An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet flying over the Caspian Sea crash-landed at an airport in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day 2025, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The plane was far off its planned flight path from Baku in Azerbeijan to Grozny in Chehnya (see map here). The airline said the plane[...]
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December 25th, 2024 - 6:07 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Russia
Azerbaijan passenger jet was shot down — but by who?
What have Democrats done for you lately?
They’re protecting consumers again. The Biden administration is proposing a rule that will end the airline practice of charging extra to seat families together (see story here). Meanwhile, Republicans blocked a child tax credit in the Senate, because they don’t want Democrats to get cred[...]
January 1st, 2023 - 8:10 pm § in Misc.
Innocent travelers don’t stash guns in peanut butter jars
A passenger tried to sneak a gun through security at New York’s JFK airport by stashing its parts (and ammo) in peanut butter jars. He was caught (see story here). Neither the man, who is from Rhode Island, nor the airline, or his destination, were identified. All the story says is he could be[...]
Can Buttigieg save air travel?
Canceled and delayed flights, lost luggage, and airport chaos are offshoots of the pandemic. Now everyone wants to fly, but airline staffing shrank during the pandemic, and the airlines can’t handle the demand. This is make-or-break time for Pete Buttigieg, who’s been given a president-l[...]
May 4th, 2017 - 7:24 am § in Hypocrisy
Flying Cattle Cars
Airlines Have Basically Given Up On Trying To Make Us Comfortable By Suzy Strutner and Ben Walsh Now one major carrier is taking legroom to new lows. [...]
September 28th, 2013 - 8:23 am § in Misc.
Airline to offer FREE water!
File photo: Aero Icarus/Flickr Norwegian airline to offer free water on long flights Budget airline Norwegian is to serve free drinking water and will accept cash payments on long-haul flights after thirsty passengers were left high and dry for up to 12 hours, it said on Wednesday. READÂ (1 comment)[...]
March 25th, 2012 - 7:28 pm § in Misc.
HUMOR: Tefillin Upset Alaska Airlines
Over at Sound Politics, Seattle Radical Reprican Remnant (RRR) blog, Sharkansky .. the blogger and himself a Jew, criticized Alaska Airline because: Pilots on an Alaska Airlines flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles locked down the cockpit and alerted authorities Sunday when a flight crew grew alar[...]