18+ hours – the new normal for extra long-haul flights
There seems to be a war amongst airlines to show whose is longer than the others – whether it is the longest flight by ‘great…
Aircraft
United’s 787 International Flights
I recently got a chance to fly on the Airbus 380. It was on a Lufthansa operated flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt (JNB-FRA). Flying the…
Riding in Coach: Why I prefer United 767 over 777
I fly a lot of international flights in coach. My employer only buys me coach tickets. I upgrade a lot of my long haul flights…
My first A380 flight
I took my first flight on an Airbus A380 a few weeks ago. It was a Lufthansa operated flight – and a long one –…
787-9 in Washington Dulles (IAD)
The new ’stretch’ version of Boeing’s 787 ‘Dreamliner’ (787-9) are now being put into service. I happened to see my first 787-9 at Dulles airport…
Emirates’ $1 WiFi
Airlines are getting on the WiFi bandwagon in droves. I remember Lufthansa testing WiFi in their long haul planes over a decade ago . Most…
ATC, we have a wingman…
On a recent flight back from UK to the US, there was a sudden hubbub on the flight as people started looking out the widows…
Turkish Air Force F-16 coming in way too low!
At a recent air show in UK, this Turkish Air Force F-16 jet came in way too low for some spectators. Free haircuts anyone? Like…
Did a US Air Force U2 spy plane cause the FAA outage last week?
There is speculation by Reuters and other new agencies that a US Air Force U2 spy plane caused the massive outage at FAA’s LA Central…
United adding non-stop Los Angeles – Melbourne with 787-9
United is adding a new non-stop route to Australia – Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL). It will be using a 787-9 aircraft. United already…
