United Airlines has announced an expansion of its network to include cities in Australia and New Zealand. The airline will introduce new routes from Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport to Brisbane Airport, Auckland Airport, and Christchurch Airport starting from the end of 2023. The expansion will enable United Airlines to operate [...]
The Ben West Palm, an Autograph Collection Hotel, channels the spirit of one of West Palm Beach’s original homes and interprets it for a modern traveler. Injecting new energy into downtown West Palm, the Ben welcomes you with a grand entrance. As you walk in, you're greeted by fine eclecticism in the furniture, decor, and ambiance. [...]
The Ben West Palm, an Autograph Collection Hotel recently announced the launch of “The Book Butler” program. We love this new complimentary guest offering, thanks to this partnership with local retailer, The Palm Beach Book Store. Through this program, guests of The Ben can participate in an experience that is “exactly like nothing else,” a [...]
Italian prosecutors on Saturday ordered the seizure of components intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircrafts that they said failed to meet the technical specifications sought by the customer, Reuters.com reported. The titanium and aluminum parts were seized by finance police at a plant of Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo in Grottaglie, in [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has selected Captain Billy Nolen, an experienced aviation safety professional and former airline captain, to head the agency’s aviation safety organization. As Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Nolen will lead a team of more than 7,600 FAA employees who oversee all aspects of aviation safety, including aerospace [...]
A former chief technical pilot for Boeing charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company's 737 MAX jet says a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official called him a "scapegoat" for two fatal crashes, reuters.com reported. Lawyers for Mark Forkner said the FAA official with personal knowledge of the 737-MAX contacted the government and [...]
The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year — some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the TSA also is reporting travel numbers nearing those of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of travelers peaked in November, ahead [...]
After more than 64 years in business, the world's most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways (also known around the world as Pan Am), ceased operations on December 4, 1991. A perfect storm of terrorism, rising fuel costs, and an economic downturn resulted in the closure of the "World's Most Experienced Airline." However, thirty years [...]
Left to right: Kikuo Saito, "Monk's Circle," 1987, acrylic on canvas, courtesy of James Fuentes and the Estate of Kikuo Saito; Arthur B. Carles, "Still Life with Chrysanthemums," c. 1906–10, oil on canvas, courtesy of Avery Galleries; Isaac Julien, "The North Star (Lessons of the Hour)," 2019, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman; [...]
I have been visiting Stowe since I was a teenager, my parents had built a house there to escape hot New Jersey summers, and as a home base for the winter ski season. I usually visited in the winter months, and so my view of Stowe was quite narrow, shaped by snow-covered mountains, roaring fires, [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday urged U.S. passenger airlines "to commit to take more action" to address reports of violent or unruly passengers. The agency said it had asked airline trade groups at a meeting on Tuesday to disclose within a week what steps they will take to curb such incidents. The FAA [...]
Federal prosecutors plan to criminally indict Mark Forkner, the former Boeing 737 Chief Technical Pilot who is alleged to have deceived aviation regulators and airlines about a critical new flight control system on the 737 MAX, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Bringing Forkner to trial could shed more light on why the flaws in [...]
