Aug 26th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Back in December, when Aaron posted about the etiquette questions raised by In-flight Internet, he wrote the prevailing thought was that "decency, good sense and normal behavior" would prevail.
According to this article at FoxNews.com, just in case decency, good sense and normal behavior go out the window, flight attendants will become the porn police.
I imagine that while the flight attendant ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Flight attendants to become the porn police
Aug 26th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Back in December, when Aaron posted about the etiquette questions raised by In-flight Internet, he wrote the prevailing thought was that "decency, good sense and normal behavior" would prevail.
According to this article at FoxNews.com, just in case decency, good sense and normal behavior go out the window, flight attendants will become the porn police.
I imagine that while the flight attendant ...Northwest flight attendants to wear Delta uniforms
Aug 22nd, 2008 at 11:00AM: Delta Airlines has sent a memo to flight attendants at Northwest Airlines, which it is seeking to buy through a stock swap, notifying them of upcoming "style clinics" where new Delta uniforms are to be unveiled. Delta wants NW's flight attendants to begin wearing Delta uniforms on routes early next year. While this may not be a significant story, it does give a clue as to how the merger between ...Jumbo Jets Disappearing from the Sky
Aug 21st, 2008 at 1:00PM: Jumbo jets, like Boeing's classic 747, are a bit like that Buick your grandpa used to drive. They are sizable enough that you don't have to concern yourself too much with what is going on outside. What's a little turbulence to such a massive beast? What's a six hour flight when you can stand up and actually walk around? (I was a little kid last time I rode in "the boat," but you get the analogy). ...Northwest Airlines: Two emergency landings in as many days
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 7:00PM: These have been a bumpy few days for Northwest Airlines. First, on Sunday, a Northwest flight from Tampa to Detroit had to make an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio after a computer for one of the engines malfunctioned, the Associated Press reports. Then yesterday, a Northwest flight from Minneapolis to Chicago had to make an emergency landing in Madison, Wisconsin, when a gauge failure caused the ...Northwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:30AM: Visitors to an air show at Dayton Int'l Airport got more excitement than they paid for when a Northwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on the runway during the festivities. The flight originated in Tampa and was bound for Detroit. The crew decided to land when one of the computers connected to an engine failed. The pilot landed at the nearest airport, which happened to be ...Continental Airlines to join Star Alliance
Jun 19th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Continental just issued a press release saying that they're entering a cooperative agreement with United Airlines, saying the two airlines will "cooperate extensively, linking their networks and services worldwide to the benefit of customers, and creating revenue opportunities and cost savings and other efficiencies." This means that Continental will also join United in the Star Alliance. For ...More free miles: Northwest elite members get 50% bonus
May 20th, 2008 at 6:00PM: Perhaps as a result of some of the recent increased marketing (read: fare sales) lately or perhaps because of the pending mergers and passengers switching carriers, several airlines have been pitching to frequent fliers in an attempt to retain their business. I posted earlier on double miles promotions on Delta and American, two classic examples of the pitches. Northwest just launched a similar ...Beer + gadgets + travel = heaven
May 17th, 2008 at 4:00AM: Three of my favorite things in one place. Could I be any happier? I'm currently sitting in the Northwest Worldclub in Tokyo, waiting five hours for my flight to Honolulu, where I have a thirteen hour layover before I take another redeye to Los Angeles, where I'm connecting home to Detroit. Total time in transit? About 36 hours. But at least I've got this beer machine to keep me company. I have a ...
What Northwest Airlines wrote to me
Apr 15th, 2008 at 3:00PM: As a person with oodles of frequent-flier miles, you can bet when I read about Northwest's merger with Delta our miles flashed before my eyes and headed down a drain until I mentally fished them out. Should we book that flight to Copenhagen, Denmark even though we're holding out for Asia next summer?
When I headed to my in-box, there was an e-mail from Northwest Airlines telling me not to worry ...What does the NWA & Delta merger mean for passengers?
Apr 15th, 2008 at 1:00PM: The news, so to speak, is inevitable, as last night's news and this morning's press conference are confirming: Delta and Northwest Airlines are to merge. Together they will form the world's largest airline capable of moving more passengers to more corners of the globe in fewer steps -- so they say. What does this mean for the current passenger of each respective airline? As far as routes and ...Northwest Airline's extra baggage fee and the advantage of children
Apr 11th, 2008 at 10:40AM: When I was looking at my Frequent Flier miles summary from Northwest Airlines, the extra baggage fee notice caught my eye. The surcharge of $25 for the second bag starts on May 5. Grant wrote a post about why airlines have taken to such money making strategies. As a person who is not the lightest of packers, I have some incentive now to really think about what I'm loading into a suitcase. This ...The $50 Paypal rebate on Northwest is back
Mar 21st, 2008 at 12:00AM: Earlier last year I posted an article about a new promotion between Northwest Airlines and Paypal, where if you pay for your ticket with Paypal you get a 50$ rebate after a few weeks. It worked pretty well, I flew a couple of routes and I got my money back long ago. It looks like they're running the promo again, maybe to stir up more interest in Paypal's payment engine. The promo website says that ...Anyone want a free Northwest Airlines WorldClub pass?
Mar 10th, 2008 at 4:40PM: [Sorry for the delay in getting this posted -- we had some legal issues to iron out] Many of you have been privy to the ongoing discussion between Iva and myself about the virtues and the vices of airline club memberships. I think the benefit has come down to how valuable you find a) free snacks and alcohol and b) free wireless. While the noise is a bit quieter and the seats a bit more ...Showering at the airport makes the flight so much easier
Feb 1st, 2008 at 8:20AM: Traveling with an airport lounge membership for the past few months, I've been struggling to figure out whether or not the investment was actually worth it. Iva's had some trouble with her Continental Airlines President's Club membership, but I'm still on the fence. On one hand, I get free wireless internet, free drinks and a comfortable quiet place to work while waiting for my flights. But is the ...Northwest Airlines Sponsors Destination and Miles Giveaway
Oct 3rd, 2007 at 11:00PM: For those of you frequent flyers out there who subscribe to Northwest Airline's Worldperks program, they just launched their fall promo. Dubbed Mystery Miles, this season's dish is another points-based program, encouraging travelers to fly certain routes in certain fare classes to collect points. Come January 31, points are tabulated and you get a mileage bonus for the number of points you earned. ...Northwest Airlines Employees to Undergo Customer Service Training
Sep 23rd, 2007 at 9:15AM: Flights are delayed, and connections are missed. Passengers get angry. Airline employees get bitter from having to deal with the angry passengers. So what should be done? One airline is taking action, but not any that gets to the root of the problem.
USA Today reports that Northwest employees will undergo "intensive training" that will encourage them to see travel experience through the ...We Hope NWA Treats Its Passengers Better...
Jan 24th, 2007 at 2:13PM: CNN Money ran it's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business site again this year. #2 was unbelievable. Apparently, just before laying off 4000+ more workers mid-last-year during its bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines handed out to its employees a guide for saving money: 101 Ways to Save Money.
The guide had in it suggestions such as #46 "don't be shy about pulling something you like out of the trash." Or, ...Sea Sick on a Plane
Dec 15th, 2006 at 9:07AM: This video is worth watching. A Northwest airlines flight landing at SeaTac had a rough, and aborted, landing, due to high winds the other day.
The plane later landed safely, but it's a good lesson to remember with winter and holiday travel here: our sincerest intentions are never a match against mother nature. Buckle up! ...Farewell to the DC-10
Nov 24th, 2006 at 7:00AM: Northwest Airlines is retiring the venerable DC-10 on January 8. NWA is the last U.S. operator to use the thirty-five-year-old, three-engined, McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) DC-10. (The last came off the line in 1989.)
While the public generally remembers the plane mainly for a series of terrific crashes in the 1970s (it's crashed 15 times, killing 1430 people), it has been an industry ...
