Aviation Marketing Posts

One of the cool parts about flying a jet airplane is being pushed into the back of your seat when you shove the throttles to the firewall. And yes, I know, jets don’t really have firewalls. The second most ego-boosting event comes when ATC asks you…

I was reading a superb story in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune by Jon Hilkevitch about the chaotic state of the airline industry from the passenger perspective. You can’t possibly read it and not come away feeling a sense of hopeless, helplessness on the …

Oh what fun it is thinking of more interesting ways to get these brand new books out into the world. But this time, a free copy of a Professional Pilot Career Guide will be headed to the first person who guesses the name of the airport where this ne…

A week sure flies when you’re having fun. I just returned from the Paris Airshow where among other things, I had an opportunity to fly Dassault’s new Falcon 7X. More on that later. If you’ve never been to Paris, you might be thinking the Paris Airsh…

It really pains me to say something good about United Airlines when I look back at the history of lousy service I’ve had from them over the years, from canceled flights, to unexplained delays for mechanicals.  Probably too, it’s the indifference at …

All this time I thought it was my problem for not understanding the ins and outs of the airline world that have wreaked such havoc on aviation. I never seemed to stop shaking my head every time I read the next chapter from the Northwest or Delta or …

Boy I love this video! Curiosity coupled to the Internet means a chance to uncover a few thousand nooks and crannies that often hide some impressive content. You Tube been a favorite in our house for some time with my 12-year old being a devoted fan…

When the City of Chicago’s Department of Aviation destroyed Meigs Field in the middle of the night a few years ago, it transformed KCGX into a poster child for the failure of both pro and anti-airport groups to work together successfully. With the f…

Andrew H. Broom and I don’t know each other. We’ve never met and I don’t owe him any money, nor he any to me. At least none that I recall.  What we do have in common is an infatuation with an incredible airplane concept and the need to tell a good s…

Despite an edict from the City of Chicago’s Department of Aviation warning people away from O’Hare Airport on Tuesday, the A380 crew plunked it down nicely on runway 4 Right to the cheers of the limited crowds who were able to find a place to watch…

It was a quiet Sunday afternoon today in Chicagoland as the city  struggled to make that final leap from Winter to Spring. I was out walking the new dog when I heard what sounded like a small airplane about to connect with some serious trouble. The …

I don’t play the lottery because I really think the odds of winning are about the same whether I enter or not. Since most of the people who read Jetwhine are about as plane crazy as I am though, I thought I’d pass along this chance to get up close a…

Honestly, I don’t watch a lot of television, except for a few favorites like Doctor Who, The Daily Show, 24, maybe an odd movie from time to time, or the Sunday political talk shows. Until last week, I’d say I actually never did more than react to T…

The aviation industry has a history of some pretty repulsive communications efforts aimed at customers and employees, like charging an airline’s best clients the highest possible ticket prices when those customers needed them most … at the least min…