Giveaway: 747-8i Special Lufthansa Magazine Issue
Last year I had to opportunity to fly in a brand spanking new Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i (also known as a 747 Intercontinental). I actually flew…
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Flight Innovations
Very interesting article on the Economist on possible innovations in the airline industry. I would personally like to see the pre-boarding using ‘people containers’. Here…
Airline April Fool Plays
Like everyone else on web, April Fool’s day has become a way to get some free attention by making outrageous claims (YouTube is shutting down!)…
The Boeing 747 Piano bar – a new update
One of the most popular Blog Posts I have ever written was on the Boeing 747 Piano bar (posted in July 2010!). This post gets the…
United Boards 777 at Frankfurt midfield, in the snow
United airlines seemed to have run out of funds to pay for gates at Frankfurt. We were at a gate (Z22) where we checked-in, got…
Is Air Travel the Ultimate Environmental Sin?
A very interesting article in this Sunday’s New York Times. It states that air travel is the highest carbon emission activity a human being can…
Big Birds – Wide Body Aircraft!
I love taking pictures of and flying in wide body aircraft. Sure beats an ERJ anyday! From a travel perspective, it’s all about comfort. The…
The case for in-aircraft cell phone use
There is absolutely no technical reason for aircraft to not allow cell phone use in-flight. The only issue today is the lack of cell service…
Up front and close up with the Lufthansa 747-8i
Editor’s note – I wrote these posts when I flew to India a few weeks ago. Forgot all about posting them during my trip. Here…
My connection is on a… wait for it… a Cessna!!
I appreciate airlines finding connections with partners. It offers us alternate routes they do not fly and timings they do not fly at. But really,…
