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CategoryInside Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One 747
Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One 747-400 visited Boeing recently, and they put together a pretty cool video that you can get to by navigating here, since I can’t figure out
To Fly to the Edge of Space
The Daily Mail reports a plan to do something crazy. To do something perhaps even more crazy than what Solar Impulse set out to do. Fly to the edge of
Thoughts on the 2015 Freddie Awards
This past weekend, I had the chance to travel out to Las Vegas to attend the Freddie Awards. Its my favorite event to attend each year, and I’m truly appreciative
Could Singapore Airlines and Air France become Partners?
Business Traveller reports that Singapore Airlines and Air France executives recently met to discuss a partnership.
The article cites logical benefits of a partnership means ..
Qatar Airways to operate A380 to Atlanta for Inaugural flight
Qatar Airways A380, courtesy of Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways has been having an awful lot of fun with this Atlanta route. I won’t go into the crazy things Qatar CEO Akbar
American Airlines celebrates 90 years of Aviation
Lindbergh in a Robertson Aircraft Corporation aircraft, courtesy of American Airlines.
Much like United celebrated a few weeks ago, American Airlines is celebrating 90 years of ..
United Airlines celebrates 90 Years
April 6, 1926 marked the beginning of United Airlines’ with a Varney Air Lines airmail flight from Pasco, Washington to Boise Idaho. That was 90 years ago, and what United
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..
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
The top 7 Super Bowl 50 – #SB50 Commercials with some aviation specific ones!
Super Bowl 50 happened. As always, the commercials are sometimes just as entertaining as the play on the field. The first shot came from Avocados from Mexico (courtesy of Spencer..
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 serena..
#Snowzilla hits the East Coast, what can we learn from it?
The view out my front door during #Snowzilla
This past weekend, the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States (and even some further south) experienced a historic snow event. A..
A new A380 Operator, coming soon – ANA to buy 3 Airbus A380’s!
The Nikkei Asian Review reports that ANA will buy 3 Airbus A380’s, ostensibly to boost the airline’s service to Hawaii.
This is fantastic news, as ANA will eventually join the 13..
Virgin Galactic’s new launch vehicle – and boy is she a beauty!
Via TravelPulse, Virgin Galactic now has a 747 Rocket Launcher. The aircraft, named, Launcher One, is a retired Virgin Atlantic 747, which was previously named “Cosmic Girl” (an..
American Airlines is introducing a True Premium Economy class, here’s why it may not be all roses.
American Airlines is creating a real Premium Economy cabin!
Rendering of American Airlines Premium Economy via Skift.
Now we aren’t talking about Main Cabin Extra, which just giv..
James Bond’s travel destinations, Disney Travel Hacks, BWI gets a 787, Hyatt Cash+Points,
The Weekly News Roundup is a collection of headlines from around the internet that caught the attention of the Tagging Miles team. Content on these blogs do not necessarily reflect
The 787 is really King for the post-flight Passenger Experience #PaxEx
Photo via Boeing
I just returned from a pretty awesome trip to Australia with my wife. I’ll be putting together a trip report, but if you don’t want to wait, you
Emirates and Jetmen Dubai put on quite an aerial show!
Emirates and Jetmen Dubai put on quite a show in the skies over Dubai. I’m guessing not a lot of people would’ve noticed the two “Jetmen” from the ground, but
Emirates unveils United for Wildlife livery to stop illegal wildlife trade
Source: Emirates
Emirates is now flying 2 A380’s in United for Wildlife liveries. United for Wildlife focuses on stopping illegal wildlife trade. In the airlines press statement..
Air New Zealand Staff Honor Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks
Perhaps being down in Australia this week, I’m a bit more aware of non-US centric sports, like, the Melbourne Cup, and the Rugby World Cup (which I think happened in
The Titans of the Airline Industry
Last night, I read an interesting article by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), about Emirates reaching to their 30 year anniversary. While normally these articles are just inter..
A350-900LR to make Singapore to New York and LA possible again
Map courtesy of GCMap.com
Via the Australian Business Traveller, Airbus has announced that the Airbus A350-900LR will have a range of 8,700 miles, which is enough to fly Sin..
Singapore Airlines A330 Kneels at the Gate
Earlier today, casually looking through Twitter, I happened to see and retweet a Singapore Airlines A330 that was either kneeling out of respect, or had a rough night at Singapor..