10 Avgeek Headlines That Changed Aviation This Week! Seriously ;-) [or maybe not]

David Studden
Jul 24, 2017 · 4 min read
Jennifer Aniston & Mr.Bean

Here’s a light-hearted take on aviation news over the last few days. Don’t take them too seriously or maybe on second thoughts you should!

Happy reading to all the millennials, high flyers, harassed travelers & “grandmothers” out there! Enjoy!

1. Marriage or just a romantic fling — Is Emirates & Flydubai relationship there for the long haul or just a low cost romance!

Long Haul or Low Cost Romance?

2. Who shrunk the kid — “4” too many A350s for Qatar Airways!

My A350 orders have shrunk!

3. Joon — But will millennials “swoon” for this new airline or is it just an older guy with plastic surgery? (hint…..How old is Air France?)

Nah! Just an older guy with plastic surgery!

4. To be or not to be (or rather to buy or not to buy) — that is the question for Emirates! Is it the Boeing 787 or the Airbus 350? (“What about me” said the A380?)

To Buy or Not to Buy!

5. On the wings of a prayer (or tax payer)! — Alitalia & Air India — Let’s pray together that we both find new homes, soon! I am sure we’ll find an auspicious day! (Please pray for us!)

We both need an auspicious prayer!

6. Star struck or strike struck — British Airways decides to move into the movie business! Who cares about strikes, when we’ve got stars! But then again what can go wrong when we have Mr.Bean on board? (Hi Jenny ….. let’s switch seats)

Mr.Bean & Safety — Really!

7. Seat fights, not street fights, please! — Delta Airlines & Ann Coulter clash over seat assignments. (Let’s be civilized over here — it’s just an airline seat!)

Don’t be cheap — it was only $30!

8. We’ve got your code — It’s over — American cancels Qatar Airways & Etihad code-share agreement! We’ve rewritten the code — all about version control!

Code? What code, it’s looks more like a matrix!

9. Not yet Honey, we got the money — “You cracked the code, we’ll crack the bank & buy you!” says Qatar to American! That’s why they call it a Plan “B”! and we’ve got many “B”ees …

Honey, it’s all about the money! Always!

10. Crying Wolf (move over wall street) — Delta cries wolf in their latest cinematic production — “How could you Jenny, how could you!!! All for a shower! We got great lounges on the ground, if only you had asked!”

There’s a wolf amongst the sheep!

Have an “aviation”ful day! and keep smiling! Travel is meant to be fun :-)

BTW : to ensure that I don’t have claims of fake news, all headlines have their respective links for cross-verification ;-)

David Studden

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