blogsouthwest — This is part two of a video series on Lee Toland Krieger and Will McCormack, makers of the Sundance film “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” The cast includes Rashida Jones (also co-writer), Andy Samberg and Elijah Wood. This year, Southwest Airlines partnered with the Sundance Film Festival to fly selected filmmakers...
flightglobal — EVERETT -- Sometimes running late pays off. I was zipping out the door this morning for the last day of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference in Lynnwood and running a few minutes late (as those who know me I am sometimes prone to be) when Lufthansa's first 747-8 taxied into...
simpliflying — The new kid on the social block In the world of social media Google Plus is currently the youngest and least understood (albeit, fast rising in popularity) kid on the block. Over its relatively short life it has earned its fair share of both lovers and haters, generating an interesting debate...
blogsouthwest — I remember when I interviewed for a position here at Southwest right after Midway Airlines went out of business. One of the first interview questions was, “What do you do when you are driving down the street and your favorite song comes on the radio?” At first I thought, why the heck are they asking...
flightglobal — SEATTLE -- Movie Monday comes a day later than usual today and gives a unique look at some of the worlds most interesting approaches.The first video puts you in the flight deck of an A320 on approach to Paro, Bhutan's capital city and widely believed to be the most difficult...
flightglobal — SEATTLE -- There was a collective "why didn't I think of that?" realization that dawned on the crowd at the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference in Lynnwood, Washington this afternoon when Airbus said it was offering a 20in aisle seat to airlines for the A320 family.The goal is to use...
airplanegeeks — Guest Vicki Portway is Head of Web & New Media for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. We talk about the Museum’s online outreach, the fantastic Become a Pilot Day in June, and the Space Shuttle Discovery target arrival of April 17 at Dulles Airport and transfer to the...
blogsouthwest — This is part one of a video series on Lee Toland Krieger and Will McCormack, makers of the Sundance film “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” The cast includes Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Elijah Wood, and Will McCormack. McCormack and Jones co-wrote the film's script. This year, Southwest Airlines partnered with the Sundance Film Festival to...
blogsouthwest — Hello and Happy Green Tuesday! I get very excited when I learn of clever ways to repurpose everyday items. There are some great ideas out there, and here are my favorites: Used dryer sheets are amazing dust picker-uppers! They seem to work on just about any surface such as blinds, furniture, leather, etc. And, they...
simpliflying — I delivered a speech today at the Airline Retail Conference 2012 in Singapore, around the topic of driving revenues and engaging customers using the latest in-flight entertainment and connectivity technologies. The focus was around leveraging three key shifts: Gadgets in-flight – personal and those supplied by the airlines The connected traveler –...
simpliflying — It’s been a truly exciting start to the year! Our revamped SimpliFlying Heroes initiative received over 3000 votes last month; we launched the new SimpliFlying Podcasts; we expanded the SimpliFlying team and now we begin the second month of the year with the promise of more good things to come!...
flightglobal — Prepared for Flightglobal ProDelamination prompts Boeing to inspect 787 fleetJon Ostrower/Washington, D.C.Boeing again faces a manufacturing quality issue, requiring inspections and repairs of its 787 fleet.Structural stiffeners were found to be improperly joined to the composite skin in the aft sections of the aircraft, causing parts of the aircraft's carbon...
blogsouthwest — Oh, the "Big Game"—the one day of the year when people throw caution to the wind and sit down in front of their televisions for a hearty feast of heavy food, washed down with cases of beer. If you are not headed to Indianapolis on the LUV airline to watch this year’s football...
blog.aopa — A pilot friend shared this video, in which a Mexican pilot successfully lands a Cessna 172 on a highway–after the propeller departed the aircraft in flight. My Spanish is rusty…very rusty…and the audio isn’t very good, but the pilot appears to do an excellent job of keeping his cool, choosing a...
boeingblogs — As we head toward the weekend, I’m catching my breath before what promises to be a very busy stretch going into the Singapore Airshow. First of all, I wanted to step back and say a huge thanks to Aer Lingus for playing host to us during the Dream Tour’s stop...
avweb — If you fly one LSA after another, you sometimes forget what a good handling really is.
blogsouthwest — Today, we announced new U.S. gateways for Customers traveling to Mexico—Denver and Austin! We have received route authority approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for AirTran to operate new international flights between Denver International Airport and Cancun International Airport and between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Cancun International Airport.* Austin...
simpliflying — First, a bit of history. Social seating goes back a long time at SimpliFlying. We were actually the first to point out that choosing potential seating partners via an intelligent social seating system in an airplane would ultimately go mainstream – that was a product powered by our good friends...
blogsouthwest — There’s no doubt that Southwest Airlines Employees like to have FUN. To support the local teams and show their Fun-LUVing Spirit, Station Managers in the New York area and New England area have made a bet for the Big Game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants this Sunday, Feb. 5 in...
blogsouthwest — A milestone event happened today at Southwest! Today, we changed our schedule by introducing aircraft with the new “Evolve” interior that we unveiled on Jan. 17, and the 737-800. The new equipment types were planned in advance, so these are equipment changes on existing flights with no “net-new” flying. This...
