With the airline industry on a shoestring and cutting even the stalwart service of the complimentary meal from its coach cabins, first class passengers are experiencing the opposite phenomenon with their inflight food. More and more airlines are employing celebrity chefs to design their business and first class menus in a bid to win the  Continue Reading »

US airlines seem to be lining up to perform maintenance tests after the recent multi-million dollar lawsuit against Southwest came through. Last week, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines performed unscheduled maintenance tests, canceling many flights. The cancellations from American Airlines tapered off to only four flights yesterday, as schedules slowly return to full capacity.  Continue Reading »

American Airlines canceled flights yesterday to inspect its fleet of MD-80 aircraft’s wiring bundles to make sure they were safe, now American has announced more cancellations while they carry out more tests and Delta Air Lines has followed suit. Delta said it would cancel about 275 of its scheduled flights, which accounts for 3 percent  Continue Reading »

A man who had been drinking on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Ireland issued bomb threats to members of the flight crew, saying he would blow up the plane among other outlandish claims. The man is now if federal custody awaiting trial. 44-year old Portadown, Northern Ireland resident Aiden Simon Mackle will have a  Continue Reading »