On both directions flying back and forth this week to Boston on the Shuttle, I sat next to people who Blackberried during the entire flight.  Both were asked by flight attendants to put the devices away, both pretended to do so until she was gone, and both then pulled said devices back out again.
I am [...]

An off-duty Northwest Airlines pilot led police on a bit of a crazy chase after he drove his rented Hummer the wrong way on I-94 near Port Huron, Michigan.  Turns out the pilot had a bit of a cocaine binge, then decided to drive over the Blue Water bridge to Sarnia, Ontario.  But he decided [...]

(Thanks to reader Simon for this heads up:)
An aircraft interior design firm has introduced a new seating layout that could change the way we fly (see here for photos).  Basically, the middle seats in coach all face backwards.  The way it’s set up allows for wider seats, which is a good thing.  Don’t expect to [...]

I don’t know much about them, but a new company called Jumpjet has launched, offering the use of a private jet for roughly the cost of coach tickets.  Here’s the deal:
They have several different packages, but at the most basic, you pay a $500 signup fee, and then $1,800 a month for 3 months.  For [...]

New site I wanted to tell you about:  Flightmemory.com.  Short version:  You go to the site and you type in all the flights (or some of the flights) you’ve ever taken.  You can put in the basics (where you went) or detailed info (the tail number on the plane).  Then the site creates a map [...]

Two bits of news about aviation in Indonesia:
–The United States has downgraded Indonesia’s airlines, saying that they do not meet international standards for safety.  The government tells travelers in Indonesia to use non-Indonesian airlines for their flights.
–In an unrelated note, a former head of Garuda, an Indonesian airline, was arrested in connection with the murder [...]

Quick follow-up to the story yesterday about the Air Sahara - Jet Airways merger in India:  Air Sahara will be re-branded Jetlite, and offer service somewhere between a no-frills airline and a traditional airline (AirTran, maybe?).  Jet Airways will launch service to New York and San Francisco later this year.

Silverjet, one of the all-business class airlines to London) has launched a promotion where you get a free one-way ticket for each one-way ticket you purchase (ie, 50% off a roundtrip to London).  In exchange for telling them what frequent flyer program you are a member of, you’ll get a round trip ticket for $899 [...]

A British Airways pilot delayed his flight from Delhi to London for 13 hours because he said he and his crew did not get enough sleep the night before.  The pilot claimed his hotel in Delhi was quite loud, and because of that he was unable to sleep.  As a safety measure, he said, he [...]

Midwest’s board rejected AirTran’s offer for a third time on Friday, leading AirTran to put out a statement calling Midwest’s board "delusional."  AirTran had upped its offer to $15.75 a share for Midwest, whose stock had closed at $8.13 on Friday (maybe AirTran is delusional).