Throwing in the napkin (towel, whatever)

Well, since noone is going to read this, I'll make this short and sweet: this blog is suspended indefinitely. Thanks to all who have read this.

Sidenote: a bit about the lunar eclipse and misconceptions

There was a lunar eclipse on March 3, which was seen throughout most of the world, except for parts of the Pacific. I won't explain why the lunar eclipse happens, but many people believe that the Moon doesn't spin. Phil Plait, an astronomer and a blogger (Check his blog out at http://www.badastronomy.com/) proves them wrong:



For more of his videos and science (especially astronomy) easily explained, check out his website and watch his videos. It's worth it.

JetBlue contracts ExpressJet to fly some of its routs

NEWS The regional airline ExpressJet was contracted by JetBlue Airways to operate some of its flights, as JetBlue is experiencing software glitches in their Embraer EMB-190 fleet, Bloomberg.com reports. The EMB-190 was introduced to operate flights that its Airbus A320s cannot, due to their size. The 190s operate some long flights, such as JFK to Bermuda's Hamilton Airport.

Bloomberg.com reports the people that already booked on the flights will receive notice of the change as well as a $25 voucher good for a flight on JetBlue. Bloomerg.com reports that the ExpressJet planes will be operated by its own crews, while JetBlue's crews will be compensated. The planes will fly between Boston and Buffalo, NY and Washington-Dulles, New York's JFK and Columbus, OH and Richmond, VA.

ExpressJet launched an airline of its own, XJet, targetting business travellers travelling to mostly desintations on the West Coast, Midwest, as well as the Southwest. Under an agreement made with Continental Airlines, ExpressJet retained 69 of its ERJ-145, which were previously used by Continental. XJet will be using 44 of the aircraft, Delta Airlines contracted an additional 10, and four for JetBlue.

This is an unusual move for JetBlue, which follows the traditional low-cost structure. Most low-cost airlines don't code-share or contract a regional partner, something that sets low-cost carriers from traditional airlines, like Delta and Continental. However, JetBlue made a code-sharing agreement with Air Lingus, an Irish airline as well as Cape Air for some of its flights to Boston.