Ending soon – Giveaway: 747-8i Special Lufthansa Magazine Issue
The giveaway I am running for the Lufthansa Magazine Special Issue on the 747-8i is ending tonight at Midnight, EST. To enter, go to the…
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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…
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…
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…
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,…
It was my ‘Meet the 787’ day!
I was at Washington Dulles (IAD) airport a couple of days ago, ready to board my flight to Houston (IAH). As I walked towards security,…
