Back in May of this year Gulf Air’s CEO, Samer Majali stood in front of executives from the airline and announced “It is not logical to continue to request funding from the government to support the airline’s operating losses to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars per year; funds that could be much…
A week ago Peter Shankman an entrepreneur & social media professional (who I really think of more as a life coach for corporations) made a comment to his 90,000+ followers on Twitter that summed up the feelings of many people regarding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Peter quipped: “Your TSA. Providing the complete illusion of…
Last week a story broke that US Airways had removed Johnnie Tuitel from a flight for being “too disabled.” Since the story broke there have been countless stories in the news and comments in various social media channels regarding the removal of Mr. Tuitel from the flight and speculation surrounding the circumstances of the incident….
Recently I wrote about Syrian Air, an airline faced with sanctions from the United States, pondering its next aircraft purchase, and is exploration of the Tupolev TU-204 as a possible aircraft to replace its aging fleets. While Syrian Air turns toward Russia for its fleet, an Iran Air subsidiary, another airline dealing the challenges of…
Traveling around the world, a dream for many travelers … and a travel routing I have never done in more than 4.5 days, but one day I’d like to do it at a slightly slower pace … but I digress … … this week’s reader mail comes from Ronnie, a photographer down in Houston. Ronnie…
This week’s iPad App of the Week is not earth shattering, it’s not even pretty to look at … but it stands alone among all other iPad Apps. This week’s iPad App of the Week is Malaysia Airlines’ MHmobile. MHmobile is the first iPad specific app released by an airline.  The MHmobile iPad app is…
Syrian Air is seeking to expand its fleet … but it has a problem … it can’t source effective aircraft for its fleet. Since the United States imposed sanctions on Syria in 2004, and transactions with the Commercial Bank of Syria, Syrian Air has been unable to have access to new modern ‘western’ aircraft.’ Syrian…
The ‘big board’ at the airport, its a familiar site for all who travel and all who end up going to the airport to pick up travelers. What if you could take the big board on the road … and share with others? Now you can … … this week’s iPhone App of the Week…
More often that not my iPhone Apps of the Week are for the every day traveller and 99% of the business road warriors … but this week’s iPhone App of the Week is for the ‘elite.’ This week’s iPhone App of the Week is Flight Options. Flight Options is a private jet leasing and fractional…
This week’s episode of Airplane Geeks appears to have an appropriate title, as I was the guest on the popular aviation podcast for the third time and my four appearances on the show. Episode 117 has been titled “Something Fishy Here.” If you have some time download Airplane Geeks from the site or on iTunes. …
