Tuesday, August 31, 2010

American includes New Flights to Barbados from Dallas

American Airlines is set to add nonstop flights to Barbados from its Dallas-Fort Worth hub three times per week start on December 16.

This will be an accumulation to American Airlines’ selection of flights to Barbados. Presently the airline provides daily nonstop service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Miami International Airport.

Flights to Barbados will be departing Dallas on Thursdays, Saturdays and Monday, leaving at 1:30 p.m. and arriving at 9 p.m. Return flights from Barbados will depart on Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays at 11 a.m., arriving in Dallas at 3:30 p.m.

Currently existing for purchase, the flight will be derived with Boeing 757 aircraft with 22 seats in Business Class and 166 in the Coach cabin.

Monday, August 30, 2010

American Airlines Could Face biggest FAA Fine in History

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tactics on fining American Airlines a civil penalty of $24.2 million, reportedly the largest FAA fine in history.

Federal aviation officials claim American Airlines made thousands of insecure flights on jets with dangerous wiring.

The chastisement goes back to the inspection record of American's MD 80 aircraft.

The FAA says American failed to properly examine wire bundles in plane wheel wells. Inspections were intended to avoid wires from shorting and causing a fire.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Scary gaffe comprises to week of airline mishaps

In the middle of an otherwise-peaceful British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong on Tuesday, a frightening announcement blasted over the speakers.

The automated message notified the 275 passengers to brace themselves, because the plane was about to crash into the sea.

"We all consideration we were going to die," one passenger said.

Flight attendants rapidly reassured the traumatized passengers that the message was a mistake, and British Airways say they are examining how the incident could have happened.

This is just the newest mishap to come to light in a wild week for airlines.