I usually think a bit of turbulence makes for a fun ride on a commercial flight. But I don’t like it quite this much.
It takes a lot of turbulence to bounce the widebodied 767 around to the tune of 27 injuries. Continental Airlines Flight 128 (Rio de Janeiro to Houston) took its pummeling at about [...]
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A Few Fun Photos and Fishy Facts
Just in case you’re wondering, I have a few new adventures that I’m preparing to share with you. In the meantime, enjoy these few photos from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. These are a few of the more interesting planes at the candidate for America’s dullest international airport.
The Alaska Airlines Salmon-Thirty-Salmon wasn’t an interesting plane [...]
US Airways Doing the Samba from Charlotte, Heading to Tel Aviv from Philly
Note from Wandering Justin: Since I live in Phoenix, which is a US Airways hub, I plan to keep a closer eye on its activities. I won’t regurgitate press releases, but rather analyze what it means from a traveler’s perspective. I am also not an industry expert, just a curious flying enthusiast. Feel free to [...]
Anti-Airbus Rhetoric Equals Ignorance
There’s something I need to make clear to all the irrational, jingoistic would-be aviation pundits out there: Airbus aircraft are no more dangerous than their Boeing counterparts. Because of the recent crashes of Air France Flight 447 and Yemenia Flight 626, the Interwebz are ablaze with ignorant armchair aeronautical engineers insisting that the consecutive crashes [...]
Virgin America Gets Absinthe-Minded
By now, the Web is ablaze with the news that Virgin America has upped the ante to be hipper-than-thou. It’s added to its mood-lit cabins and sassy service by becoming the world’s first airline to offer in-flight absinthe.
To the best of my understanding, part of the proper absinthe preparation involves lighting it on fire. It’ll [...]
7 Recycled Airplanes that Still Thrill
These days, recycling is cool. And so are airplanes – even the Honda Civic of the skies that is the 737.
That makes recycling airplanes an off-the-charts, Ricardo Montalban-level of cool. I’m not talking about turning Cessnas into aluminum cans. I’m talking about turning Boeing jumbo jets into backpacker hostels, or shady old military cargo planes [...]
Arizona Tourism Boss Blows Chance to Show Vision
Sherry Henry is the new Arizona Office of Tourism director, recently appointed by Governor Jan Brewer. Her goal is to get more people to visit Arizona. She recently answered some questions posed by The Arizona Republic. I think she missed a great chance to address some real issues, so I’d have to give her a [...]
A Warning on the Latest Qantas “Deal”
The Qantas Red e-Mail just arrived in my box this morning, touting another 2-for-1 special from U.S. airports to Australian airports (no mention of New Zealand).
I have to say, this is possibly the worst deal I’ve seen from Qantas in a long time – check it:
For one week only! Book these amazing deals for 2 [...]
Airlines See Declines in Customer Performance
Bad passenger attitudes are the biggest obstacles facing air carriers, according to a recently completed annual study. This study comes just after the release of information claiming airlines are taking the hassle out of flying and delivering their best performances in four years.
“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the customers,” said Randal [...]
My Top 5 Flights – Plus, a Site for Flight Geeks
The rise of Facebook as a great time-waster is pretty well-documented, and now aviation geeks have their own way to flush hours down the lavatory: Let me introduce FlightMemory.com, a Web site that lets you input all your commercial flights. It then tracks your time and mileage and plots it on a map. You can [...]
