Planes, Runaway Trains, E-Bikes

For more than 25 years, it was possible to fly from New York to London in under three hours, all while being pampered with first class luxury on the British Airways Concorde. Then, in November 2003, all that stopped. To try to recapture some of the luxury that came with flying Concorde, BA put on a special first class only flight from London to New York, and it was wild. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Train derailments and property damage are serious business, but if they’re paired with the right music and a cast of stunned characters, they can be sort of funny. I know, I feel bad about it, too. Just watch this video posted to TikTok. You’ll see what I mean. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

Airplanes have been in the news a lot lately. Whether they’re falling apart in the sky or having their routes drastically cut because of money, it’s almost always bleak. So, why don’t we take a look at a more innocent airplane story? Namely, what’s the deal with those little triangles you see above some of the windows in the cabin? - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

Two British Airways flight attendants were fired on Monday after a video emerged on social media of the pair mocking Asian passengers after a flight. According to British tabloid The Sun, the video was recorded at the Trade Winds Hotel Antigua during a layover and posted to Instagram in 2022. The post was captured and reposted on TikTok last week, where it received over one million views. The British flag carrier effectively banned employees from posting workplace content on social media last year. - Ryan Erik King Read More

JetBlue Airways is cutting a whole bunch of unprofitable routes to destinations both in the U.S. and overseas. It’s leaving five cities altogether as it looks to save money after its $3.8 billion bid to buy Spirit Airlines was blocked by a judge earlier this year. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has published an open letter to customers as a response to the airline’s multiple high-profile mechanical failures over the past two months. Boeing aircraft operated by the carrier had a landing gear tire fall off, a slat break apart and an engine burst into flames, among several other mishaps. With things looking dicey at United, Kirby wrote: - Ryan Erik King Read More

A Scottish court sentenced a Delta Air Lines pilot to 10 months in jail after he arrived drunk to fly from Edinburgh International Airport. The New York Times reported that Lawrence B. Russell Jr. was scheduled to fly a Boeing 767 to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, but he was stopped at the security checkpoint. Russell was trying to bring two bottles of Jägermeister, one half-empty. He failed a breathalyzer test and was arrested. The flight was understandably canceled, and Russell later pleaded guilty to his charges. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Spanish bike builder Orbea has a slick new electric bike that promises to jazz up your daily commute. Called the Diem, the new bike launched earlier this month with a sleek looking frame, a Shimano e-bike motor and neat flourishes like built in lights. - Owen Bellwood Read More