Many industries are loaded with acronyms unique to their line of business, and the airline industry is no exception. I do my best in always trying to spell each one out when I use an acronym in my postings, but they still might not make much sense to infrequent flyers or people unfamiliar with the…
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Video: The future of air travel according to Braniff International circa 1960s
Here’s a pretty hilarious video showing how Braniff International Airways envisioned the future of air travel on supersonic jets. It apparently was made in the 1960s, showing their interpretation of what 1975 air travel might be like. This is a must watch with some pretty amusing takeaways. Check out the woman in the silver outfit…
What do doctors, prostitutes and TSA Agents have in common?
I’m awake at 4am here in Zurich with little else to do at this hour except catch up on the blogs, so here’s a hilarious Venn diagram Gary Leff from View From The Wing found online (via Rob Beschizza at Boing Boing). What do doctors, prostitutes and TSA Agents have in common?
American Airlines is launching something called “Arrivals” next year
I appreciate it when the airlines I fly wish me a happy holiday and thank me for flying with them throughout the year. American beat United this year, and I received the following email this afternoon: I thought it was cute they went all multi-media and I clicked into the video expecting snowflakes and Christmas…
Hilarious YouTube video about achieving airline elite status
I’ll occasionally search YouTube for recent airline and airport related videos, and came across this hilarious one today. If you’re a mileage runner or think mileage runners are absolutely nuts, then this video is for you! My only complaint about the video, though, is that the fare of $550 to earn 5248 miles is TERRIBLE!…