A USA Today headline asks how many air traffic controllers handle each cross-country flight, say from LAX to JFK. Handoffs happen all over the map. Controllers carve out slices of space and/or time and leave behind jet-fuel smelling backwash. There are plans to improve traffic control with fewer controllers. Plans to save millions by spending billions.
A professor of nutrition at City University in New York says airline food is becoming more healthful. “The overall trend is getting better,” Professor Charles Platkin says. “There’s at least one healthy meal alternative on inflight menus.” So, professor, where do the airlines rank?
How’s this for a trend? “Britannia 767-300s. Not just 28” seat pitch but 8 abreast! Packed for 328 pax and I’ve seen these birds at YVR heading back to the U.K.” That was posted a few days ago by YVR Cockroach, FlyerTalk Evangelist and probably the only cockroach in beautiful Vancouver.
Q: Why do potatoes make good detectives? A: Because they keep their eyes peeled. Q: What do you call a stolen yam? A: A hot potato. Q. Why did Boeing fill an aircraft with 20,000 pounds of potatoes? A. Because potatoes are a lot like us.
A sumo wrestler body type got the secondary pat down at security in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. Hey, wait. That ain’t no wrestler. He’s wearing enough clothes to stock a Wal-Mart!
