In other airline, hotel and travel industry news this week… EVA Airways has come out and acknowledged they are “in aggressive talks” to join either the oneworld or Star Alliance by 2013. Here in the U.S. they fly to Anchorage, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York’s JFK. To me, Star seems more fitting…
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Video: Lufthansa Airlines celebrates 50 years of service
The dates are actually questionable as to when Lufthansa Airlines really celebrated their proper 50th anniversary. 1955 was the year the carrier began flying again after the second world war, so many consider that “date” as the record of official launch. I disagree since their origins date back to services operated in 1926. And so,…
Video: LOT Boeing 767 textbook belly landing – Perfect!
In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a video of the LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767 making a textbook belly landing today at Warsaw Airport. Now THAT is how to land without gear! Well done, LOT pilots.
CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific flight 884 Hong Kong-Los Angeles
CX Trip Report: Introduction & American Airlines flight to San Francisco CX Trip Report: Check-in and British Airways’ Terraces Lounge San Francisco Airport CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific flight 879 San Francisco-Hong Kong CX Trip Report: Amenity Kit Review – Cathay Pacific First Class men’s kit CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific “The Arrival†lounge Hong…
Video: Check-in, British Airways’ Terraces lounge SFO and Cathay Pacific First Class to Hong Kong
I finally finished editing the immense amount of video I took on my trip in First Class on Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong and posted it yesterday on YouTube. Yes, it’ll be 10 minutes out of your life if you watch it in its entirety, but if you’re an aviation geek like me, you’ll absolutely…
Video: Pan Am Boeing 707 Clipper service from 1958
In anticipation of tonight’s premier of the ABC television series Pan Am, I found this promotional video from Pan Am from 1958 showing the luxury and elegance of their Boeing 707 “Clipper” jet service. Note how similar the flight attendants uniforms are to those seen on the TV show. Well done, ABC, for being true…
CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific “The Arrival” lounge Hong Kong Airport
CX Trip Report: Introduction & American Airlines flight to San Francisco CX Trip Report: Check-in and British Airways’ Terraces Lounge San Francisco Airport CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific flight 879 San Francisco-Hong Kong CX Trip Report: Amenity Kit Review – Cathay Pacific First Class men’s kit CX Trip Report: Cathay Pacific “The Arrival†lounge Hong…
Videos: Airline Global Distribution Systems explained, with a bit of humor
Eventually I’ll get around to posting a detailed description and history of Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), but in the meantime check out these videos from Everbread. The UK-based travel technology company put these together in part to explain the method by which airline reservations have been booked since the 1950s, but also to expose the…
Bonus video from Tom Stuker’s 10 Million Mile United Airlines celebration
It has been a busy week for me, but I finally uploaded the additional videos and pictures I took at Tom Stuker’s 10 million mile celebration with United Airlines a week ago. Featured in this video are Randy Peterson, founder of BoardingArea, Flyertalk, MilePoint and countless other frequent flyer essentials, and Francis Gallagher, Publisher &…
Video: Cute television commercial from India’s SpiceJet Airlines
I stumbled across this video from SpiceJet Airlines and thought it was a unique way to promote the hot meal options available on the low-cost Indian carrier. Avoiding cold meals on the undisclosed carrier he’s flying, the featured passenger’s stomach growls loudly as he reads “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” much to the annoyance of fellow…