Category: Aviation
If you are an airline or aviation geek, just have a general interest in airlines and air travel then this site is for you. You will find airline and aviation trivia combined with an outlook on the airline industry today.
Win Two Last Tickets for KLM’s MD-11 Farewell Flight in the contest.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has kept the MD-11 in passenger service the longest but are now retiring it. The three commemorative “Farewell Flights” sold out in minutes after going on […]
Lufthansa Pilots on Strike.
The pilots union “Vereinigung Cockpit” and Lufthansa cannot agree on retirement terms where the pilots would like to retire at age 55 and the company wants them flying until they […]
Air France Pilots On Strike.
The French has been known to be notorious protesters and the aviation world is no different. Air France pilots are now on strike. Yesterday 212 flights out of Paris was […]
European Blacklist Airlines – what do I need to know?
Not all people know that the European Commission maintains a list of airlines banned within the EU due to safety concerns. This means that airlines from certain countries, a specific […]
Review of the Book Cabin Fever by Mandy Smith and Nicola Stow.
Mandy Smith is the air hostess for Virgin Atlantic during 12 years who teamed up with journalist Nicola Stow to write the book Cabin Fever. This is one of many […]
Stunning Aerobatics with Boeing 787-9 at Farnborough Air Show.
I simply cannot withhold you this stunning video of the Boeing 787-9 doing crazy aerobatics (for such a big plane) at Farnborough Airshow this year. The video will leave you […]
Be Careful About Flying to USA With Uncharged Devices.
You might have read about the statement that TSA released last week about not allowing uncharged devices onboard aircrafts in the US or aircrafts bound for the USA. This means […]
Why You Should Doublecheck Your Airline Ticket Confirmation.
Time Magazine reports in an article about a dentist who booked a ticket with British Airways to Granada in Spain and ended up in Grenada in the Caribbean. I genuinely […]
Review of the book ”Cruising Attitude” by Heather Poole.
I am on my way back home from a trip and just finished the book Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole when I had time to read in-flight. I have to […]
Lufthansa Introduces Premium Economy Class
For the first time in 35 years Lufthansa introduces a new class of service. In March they introduced Premium Economy which is bookable now and available for flights in November […]