Thai Aviation Authority calls for Contingency Plans after Nok Air Strands ~1400 passengers

Thailand’s The Nation reports that this past Monday in Thailand, Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck called a meeting with all Thai-registered carriers, following Nok Air’s cancellation of 9 flights stranding 1,400 people.The Nok Air incident was related to some of its pilots not meeting European Aviation Safety Agency safety standards, although the specifics were not included.The result…

Review: Lufthansa First Class Terminal and Lounge (yes, both!)

Intro: Visiting the Christkindlemarkets of Mainz Review: Hyatt Regency Mainz Wandering Mainz, including the Christkindlemarkets Review: Lufthansa First Class Terminal and Lounge (yes, both!) Review: Lufthansa First Class 747-8 – Frankfurt to Washington Dulles Conclusion: Visiting the Christkindlemarkets of Mainz Despite my brother sticking around in Mainz, I kind’ve pushed that my father and I needed to…

Inside the operations and choreography of the Trump 757

Yesterday, I happened to mention to a colleague about the Trump 757 diversion to Nashville last week, and he mentioned that he had seen a great special on what the chief pilot, John Duncan, calls the T-Bird.I found the video from the Discovery World to be quite interesting. For example, I think the Trump 757 is the…

Jet Airways Crew Suspended for allowing in flight Concert

Courtesy of the Times of India, a Jet Airways crew of 5 “airhostesses” (I’m not sure what that really means), were suspended, after allowing Bollywood Artist Sonu Nigam to serenade passengers on a chartered flight from Jodhpur to Mumbai on Jan 4.Apparently the suspension comes at the request of India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),…