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Random Aviation Photo
I’m still feeling nostalgic for Memorial Day, so today’s photo is one I took at last year’s EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wis. Despite my military upbringing, I never felt the love for military...
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How Social Media Got Me On The MetLife Blimp
Me in the MetLife blimp. Regular readers of this blog know I am a HUGE fan of social media, especially Twitter, where I do my aviation geek posts as @AvQueenBenet. You also know that my day job is...
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The ORIGINAL Strange But True Aviation News
It was raining parts! An Air Canada flight taking off from Toronto to Tokyo had to make an emergency landing after parts from its engine fell to the ground, reports KHOU-TV. No one was injured during...
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Why Delta’s ‘ Basic Economy’ Fare Is All Your Fault
A Delta jet at the gate in Atlanta. Photo by Benét J. Wilson According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Delta Air Lines has begun testing rock-bottom “basic economy” fares on selected routes — and...
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Random Aviation Photo
I had the chance to attend the celebration of United Airlines uber frequent flyer Tom Stuker, who hit the 10 million mile Mileage Plus mark in July 2011. As part of that event, the nice folks at the...
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The ORIGINAL Strange But True Aviation News
Uh, the flight attendants are leaving but you want US to stay on this plane? An Air Canada pilot found himself trying to convince passengers to stay on a flight from Ottawa to Vancouver despite the...
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TSA Seeks New Devices To Cut Back On Pat-Downs – Really?
I am one of those people who is blessed — or cursed — with a long memory. I can’t tell you what I ate for dinner last week, but I can probably tell you where we met and even what you were wearing when...
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Will $1 Million Help Improve Air Service Prospects At Delta’s Memphis Hub?
A Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 lands at Memphis International Airport. Photo courtesy of Scott Sherrin via Flickr. At the beginning of my career, I wrote for a newsletter that covered economic...
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Random Aviation Photo
Back in June 2008, I attended an airports conference in New Orleans. It was my first trip back to the Big Easy since Hurricane Katrina. I had some time to kill at the gate, so I took some random...
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I Have Moved!!
Kids – I’ve moved over to www.AviationQueen.com. So please come see me — and subscribe — at my new home.
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