Let me make sure I understand: I walk in to a high-end car shop (shoppe?), put down $150,000.00, in cash, for a Bentley (used, of course); and arrange to return the following day after it's been "detailed" (whatever the hell that means) to pick it up. Next day, the oily and unctuous and scammy car salesman says:" I'm so, so sorry, but we had a break-in/fire/earthquake/invasion by Mongols last night, and your car was stolen." "Damn!," says I. "I really wanted the car. Well, what the hell. Then, just go ahead and return my money. Says the Bernie Madoff of the car world:"Nope. Can't. Won't. We've already booked it is profit, and we can't afford to bring our numbers down. Our bank'll pull our line of credit." Is there any industry more scammy and grabby and cheaty than BigAir, these days?

(Written on 10/04/2020)(Permalink)

The majors - - all of them - - who're now looking for handouts are the same who (a) did more, as a class/group, to spread the virus around the globe to begin with, (b) won't ever, ever miss an opportunity to gouge passengers down to the last nickel and penny, from peanuts to "preferred seating" (c) encourage their crew, both flight- and cabin, to be more and more aggressive cop wannabes, and (d) make up their own (un-regulated) rules as they go along with an eye toward stealing, and keeping, more and more passengers' money, as often as they can. Help them? Let them ask for it in a Chapter 11 Petition - - and tell them, in court: "No. Not a chance."

(Written on 20/03/2020)(Permalink)

Taking gaminess and scamminess and attention-getting to new highs (or, lows), the woman, who calls herself "Ventiko," and says she's a "performance artist" (whatever that is, these days) claimed that she needed the peacock for "emotional support," huh? What she really needs is psychotherapy and reality-training: a peacock (messy; really, really noisy)can no more give "emotional support" to anything or anybody (except maybe other peacocks)than a 172 can give anyone a 1st-class travel experience across the Atlantic. It's a damn bird! Why do you think there's a derogatory connotation to the word(s), "bird-brain?" In this case, it's clearly a matter of another usually-critical saying or adage: "Birds of a feather . . ." F*****g airhead!

(Written on 02/02/2018)(Permalink)

You don't belong here: (1) this is a place for aviators, aviation enthusiasts, and industry personnel, all of whom share a common interest. Obviously, you're not one. (2) This is a place where people with aviation-specific knowledge exchange ideas and at times offer (helpful) suggestions or observations. You are just so, so not one of them. (3)This is not a place for mean-spirited people with political agendas to inject their biases and neuroses into an otherwise sane and moderate conversation. Those people belong at pig troughs or at gang-banging hangouts. Go (back) to where you belong.

(Written on 05/09/2014)(Permalink)

Get off the air, dork!

(Written on 06/09/2013)(Permalink)

Only? Not something closer to terminal?

(Written on 08/02/2013)(Permalink)

Dork.

(Written on 14/12/2012)(Permalink)

Boeing can do all of the modifications,retros, and re-dos it wants (and, good for them, I suppose), but it's not going to keep Big Air (and its little-brother- and -cousin-wannabes)from gouging and sucking dry the people who, for whatever the reason, have to fly with/on them, whether frequently (for business) or at will, for fun/pleasure. A hundred bucks to put a bag in a bin? Screw 'em. Boycott 'em. Form pools and buy (private) airplanes, if you can.

(Written on 04/05/2012)(Permalink)

There should be separate seating someplace on commercial aircraft for neurotics, idiots, and garden-variety dorks. They're easy enough to spot; flight attendants these days are cop wannabes anyway, with more (perceived) power than they really have and certainoly more than they should have: let them just herd creeps like this (of both genders)to the rear of the bus, ad drop a curtain.

(Written on 06/01/2012)(Permalink)