
One Mile at a Time
Mayday: Emirates Boeing 777 Pilots Declare Fuel Emergency In Miami
Fuel planning is an important part of the job that dispatchers and pilots perform before a flight can depart. It’s not just about having enough fuel to get to the destination, but also about having reserves if there’s bad weather enroute, if a diversion is needed, etc.

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Emirates Boeing 777-300 Declares ‘Mayday’ For Low-Fuel in Miami After the Pilots Had to Abandon Two Landing Attempts
The pilots of an Emirates Boeing 777-300 with as many as 328 passengers on board declared a low-fuel ‘mayday’ distress signal after two attempts to land at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday morning ended in failure. Emirates flight EK-213 had been in the air for more than 17 hours...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Mountains of Luggage Pile Up at Heathrow Airport As Passengers Slam British Airways For Chaotic Response to Baggage Breakdown
Passengers have slammed British Airways and vowed never to fly with what was once the ‘world’s favorite airline’ over its chaotic response to a baggage system breakdown at its flagship hub at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, on Friday, which is still being felt two days later. Mountains of bags have...

View from the Wing
Passenger Spots Loose Wing Part On Boeing 737 — Forcing Airline To Pull Jet From Service
A passenger on a Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737 noticed something wrong with the wing, photographed it, and showed the cabin crew — and after landing, the jet was pulled from service for maintenance. It appears to have been a loose or detached flap rail fairing, the kind of issue passengers...

One Mile at a Time
Amex Gold Card Credits For Dining & Uber: How To Maximize $424 In Value
The American Express Gold Card (review) is one of the best cards for earning Membership Rewards points, and it also has an excellent welcome offer. The card is ideal for anyone who spends a lot on dining, whether at restaurants or supermarkets, and in my experience, getting approved for the card...

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3 American Airlines Passengers Each Left $4,500 Richer After Delaying Greece Vacation By One Day
American Airlines is not known for Delta-style bidding wars when flights are oversold. But on a Philadelphia–Athens flight, the airline reportedly kept raising the offer until three passengers got $4,500 each to delay their Greece trip by one day — an unusually rich payout from a carrier that normally stops...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
Red Chairs on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Sunday Morning Photograph.
I may have spotted red chairs on Prince Edward Island — but it was not the first time I found red chairs in Canada. These red chairs are one of six sets that are currently on Prince Edward Island as part of the...








