I know that plane crashes are exceedingly rare. There are something like 100,000 commercial flights each day of which about 8,600 use the 737 Max planes. We have had two crashes separated by about 131 day so that means there have been about 1 million flights (8600 x 131) on the 737 Max planes. Now …
Tag: american airlines
Holiday travels
I was all geared up for the usual drama of air travel on the day before Thanksgiving. I had checked the weather forecast--no snow (except it was snowing, just a bit). I checked the news for anything related to traffic snarls or huge waits at security--I saw nothing out of the ordinary. So, of course, …
Just a Bit of a Delay
I was traveling for work last week. Chicago to Charlotte on Tuesday night, then back home on Friday. The outward bound flight was nice and smooth; Chicago O'Hare was surprisingly crowded, but security moved quickly and the flight was on time. The flight home was another story. I was flying American Airlines from Charlotte to …
Doing It On The Road 