Tag Archive: Off the Runway

Allegiant joins Spirit in carry-on fees for overhead bins – USATODAY

Starting Wednesday, Allegiant Air is charging passengers up to $35 to stow carry-on bags in its overhead storage bins.  Allegiant’s new policy, which doesn’t apply to tickets booked before Wednesday, means passengers cannot avoid paying the airline a fee for their bags unless all their belongings can fit into a small “personal item” bag that …

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Crew member mental health in spotlight after captain’s breakdown – Overhead Bin / msnbc.com

Two recent incidents in which airline crew members behaved alarmingly and had to be restrained by passengers have raised questions about when and how aviation workers are screened for mental health problems. On Tuesday, JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon, 49, was locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot after he began acting erratically on Flight …

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Surprising Cause of Oshkosh F-16 Runway Overrun – Flying Magazine

Remember that runway overrun by an F-16C at Oshkosh last summer see it on video here? Plenty of armchair pilots speculated about why it might have happened, with possible causes centering on a what many presumed was a brake problem or perhaps too high an airspeed on final. It turns out that not a single …

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Alaska’s “Salmon-30-Salmon” is no more – OPShots.net

One of the coolest planes you could ever hope to see on a day of spotting has sadly disappeared from our skies.  Since 2005, Alaska Airlines’ 737-400 N792AS has worn a one-off livery promoting “Wild Alaska Seafood” accompanied by  gigantic images of a king salmon on either side.   A favorite among spotters and passengers …

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