A pilot and a flight attendant for Air New Zealand were suspended over their photos with a blow up doll in the Air New Zealand cockpit. Perhaps Air New Zealand wasn’t a fan of them using the auto-pilot. While I’m sure it is an unconventional approach Situs Judi Slot Terbaik dan …
Read More »Check Out This Cool App that Visualizes Air Traffic
I always find myself mesmerized by the air traffic exhibit at the air and space museum. Â It has planes, color coded by airline, flying across a radar map. They use various days as samples–including September 11, 2001. Â (It is really eerie to watch air traffic suddenly stop). There’s an app …
Read More »Spirit’s Seats Are More Comfortable than US Airways’ and American’s
According to a survey, Spirit’s seats were ranked more comfortable than US Airways’ and Americans’. Â Has Tiff been redeemed? From the Chicago Tribune: Jet Blue Airways and Alaska Airlines have the most comfortable coach seats, while no major airline ranked near the top in results of a poll released Thursday …
Read More »Pay $300 to Fly Pretend Pan Am First Class
In the world of things I never knew I wanted to do so badly up until this moment, you can fly a pretend Pan Am 747 First Class flight for $300 in Hollywood, California. As the name of the article I found this vintage photo in states, Traveling in a Boeing …
Read More »Outdoor Movies About Airplanes and Flights Near DCA Next Year
Just a note that Crystal City, where you can find the airport hotels for Washington National Airport, will be showcasing movies about flights outdoors next summer. Crystal City always operates under a theme for their outdoor movie series. I was delighted to see their theme this year, including films such …
Read More »How Old is Your Plane?
George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog.com has a great article today on older airplanes. …the skies are full of older planes—DC-9s, 717s, early versions of the 757 and 767 and 737, to name a few. This is not to say that old planes are unsafe. That’s simply not true. But newer planes …
Read More »US Airways Miles: When Do I Upgrade With Miles…
US Airways Miles: When Do I Upgrade With Miles… …and when do I wait to see if I cleared for free? One of the biggest debates I have with myself is when to use upgrades. When a seat is available, but the cabin is empty, I don’t want to waste …
Read More »Pilot Lets the Flight Attendant Fly the Plane for 40 Minutes
When I read this headline in the news, I thought, “Air India?” and I was woefully right. From Mumbai Mirror: Two Air India pilots put the lives of 166 passengers on a Bangkok-Delhi flight in danger by taking a 40-minute break from the cockpit and getting two stewardesses to operate …
Read More »Man Ends Up Lone Passenger On Plane After Delays
A confused passenger took a picture of his plane after he was the sole passenger to board. Â It turns out his plane was delayed for hours, and while all the rest of the passengers asked to be re-booked on other flights, he was the lone-passenger to wait it out. Here’s …
Read More »When Flights Become Frights!
At the request of some people at the MegaDO launch party, I’m posting a story I told when we were all talking about our weirdest travel experiences. Feel free to post your own in the comments! When I was sixteen, I was in Buffalo for a sporting event I was …
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