Music Video to Commemorate a Lost Bag
To be honest, when I received an email saying a frustrated passenger made a music video to let off some steam after an airline lost his bag, I was very close to deleting it. First off, this concept as...
View ArticleReviewing a JetBlue Embraer E-190 Flight From The Bahamas to Boston
The Bahamas puts the “blue” into JetBlue. JETBLUE ECONOMY REVIEW BASICS: Airline: JetBlue Aircraft: Embraer E-190 N317JB, Deja Blue Departed: Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) Arrived: Boston...
View ArticleA Look at How Different Airlines Board Their Planes
Boarding an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 at Burbank. Image by Colin Cook. It used to be that most major airlines shared commonalities in the way they boarded passengers. However it seems that each...
View ArticleJetBlue Bends Their A320 Wings For Fuel Savings
The new sharklet on a JetBlue Airbus A320. Photo by Jason Rabinowitz. How does an airline burn less fuel, and make their aircraft look cooler in the process? The answer is simple: Winglets. Actually,...
View ArticleAirline April Fools’ Goodness From Around the Web
It is that time of year again for airlines and organizations related to aviation to come out with crazy stories for it being April Fools’ Day. Once again, we will try and track them down and share...
View ArticlePutting the U.S. into AirbUS – Building a Factory in Mobile Alabama
HI-RES : Click for larger. Airbus’ first U.S.-based production facility – which will build A320 Family jetliners at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, beginning in 2015 – will produce between 40...
View ArticleDitch The Jet Bridge And Board From The Ramp With JetBlue
Stop on the ramp while to take a panoramic photo of your aircraft? Sure! Photo by Jason Rabinowitz. When you think of airports that appeal to AvGeek, a certain few will always come to mind: St....
View ArticleJetBlue and KaBOOM Rebuild Local Playground in NYC
The JetBlue and KaBOOM crew celebrate the completion of construction at the playground. Photo by Jason Rabinowitz. Hurricane Sandy impacted the New York City area hard. Homes were destroyed, businesses...
View ArticleHow I Flew Round-Trip To Florida on JetBlue For Only $1.99
Air travel is expensive, that is a well known fact of life. While the cost has indeed dropped dramatically over time, flying is still fairly expensive once you add up the taxes, miscellaneous fees,...
View ArticlePhoto Tour of the JetBlue Maintenance Hangar at JFK
The JetBlue maintenance hangar at JFK airport – Photo: Jason Rabinowitz In 2005, a giant blue building appeared in the middle of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens. JetBlue, still...
View ArticleAirline Livery of the Week: JetBlue Goes Firefighter Red
The special FDNY JetBlue livery debuted in New York. Image: JetBlue / Flickr JetBlue is known for having a favorite color: blue (duh). But last week, the airline showed off a special livery that is...
View ArticleJetBlue Turns Green with the New Mint Experience
Throughout its fifteen year history, JetBlue Airways has worked hard to be the blue-collar airline with an upscale image. With popular features such as DirecTV and SiriusXM entertainment at every...
View Article2014 World Airline Award Winners
The 2013 World Airline Award winner was Emirates; who will it be this year? Photo: Brandon Farris The 2014 World Airline Awards were held recently, in conjunction with the Farnborough Air Show, and the...
View ArticleStarbucks, Dunkin, & Lift – Oh My! Coffee Keeps Passengers Going
Delta has partnered with Starbucks as their new coffee provider – Photo: Starbucks I will be the first to admit (and I have) that I am a coffee addict. So to surprise no one, I am talking about...
View ArticleAirline Sampler- Part 3: Hellooooo, JetBlue! Where Have You Been All My Life?
N595JB, an Airbus A320 named Rhythm & Blues at SLC airport In part one of this series I provided an overview of my airline sampler trip (five airlines over four days) and offered my thoughts on my...
View ArticleAirbus Opens Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama
Aerial shot of the Airbus facility in Mobile – Photo: Airbus Story and photos by Chris Sloan; was originally published on AirwaysNews.com on September 14, 2015. With top level delegations from Airbus...
View ArticlejetBlue’s New Mint Premium Service Arrives in Seattle
JetBlue’s Mint seating is available on certain A321s. In the premium transcontinental game Seattle doesn’t get much attention, but things are about to change with the introduction of jetBlue’s Mint...
View ArticleReview: JetBlue’s Mint, Even More Space, and Core cabins
JetBlue’s JFK operations base is a busy place JetBlue’s Mint service has been around for a while now, but we were finally able to give it a try on the inaugural Seattle to New York City flight. And...
View ArticleFlying on a JetBlue Inaugural: Cookies, Bingo, and a Water Cannon Salute!
Early dawn at Boston Logan’s at gate C9 as we await boarding As an AvGeek, if you have never flown an inaugural, it’s something to consider doing. That’s not to say that every first flight comes with...
View ArticlePutting the U.S. into AirbUS – Building a Factory in Mobile Alabama
HI-RES : Click for larger. Airbus†first U.S.-based production facility – which will build A320 Family jetliners at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, beginning in 2015 – will produce...
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