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The high price of low cost airlines {Gadling}
Jul 23rd 2009 7:07PM I have to side with Ryanair on this one. The rules are clearly spelled out and it is not Ryanair's fault that the couple lost their jobs. This all boils down to personal responsibility. It was the couple's responsibility to read all the rules surrounding their ticket, they chose not to and didn't get to fly.
Pilot sues flight attendants over safety {Gadling}
Feb 23rd 2009 6:46PM Sean,
At my airline we have a saying, "all to go, one to say no". Meaning if anyone of us (pilot or flight attendant) feel uncomfortable about something we need to speak up and the flight will be stopped until we reach a conclusion. We are supposed to question the judgement of the pilots, its part of good crew resource managment.
Also want to point out that flight attendants are trained to recognize icing (and other issues) and report them to the flight deck. After reading the accounts of what happened I would have done the same as these flight attendants did, and pushed just as hard as they did for deicing.
Galley Gossip: A question about packing (it's all about the shoes!) {Gadling}
Feb 17th 2009 2:12PM You may have a problem on the 757-200, those aircraft have underseat boxes for the AVOD system, so storing things under some seats gets difficult.
As a crewmember I always get to keep my liquids, guess I'm too picky to just use the hotel stuff most of the time.
Gadling's Valentine's day giveaway - day 1- Peek personal emailer {Gadling}
Feb 11th 2009 1:58PM Black Cherry, like the best soda ever!
How do You Keep Open Kitchen Cupboards Clean? {Slashfood}
Jan 30th 2009 2:47PM My parents' kitchen has all open shelving in place of upper cabinets. I hate it, but my mom loves the way it looks, and that she gets to show off her dishes. I just called and asked her how she keeps it clean and she said she takes the dishes down of one shelf each week and washes them, wipes down the shelf, and then replaces them, keeping a rotation going so every shelf always looks clean. Way too much work for me, but whatever.
Galley Gossip: A question about being a flight attendant on reserve {Gadling}
Jan 28th 2009 1:34PM I wish my airline allowed us to only be trained on certain aircraft. I'd drop the 737 in a hearbeat, and maybe the 757 for good measure. Of course that leaves only the 767 and 777, but I think I could handle that. :)
Reserve sucks, main reason why I'm in EWR and not IAH.
Galley Gossip: A question about why I'm based in New York when I live in California {Gadling}
Jan 13th 2009 1:43PM I totally get the commute questions from friends and family all the time. I'm based at EWR, but I live in Oklahoma, cause that's where my family is from. Now IAH would be an easier commute, but I would still be on reserve at that base and unable to actually pull it off. I love to explain what a crashpad is to people too, they are even more amazed when I tell them that I lived in one for two years while on reserve. Oh, and I totally agree with you, reserve is hell. That's another reason to stay where I'm at, I would have another 4 years of reserve at IAH.
Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways - day 3 - Tom Bihn bags {Gadling}
Nov 19th 2008 1:24PM the kindle, I have sony reader and love the read, so that one is perfect
Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways - day 2 - The NotebookBuffer {Gadling}
Nov 19th 2008 1:19PM gotta be my cell phone, always have it in my pocket, no matter where i am
Gadling's 10 days of gadget giveaways - day 1 - Slacker G2 personal radio player {Gadling}
Nov 17th 2008 3:05PM No Sleep Till Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys
