Flying Lessons
14 Years Later, Drama of Alaska Airlines 261 Remembered
By Christine Negroni	on January 30, 2014 at 10:18 PM
Oxnard, California — Along the 14 hundred foot Port Heuneme Pier fishermen dangle lines into the Pacific while dog walkers, joggers and families enjoy the occasional sight of dolphins arcing their way through the water. On the beach, more dolphins are… …
ALPA To Pay Half of TWA Settlement But Stays Wholly Unremorseful
By Christine Negroni	on January 27, 2014 at 4:46 PM
If the Air Line Pilots Association has accomplished one thing during its 12-year battle with their members from the former Trans World Airlines, it is this; it saved up money for the rainy day that has arrived. That does not mean, however that the lea… …
Is $53 Million Fair Compensation for ALPA Betrayal?
Twelve years may be a long time to wait for justice, and it may not have arrived even now. Still, today the twenty three hundred pilots who worked for Trans World Airlines, and who wound up on the bottom of the seniority list when the airline was acqui… …
Leery of O'Leary, Ryanair's Charm Offensive Must Begin at the Top
Photo courtesy RyanairYou heard it here first, folks; Ryanair, the airline passengers love to hate, has a plan to turn on the charm. And just in time, it would appear, given the ransacking of one of its planes in Nantes, France earlier this month. The… …
Boeing to the Dreamliner: "I Love You, Now Change"
By Christine Negroni	on January 16, 2014 at 10:40 AM
Photo courtesy BoeingI believe this to be true about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner:Designers and engineers at Boeing are hard at work reworking the plane without its two lithium ion batteries. And, I suspect with less confidence, they have been doing this … …
Aston Martin Test Drive Whets Appetite for Flying
By Christine Negroni	on January 11, 2014 at 8:23 AM
Through the rain splattered window of the Aston Martin I was driving on 12th Avenue in Manhattan, I could see my bicycle parked forlornly outside the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. A plastic grocery bag protected the seat from the storm.At 4:30 o… …
Latest Salvo in Norwegian Battle; Recruiting an Army of Workers
By Christine Negroni	on January 9, 2014 at 2:45 PM
Amelia Colon completes training in New YorkPhoto courtesy NorwegianWho says the thrill is gone from the aviation business? Apparently not Amelia Colon, Olga Komissarova or Frank Cedeno. They are three of a number of enthusiastic new hires at Norwegian,… …