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Pope Francis gets cockpit tour on @AmericanAir 777-200
Earlier today (Saturday), Pope Francis received a short tour of the cockpit of his American Airlines 777-200 aircraft, enroute from JFK to PHL. It’s a short video, but, pretty cool
Boeing and ANA Roll out the R2-D2 787 Livery
I wrote about ANA Unveiling the Star Wars livery a while back, calling it perhaps the most awesome livery out there. I stand by that statement. Wandering Aramean wrote about
Emirates to take over the mantle of the longest commercial air flight
For as long as I can remember, Singapore Airlines had the two longest flights, that being, from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Singapore (SIN), and Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Singapore.
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Madagascar is Offering Foreign Carriers Cabotage Rights
Courtesy of WikiCommons
Air Madagascar, the country’s flag carrier is reeling from labor strikes that have gone on for a month so far. The result is that the country of Madaga..
Would you fly to 6 continents only on Low Cost Carriers?
The Flight Deal had an interesting Twitter conversation with the real_jetsetr (aka Michael) yesterday talking about a way to fly just Low Cost Carriers (LCC) to 6 of the 7
You don’t see this every day
On an idle Saturday, I happened to be scanning twitter, and I saw this from @AirlineReporter:
Allegiant Air passengers on a wing, Courtesy of The Boise Airport
From the Idaho Sta..
Delta Airlines attempts to speed up boarding with Early Valet
Airlines have tried for ages to figure out the fastest way to board a plane. In fact, other heavyweights such as the Mythbusters have dissected the issue, testing out in
Singapore Airlines’ newest special livery
Courtesy of Singapore Airlines / Business Traveller
Courtesy of Business Traveller, Singapore Airlines has unveiled a very cool and colorful looking livery (on not one, but two A..
The Blue Angel’s Show at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
A good friend of mine will use any excuse to get out on the water, and the Blue Angels show over the US Naval Academy is a better reason than
Review: Etihad Airways A380 Apartments Abu Dhabi to London
From the outset, I want to be clear: I was quite giddy about this flight. I got even more excited when I boarded. And the flight was great compared to
So, a group of bloggers take on an @Delta 757…..
and everybody won! Ok… maybe not, but, there’s more to the story.
A couple of weeks ago, Ed at Pizza in Motion put together a team of crack bloggers, literally, titans of
EVA Air to add 2 more Hello Kitty Routes
For those of you who haven’t gotten to ride on the Hello Kitty planes (I sure haven’t), here is your chance to do it. EVA Air is adding additional routes
The difference between Business and First Class is not the seat
Zodiac Aerospace‘s Fusio seat,
Earlier this week, Skift reported on a seat from Zodiac Aerospace that “erases the line between business and first class.” I couldn’t disagree more..
Reflections from flying Southwest
I know by now you’re probably used to reading my reviews of premium cabins like American Airlines, Qatar, Emirates (and even more Emirates), or Korean Air, but every so often
The Most Awesome Aircraft Livery EVER!
Star Wars R2-D2 Livery courtesy of ANA
H/T to World Airline News
In what is, perhaps the coolest livery ever known to Jedi, Wookie, or Man. ANA has announced that they will
Squeezing more economy seats into less space
I’m not at the Aircraft Interior’s Expo (#AIX15), but I’m certainly following Twitter on it. For those of you who may not be familiar with #AIX15, its the largest aircraft interi..
Saying goodbye to US Airways “Cactus” Callsign
Avgeeks throughout the twittersphere have offered photos and remembrance for US Airways “Cactus” Callsign. Why is today the last day for Cactus? Because its been widely reported..
LUV Your Luggage Once Again
Photo Courtesy: Looptworks/Southwest Project LUV Seat.
It’s a well known fact that #Avgeeks can develop rather…strange collections over time. Some collect models of the airplanes..