAL. Immediately, though, current OneWorld read more
Promo code on American,Jetblue,Continental,Northwest
Latest Travel Offers and News | November 16th 2009 by vicky
Get Discount on all flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.The Discount is from 5 to 10% on different airlines.The promo code is on American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, JetBlue, Continental Airlines.Get very cheap discounted flights to C read more
Airline mergers once again flying in the rumor mill
Airline News Blog | November 11th 2009 by Jason Rhen
Continental and United a possible merger scenario rumored Although airline mergers are always percolating in the industry rumor mill, there has been a noticeable uptick in recent weeks as analysts talk about possible tie-ups. With the acquisition las read more
Airlines achieve best on-time rate in 6 years in September
Airline News Blog | November 9th 2009 by Jason Rhen
US DOT September on-time rankings released - best rate in 6 years! September 2009 proved to be a good month for the nation’s airlines posting the best on-time rate in six years. Combined, the airlines achieved a 86.2 percent on-time rate with read more
Video parody of Northwest Flight 188: Tweetin' from a jet plane
Professional Pilot News | November 9th 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B.N. SullivanWhen a Northwest Airlines A320 overflew its destination last month, the incident became a huge news story. The media circus that ensued certainly was made worse when the pilots told the NTSB the reason they had been out of radio cont read more
$603: Los Angeles to Beijing
Fresh Airfare | November 3rd 2009 by Franklin
The thought of visiting Beijing in November in December may not be the ideal family trip, but it is the ideal business trip! We found this unannounced deal on Northwest Airlines (NWA.com) for Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing (PEK) for $603 (after taxes) read more
Los pilotos que olvidaron aterrizar llevaban sus portátiles en l…
Calma Digital | November 3rd 2009 by José Vergara González
AUTOR: ELPAÍS.com – El País – 27/10/2009 Ambos trabajadores confiesan que iban utilizando sus ordenadores durante el vuelo y que perdieron “la noción del tiempo” Los dos pilotos de Northwest Airlines que la pasada semana ol read more
Travel Rant: Delta Has A Funny Way Of Cancelling A Flight
FunnyBusiness | October 29th 2009 by Elana Centor
Yesterday I went to the Northwest Airlines website and checked in for my 7:00 p.m. flight back to Minneapolis. I even gave them my credit card info for my checked bag. When I arrived at the airport I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more
Excuses for the Northwest pilots
Gulliver | October 28th 2009
Why else might they have missed Minneapolis? THE two pilots of the Northwest Airlines flight that missed Minneapolis airport by 150 miles last Wednesday will be the butt of jokes, humorous and otherwise, for some tim read more
Straighten Up and Fly Right
The Apathy Remedy | October 27th 2009 by Corey P
I wrote a post before on the tragedies of the flight/air traffic accidents of the past few years. This new one, however, is a tragedy that didn't result in the loss of life. Thankfully. What was lost was aircraft standards and a little read more
NORTHWEST AIRLINES TO INCLUDE RECLINERS, SOOTHING MUSIC IN COCKPI…
The Virtual Union | October 27th 2009
Eagan, MN – With the recent mystery and controversy swirling around Northwest Airlines flight 188 the airline, and the FAA are falling under a great deal of scrutiny. That incident, in which the pilots overshot their landing zone by 150 miles after read more
FAA revokes licenses of Northwest Airlines 'laptop pilots'
Aircrew Buzz | October 27th 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B. N. SullivanThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis in an Airbus A320 after having been out of radio contact with the ground for a period of time. The read more
NWA AV8TRS: WTF?
The Omnipotent Poobah Speaks | October 27th 2009
I’m not sure what’s more troubling about the two Northworst pilots who overflew their destination last week - that the airline has crew scheduling software that’s apparently so complex it takes 90 minutes of remedial training to f read more
What You Missed Last Night: Top ten Northwest pilot excuses
TV Squad | October 27th 2009 by Mark Watson
We've all heard about the Northwest Airlines pilots that flew their plane full of passengers 150 miles past their destination. First they said they were arguing and not sleeping, then yesterday it came out that they were on their laptops. Probably on read more
Delta's apology to passengers on NWA Flight 188
My@ltaCITIES of Los Angeles | October 27th 2009 by Michael Foxworth
..."On behalf of Northwest and Delta Air Lines, I want to take this opportunity to offer you my immediate and sincere apology for the inconvenience and concern you were caused when Northwest Flight 188 was delayed on arrival at Minneapolis/St. Paul o read more
NWA Pilots Busy on Laptops, Overshoot Airport
Dissenting Justice | October 27th 2009 by Darren Hutchinson
The Northwest Airlines pilots that flew past their Minneapolis destination last week say they were distracted by their laptops. Apparently, the pilots were so engrossed reading their new flight schedules that they missed the airport and about an hour read more
Pilots too busy with laptops to remember flight path, go 150 mile…
Technology News, Gadgets, Consumer Electronics and More | October 27th 2009 by SAVAD AM
That Northwest Flight 188 San Diego to Minneapolis that went 150 miles off course? Well, it wasn't because of alcohol or sleeping. No, the cause here was the pilots using their personal laptops while talking about "airline crew flight scheduling pro read more
Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Update for Northwest Pilots
Politicomix | October 27th 2009 by Roberto De Vido
Nintendo DSi with larger screens coming this year to Japan?
Tech-Storm -- Your Aggregate Tech News Source | October 27th 2009 by Eric Nakasako
The Nintendo DSi in its current form is just about to round its first Japanese birthday on November 1st, and if Nikkei has anything to say about it, the two-screener’s all set for an oncoming growth spurt. According to a report from the public read more
Another GTL™ Open Post Monday: ObamaCare Public Option Finally…
Gun-Toting Liberal | October 26th 2009
THE Gun Toting Liberal Reaches Out To His Fellow Commentators -Slash- Co-Bloggers And Readers To Furnish Their Opinions On Any Of The Above, Below, Or Anything Else Political One Wishes To O-Pine On… Okay, let’s have some more of that goo read more
Reason for NWA 188 overflight revealed
George S May Blog | October 26th 2009 by frederick
If you are already afraid to fly, this next one probably won’t make you feel any better. From WSJ: “This one isn’t about fatigue, it’s about complacency. In some ways, the latest update from the National Transportation Safety Board about Nort read more
Pilot who overshot airport denies crew was napping
Fly-on-The-Web | October 26th 2009 by Michael Foxworth
"We were not asleep; we were not having an argument; we were not having a fight. It was not a serious event, from a safety issue. I would tell you more, but I've already told you way too much." - Pilot Richard Cole, Northwest Airlines #188, said in f read more
Why hasn’t NW188 decended yet?
Up Up & A Gay | October 26th 2009 by Bobby
Much like the rest of the country, I’m confused about what really happened on Northwest Airlines (Delta) Flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis. For those that might not have heard, the pilots were having a “heated” discussion ab read more
Pilot who overshot airport denies crew was napping
My@ltaCITIES of Los Angeles | October 24th 2009 by Michael Foxworth
"We were not asleep; we were not having an argument; we were not having a fight. It was not a serious event, from a safety issue. I would tell you more, but I've already told you way too much." - Pilot Richard Cole, Northwest Airlines #188, said in f read more
Pilotos se olvidan de aterrizar el avion por estar discutiendo
Caco Duro | October 24th 2009
Un avión de Northwest Airlines que viajaba de San Diego (California, oeste) a Minneápolis (Minnesota, norte) se pasó 240 km de su destino porque los pilotos estaban absortos en una “discusión animada”, informó la agencia de segurida read more
Somebody Call Homeland Security!
PublicLens | October 23rd 2009 by Mark Traphagen
You might have heard the unsettling news today about Northwest Airlines Flight NWA188. The plane lost contact with ground controllers for over an hour and strayed way past its destination airport (Minneapolis) before turning around and heading back.B read more
Northwest pilots lose situational awareness, overfly destination
Aircrew Buzz | October 23rd 2009 by B N Sullivan
by B. N. SullivanThe U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident in which a Northwest Airlines A320 aircraft overflew its destination by approximately 150 miles. The two pilots attributed the incident to a loss of s read more
A Northwest plane overshot a runway by 100 miles
Lucrative Investing | October 23rd 2009 by Chris McClelland
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into exactly why a Northwest Airlines airplane that was headed to Minneapolis would have overshot the airport by more than 100 miles this week. Northwest Flight 188 was on its way to Minneapolis fr read more
Up Where We Don't Belong
La Dolce Gangster | October 23rd 2009 by GDub
Photo from flightaware.com.Two pilots got super pissed off about airline policy, talked about it, lost situational awareness that they were commandeering a commercial jetliner with 140 some odd passengers aboard, realized they had missed Minneapolis read more
Distracted Pilots
The Unintelligencer | October 23rd 2009
Hey, don't worry about it guys. I got in a heated debate with my first mate over which movie was better, 'Happy Gilmore' or 'Billy Madison'. We ended up on the wrong friggin continent and discovered the New World. EPIC WIN!- Christopher Columbus [ read more
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