And Now, Irresponsible Headlines
walterh So yesterday I posted about sloppy reporting about an American Airlines flight with engine trouble. Today’s gripe? The irresponsible headline “Could Your Plane Be Shot Out Of The Sky By…
Bad Writing or Bad Research? Or Both?
Okay, so I may be an amateur blogger/hack, but at least I try to get my basic facts right! That’s what frustrates me with some stories out there. People just…
Where My 2 Worlds Intersect
I’m not only proudly American, and proudly Union, I’m also an airline guy. So this bit of information from Jim Hightower intersects both of my worlds. Hightower put together an…
Dear Idiot, Welcome to Jail
I can’t believe this kind of thing still happens these days! So some brilliant man decides to joke about having a bomb in his bag when he goes to check…
NO, NO, NO! GOD NO! And have I said NO yet?
So I get these teaser headlines (thank you Google news alerts!) about certain topics that I may miss from elsewhere. And today’s teaser headline was: Boeing Planning To Ramp Up…
Y’all know I’m going to hell, right?
A few minutes ago, I was reading an account of a small private plane crash that the pilot and his only occupant walked away from. That’s a good thing! A…
Dear TSA: WTF?
This is frustrating… People – including me – have gone off about the TSA and their ‘porno scanners’; what an invasion of privacy they are, how unsafe they are, and…
American’s making a bold, and smart move
I’m really happy to hear about some of the new things going on at American Airlines. Yes, they’re mired in bankruptcy, and the speculation about a tie-up between American and…
Freedom Of Expression v. The TSA
And who wins? Freedom of Expression! Remember a few months back when there was a guy who protested the TSA by stripping naked in the middle of Portland International Airport?…
My First US Airways Flight
Well, I’ve abandoned my usual Alaska Air to fly on US Airways for a few weeks, just for a little exposure. Thing is, I’m not all that impressed… I did…