6 Steps on How to Safely Use an Evacuation Slide In the Event of an Emergency
The probability of you being involved in a crash or accident while you are a passenger seated aboard an airplane is so remote that you will likely never have either of those experiences — but if you do, you may have to use an inflatable evacuation slide.
At first glance, evacuation slides look like they could be fun to use — but in the event of an actual emergency, they can actually…
What to Do to Survive an Airplane Water Landing — A Photographic Essay Which Could Save Your Life
The probability of you being involved in a crash or accident while you are a passenger seated aboard an airplane is so remote that you will likely never have either of those experiences; and incidents of water ditching — which is when an airplane lands in the water in the event of an emergency — are so rare in commercial aviation that they occurred only 21 times in the past 67 years, so you will almost certainly never experience a real incident.
Virtually any pilot or member of a flight crew will tell you that 21 water ditching incidents since 1952 is 21 times too many; but as extremely rare as the possibility may be, it still could happen — and this article gives you information which just might save your life…
Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes Grounded By Federal Aviation Administration Until Further Notice
Effective as of 3:00 earlier today, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes which are operated by airlines in the United States or its territories.
The official statement is as follows…
Two Fatal Airplane Crashes Occur; No Survivors Reported in Either Incident
Two fatal crashes which involved commercial airplanes have occurred this weekend in Colombia and Ethiopia; and of the combined reported total of 171 people who were aboard both airplanes, no survivors have been reported or found in either incident.
In the first incident…
Is There Something Wrong With This Photograph From Avis?
As I was researching an offer for rental cars about which to write an article, I happened to check the Internet web site through which Avis Rent A Car System offers promotions within the United States; and I spotted an offer with which you may be familiar.
Through this particular ongoing offer, you can…
8 Guidelines to The Great Window Shade Debate
Yet another debate by members of FlyerTalk over the proper etiquette pertaining to window shades aboard airplanes was launched back on Thursday, November 17, 2016 — and it became contentious enough for the discussion to be closed only two weeks later by a moderator to further posting of content.
The topic of window shades has been — and remains to this day — one of the most controversial topics amongst frequent fliers for many years and has caused as much angst as the debates over armrests and reclining seats: who gets to determine whether the window shade is raised or lowered?
This is only a sampling of…
Stupid Tip of the Day: Raising an Armrest on the Aisle
Many people believe that the armrest on the seat in the economy class cabin adjacent to the aisle is rigid and cannot be moved — yet there are reasons why someone seated in the aisle seat would want that armrest raised: for greater ease of sitting in the seat; or perhaps for some extra room when standing up is not an option at the moment.
Many airplane models are equipped with…
What to Do About a Loud Snorer Aboard an Airplane During a Flight?
Passengers have endured such disturbances to the peace aboard airplanes by those who have been classified as 14 of the most aggravating passengers — people who kicks seats, talk too much, or play their media for all to hear — but what about people who snore?
FlyerTalk member Oakshadow was a passenger aboard an airplane recently for an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta and recounts this experience with a fellow passenger who snored loudly…
Revisited: Why Do Airplane Crashes Receive So Much Attention?
When a Boeing 737-800 MAX — which operated as Lion Air flight 610 to Pangkal Pinang — crashed into the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia approximately 35 nautical miles northeast of Jakarta shortly after taking off earlier this morning, Monday, October 29, 2018, the media was all over the story. Only six bodies of the 188 people aboard the aircraft — seven of them as members of the flight crew — have been recovered at the time this article was written; and the fairly new aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
An update to this fatal crash incident — of which the fear is that no one has survived — has been posted to the official Internet web site of Lion Air…
Lessons Learned From Food Allergy Tragedy Aboard an Airplane
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was 15 years old when she tragically died in a hospital in France after suffering from an allergic reaction aboard an airplane operated by British Airways during a flight from London to Nice in July of 2016 — and an official inquest into how this fatality could have been prevented has concluded.
The daughter of Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse was eating a sandwich — the labeling of which gave no indication that the food was not free of sesame seeds, to which she is severely allergic.
“The Sept. 28 conclusions of…
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