Major datacenters usually test their emergency preparedness procedures annually. I know we did. We actually took all the backup materials to a separate contracted site and brought up all of our systems and did a days work, just to make sure it works. I wonder how close to that Southwest came?
Jump to postYes, when the L1011 first came out it was something to behold. The interiors were very graceful, the windows were still polarized and the center seats had their own closet. Lines like "On the L1011 you are never more than one seat away from an aisle", and "The most advanced airliner i...
Jump to postThis is an improvement at least as far as the visualization goes.....maybe there is hope yet.
Jump to postI think the price was reasonable for what you received. I wish airlines in the US would consider this type of service on their longer domestic routes. More people would participate. The problem here is what is served even with BOB is stale and tasteless.
Jump to postOne last comment on turning back to LGA. When I was learning to fly over 35 years ago we were taught that unless you have a ton of altitude never try to return to the airfield. Always look for a landing spot ahead of you. When you turn an aircraft, you lose altitude pretty quickly, the steeper the t...
Jump to postNow what I find really strange about all this is that Tim Tebow also is hosting a new reality show called "Home Free". It started this week on television. Coincidental? Or just old fashioned PR?
Jump to postRIP to the poor passenger who died.
Let us pray........
And just like Demand Media can put whatever they want on this website, a.net customers can choose to move to another website to get their news. This new website is so slow, and looks like something out of a first grade reader. It's now a waste of time. More time should have been taken testing this f...
Jump to postRejoice knowing that the Hildebeast will be gone for good.
Jump to postOne of the reasons Braniff expanded so rapidly was that Harding Lawrence didn't think that deregulation would stick. He figured that the airlines could start new routes and when deregulation failed, the airlines could keep their new routes and just carry on from there. Unfortunately he was wrong. Th...
Jump to postAnd let's not forget some a.nutters undying need to be right every single time, even when they know they are wrong.
Jump to postThe Braniff two color livery was known as the "Flying Colors" livery.
Jump to postIt was a sign of the times. Even as late as 1986 <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> still had "weigh ins" for their F/A's. If you gained too much weight you'd be off duty until you reduced back to your flying weight. All that "mod" styled stuff was in at the time. Even though I fl...
Jump to postPrevious to air service the only way to the island was via a several day long ferry trip.
Jump to postVery nice report with great detail. It's the details that make the difference. Thanks!
At least the AA F/A's didn't hide out in the galley on you. They'll sometimes do that.
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If you are already a gate agent, weren't there internship options available at your airline?
Jump to postMore info you may find interesting.....
http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/2014_May/braniff/
The "End of the Plain Plane" Campaign by Braniff. Mary Wells a famous advertising exec came up with the idea of the flashy clothing. A lot of those girls still have their old uniforms. I don't think the uniforms pictured here were ever used on the 727's, but most likely on the 747 and 707/DC8's. Eve...
Jump to postI always heard it was the image thing. You are representing the company and the company wants their people to look clean and sharp at all times. They also want sideburns closely trimmed too.
Jump to postAfter looking at those photos, I can smell the smoke....
Jump to postThere is a memorial for AA 191. It's in a park a couple of miles away from the crash site, which has been largely redeveloped.
Jump to postJust last Sunday 60 minutes did a overview of his the news segments he did for that show. Interesting guy to say the least. Didn't Mike Wallace pass on very shortly after his retirement from 60 minutes too? <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/media/morley-safer-death/index.html?iid=TL_Popular" ...
Jump to postDidn't we just have at thread here were some OP was mocking people for wanting to vote for Trump? I wonder who started that one?
Jump to postlet this be a reminder to pet owners everywhere that these photos show pets that have been well socialized and get along well with others. You wouldn't want any dog fights in the cabin due to aggressiveness.
Jump to postI saw a blurb on the TV news about this. A witness on the aircraft stated that most people were not wearing their seatbelts and that the turbulence hit without warning. This area where it happened is not unknown for severe turbulence either.
Jump to postI was surprised to see that TranStar parked all the aircraft at Ellington for storage after the shut down. I wonder how long they sat there? What happened in the end was Continental ran them out of business. <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> swooped in to Hobby, matched TranSt...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Remember that Boeing is not sell...
Jump to postThe only complaint I ever heard of with the Caravelle when <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> operated it was the noise it made over the suburbs adjacent to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (Orchard Field) (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>. Those were very lo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Okie" class="quote" target="_blank">Okie</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Home ownership rule #2 Any project requires at lea...
Jump to postWell, it was a <acronym title="Sacramento - Executive (Municipal) (SAC / KSAC), USA - California">SAC</acronym> base back in 1972 when we used the PAR there. That's why I called it that. Obviously I haven't kept up with military naming changes. Thanks for letting me know. I haven't been back to that...
Jump to postBAD is a <acronym title="Sacramento - Executive (Municipal) (SAC / KSAC), USA - California">SAC</acronym> base, they have room enough on their ramp for multiple 747's, C5a's, anything military they want to park there. It's a very large operation. In college we used to practice PAR approaches into <a...
Jump to postWe have a Miele S314 that is for dog and cat hair. We've had it for 12 years and it still runs like new. With 4 dogs in the house it really does a good job.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/milemaster" class="quote" target="_blank">milemaster</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Why would it sting for <acronym titl...
Jump to postAnd is Munoz the same person he was when he left for the medical leave? After a transplant you have to take anti-rejection medications to keep the new organ from rejecting. And those meds can have heavy-duty side effects too. How is he handling those? United wants the job done, and they want it done...
Jump to postBack in the late 60's, early 70's Cougar's were based on the Mustang platform. A Cougar was a Mercury, which was sold by Lincoln/Mercury dealerships. So there you had the Lincoln connection. Cougar's of the era had many of the same options and interior appointments that you would find in Lincoln's o...
Jump to postThis article was written just for the sympathy factor. You could replace the word "fat" or "obese" with any other malady and the article would still work.
Jump to postThey took something that was never previously thought of as being racial and racialized the hell out of it. I always thought that if you turned in a performance that was worthy of an Oscar it didn't matter what color you are. I'm surprised they even let this show on television it was in such poor ta...
Jump to postI was flying on <acronym title="Southwest Airlines (USA)">WN</acronym> <acronym title="Dallas - Love Field (DAL / KDAL), USA - Texas">DAL</acronym>-<acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - Texas">HOU</acronym> when <acronym title="Houston - William P. Hobby (HOU / KHOU), USA - ...
Jump to postPeople take advantage of this confusion to get what they want, that is to take their dog in the cabin with them.
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/smokeybandit" class="quote" target="_blank">smokeybandit</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Couldn't have been that severe i...
Jump to postThanks for that photo of the actual plane in daylight. In the first photo it looks like the blue with the stars is a straight band around the fuselage, but in the daylight photo you can see that it's not, it's an actual circle. It is a pretty faithful reproduction of the Tennessee flag. But man, the...
Jump to postVery nice trip report, loved the pictures and your descriptions of the details.
Jump to postOh, I don't know, it looks a little too "stars & bars" for my tastes. I imagine some people will be offended by this. Why didn't they put the stars in a circle like they do on the real Tennessee flag?
Jump to postKeep your eyes and ears open. Opportunity sometimes comes in the strangest places. Once I was offered an interview for a great job with a major corporation while playing volleyball on the beach! I went to the interview later in the week and got the job. Turned out to be one of the best jobs I ever h...
Jump to postThose facilities are quite nice. Privacy cubicles and play areas for the kids. The refugees should be happy with this. If this were in the US, they'd get a mat or cot on the floor and that's about it. Did the government of Germany pay for all this, or was money donated by various charities?
Jump to postACE Hardware has carried Craftsman tools for awhile now. While I use Craftsman tools, we have nothing else in the house that came from Sears. It just never appealed to us. And we are from the Chicago burbs. I haven't been in a Sears in years. When I think of Sears I think of oil based paint, polyest...
Jump to post"But my son forgot his wallet, he just got on the airplane!"
Jump to postGreat trip report. Your enthusiasm is contagious! Great photos and you got the real Mad Dog experience by sitting close to the engines! I am very happy you enjoyed your trip to Texas.
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Jump to postIt looks like something someone in the 50's would have come up with if you asked them to draw a "car of the future". It doesn't quite work for today.
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