Clik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner
Joel Chusid, Guest Editor Guest Editor Critters on Board Birds can do serious damage to an airplane, but in this case the impact came from the inside. After 123 passengers had boarded a Korean Air...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner
Guest Editor Joel Chusid. Guest Editor Left Behind A year ago, there was the widely reported story of how a United Airlines flight from South America had to divert into a Florida airport because the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (June)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Human Cargo Years ago, when I first joined the airline industry, there was a story about a woman who boarded an American Airlines flight at Kennedy Airport with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (August 2010)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Tikes and Trykes With more airlines charging for checked baggage, and now carry-ons as well in some cases, passengers are sometimes inclined to push the limit....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (October 2010)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor From Upgrade to Downgrade People will do almost anything to get an upgrade, especially on a long-haul flight. There are various “legal” methods, using mileage or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (December 2010)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Greetings from 30,000 feet over the Amazon! I’m a little late with my column as I’ve been so busy of late. So a six-hour flight from São Paulo to Bogotá gave me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (March 2011)
Guest Editor Guest Editor Joel Chusid Time flies, and so do I. This blog is a little later than usual since it’s been so busy that I have to squeeze my writing in when I can. Last time it was over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (May 2011)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor On the Ground Usually I write this column on an airplane over some exotic place, but this time it’s on the ground in gray, damp Seattle. This spring has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (July 2011)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Baby on Board – Not! There has long been discussion on creating family sections on airliners to restrict the antics and noise of children to a single...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (September 2011)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Dressing to Fly Since my last column, there seems to have been a continuing epidemic of poor judgment on the part of some flyers in choosing their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (December 2011)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Ryanair Ahead of the Game, Again Whether it’s removing all but one lavatory, offering inflight porn entertainment or putting in standing-type seating,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (March 2012)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Kid Control Aloft Traveling with children by air can be challenging, and many parents dread it. Just last week, a couple and their two toddlers were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (May 2012)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid “United Breaks Guitars” – Soon to be a Best Seller? It’s common for books to be made into movies, but the video Canadian musician Dave Carroll and Sons...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel’s Airline Corner (August 2012)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Bees on a Plane Not snakes, otters or bats this time, but a few days ago passengers on a Delta flight getting ready to depart Pittsburgh International...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (October 2012)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Flight Attendants Make Headlines The media loves sensational stories about flight attendants. One of the most notable was Steven Slater’s tirade and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (December 2012)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Healthy & Unhealthy Food Aloft Free economy class airline food has all but disappeared on U.S. domestic flights, although it’s possible to buy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (February 2013)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Water, Water Everywhere…Except on the Plane! Flying from Honolulu to Melbourne is a mostly over-water trip taking close to twelve hours. But one day...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner (May 2013)
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Low Cost Goes Upscale It’s pretty rare when an LCC (industry terminology for “low cost carrier”) adds frills, but airBaltic is trying something new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner – June 2013
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Guest Editor Joel Chusid Just a couple of keystrokes can make a world of difference In the airline business, there are misboardings and misbookings. Due to increased security,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joel Chusid’s Airline Corner – September 2013
Guest Editor Joel Chusid Animal Sightings Guest Editor Joel Chusid Airplanes and wild animals don’t mix well, no matter what size. From the tiny critter side, airline travelers flying out of Kansas...
View Article