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United and Continental Airlines: Dumb and Dumber

As a marketing-communications guy , JD Power and Associates recent labeling of Continental Airlines as one of the best in the nation for overall customer satisfaction, as well as the Best U.S. Airline award CAL also grabbed from the Official Airline Guide...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2008 3:52 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Blogging, air travel, United Airlines, airline, Southwest Airlines, airline pilots, Aviation Marketing, airline alliances, Continental Airlines, Larry Kellner, JD Power, Avolar, Glen Tilton, airline branding

Icon Aircraft Preaches to the Congregation (Finally!)

Stand with me brothers and sisters of the air and remember June 11, 2008. On this day upstart Icon Aircraft left the cloistered alcove where the choir of aviators sings. It took the public pulpit, inhaled deeply, and sang in pure notes to the congregation...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2008 2:26 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz

Skywriting: Who Says a Flying Job Can’t be Fun?

I walked out in the alley on Saturday near my home just north of Chicago and was surprised to see a bunch of kids all staring up at the azure-blue sky to the north. “Hey guys. What’s going on?” I asked. One small boy said nothing and...

Published Mon, Jun 23 2008 5:59 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, pilots, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Skywriting, Chicago Tribune, andy stinis, aerial advertising, Jon Hilkevitch, integrated marketing, flying jobs

Where is the Best Aviation Blog?

As much as stay awake at night wondering how many people around the globe are clicking through the stories here at Jetwhine, I know we are only one small fish in the sea of people who think they know just about everything when it comes to air travel....

Published Fri, Jun 20 2008 4:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Military

Backyard Flying: Fun & Cheap

Would you be interested in a ready-to-fly single seater, complete with engine for $12,000 to $15,000? How about a two-seater with a BRS ballistic chute for $25,000 to $30,000. Yeah, me too! Dicks Starks is a long-time friend, and I always stop what I’m...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2008 3:32 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Ultralight, AirVenture 2008, Dick Starks, Kansas City Dawn Patrol, Jetwhine.com, EAA Sport Aviation, You want to Build and Fly What?, Fokkers at Six O’Clock

Jetwhine Welcomes Papua New Guinea

Bloggers think they know everything. Or at least that’s what we believe when we get started as bloggers. Once we really get up a good head of blogger steam though, we realize just how little of a good blog is about us and how much of it is about...

Published Sun, Jun 15 2008 7:54 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft

Bloggers Will Gather at AirVenture 2008

This year, AirVenture will include something never before seen at the massive annual trek to Oshkosh … bloggers coming together to talk about the two things they love best … airplanes and social media. Will you be one of them? The First Annual...

Published Sat, Jun 14 2008 4:14 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, pilots, Jetwhine, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, AirVenture 2008, GAMA, social media

Aerotrekking Back to Coffin Corner

Given the world’s sorry state and aviation’s place in it, hope for the future is at the coffin corner. To help maintain that delicate balance it is natural to withdraw into–and protect–our little corner of aviation’s diverse...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2008 4:49 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Military, trikes, Nothing by Chance, backcountry flying, Richard Bach, Aerotrekking, barnstorming, National Geographic Adventure

Imagine if Airline Flying Was Fun

I was on my way back to Chicago Midway from Dallas on Southwest Airlines Flight 1078 the other day when, about five minutes before boarding time, I heard the announcement no one wants to hear. A delay due to a mechanical, an issue the gate agent acknowledged...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2008 1:12 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Blogging, air travel, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Band-Aids, customer service

Low CFI Birthrate & Graying Population Adding to Teacher Shortage

Demographers will quickly tell you that a low birthrate combined with an aging population is not the key to a sustainable future for any population. Welcome to the situation that describes the American airmen who hold a current flight instructor certificate...

Published Thu, Jun 5 2008 3:29 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, CFI Shortage, Aviation University Gateway

Cars, Airlines and the Cirrus SR-22

The Cirrus Design folks were in Chicago the other night on the first stop of a 22 city nationwide-tour promoting not only the G-3 version of their top selling airplane, but also a special new version of Garmin’s popular G-1000 avionics system called...

Published Mon, Jun 2 2008 3:45 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing

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