TRIP: Latin America’s #1 Regional Airline
TRIP celebrates its 12th anniversary this year, maintaining its focus on serving smaller markets, while growing to
become Latin America’s largest regional carrier. By Daniel R. Carneiro
Initial Observations
Air Ops actions in response to the Haiti earthquake. By Lt. Col. Gary Snells
Disaster in Haiti
Erve’ Malebranche was deep in thought preparing for the next
day’s flight when the world around him became violent. By Captain Ed Cook
Humanitarian Air Bridge to Haiti
International response to the earthquake was immediate, with
the first relief flights arriving from the Dominican Republic within hours. By
Ralph M. Pettersen
Quotable Notes
Thoughts on the disaster from many different points of view.
By Complied by Shannon De Witt
United Bids Farewell to the Boeing 737
On October 28, 2009, at 5:55 p.m. PDT, United Airlines’ last
Boeing 737, a type -322, touched down at San Francisco International for the
last time, closing out a 41 year history. By Ben Wang
VOLARIS: Mexico’s Rising Star
In less than four years since inaugurating service, Volaris
has become Mexico’s fourth largest domestic carrier. By Jeff Kriendler
Avianca and TACA Join Forces: A Major Latin American Player is Taking Off
Today, it seems like this airline is bound to become one of Latin America’s strongest players with a brand new fleet coming in and a number of very interesting mergers announced
recently. By Sebastian Schmitz
Aircraft Appraisal: Boeing 757-200
Developed in tandem with the 767, the 757 was originally
conceived as a replacement for the very popular 727-200 Advanced. The
configuration we are familiar with today was the ultimate model selected by
Boeing according to customer preferences. By Stephen P. Rehrmann
Reaching Back: A Dream Day at Lake Central
“The gentleman introduced himself and we made a short run to
my car. He didn’t do pilot hiring and I didn’t really have enough heavy iron
experience yet, but it was nice to get a toein the door. His TWA flight was running two hours late so we
had dinner at the Sky Chef restaurant in the terminal.(Remember them?)”
By Dave Nichols
Tailpieces
Here is an innovative idea. The hotelicopter has 18
soundproof rooms with queen size beds, coffee makers, WiFi and all thecomforts of a five star
hotel room. At press time it was scheduled for itineraries in California,
Europe and the Caribbean. By Joel Chusid