airline safety

Why Ryanair Can’t Legally Eliminate Co-Pilots

Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has a knack for making headlines. As much as most people deplore Ryanair, some of O’Leary’s comments simply cannot be ignored. The other day it was released that O’Leary made the following comment in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek magazine : “Really, you only need one pilot. Let’s take out the…

Air New Zealand Calls Out Southwest Airlines To “Take It Off”

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/09/2009 – Air New Zealand Calls Out Southwest Airlines To “Take It Off” Back in May of this year I wrote about Air New Zealand’s new advertising campaign and in-flight safety video created with staff, and the CEO, wearing nothing by body paint. You can read this post here: 12/05/2009…

Passenger Confidence In The Wake Of Air France Flight 447

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/06/2009 – Passenger Confidence In The Wake Of Air France Flight 447 As many of you have probably heard on the news today, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203 (A332), disappeared last night flying to Paris (CDG) after departing Rio Di Janeiro (GIG). Right now as Air France an…