Airplane, meet truck. Truck, fall over and play dead. That’s the gist of what you’ll see if you watch this video of a South African Airways 737-800 landing in Lusaka, Zambia. A reader of the blog alerted me to this a couple days ago, and I definitely think it’s worth … Read the post
Year: 2007
No, don’t worry Hawaiian and Aloha fans. There’s no need to have a heart attack. go! is not expanding beyond its interisland network with $49 fares to the mainland. Besides, could you imagine that ride in a CRJ? Yikes.
They’re actually just doing a one time trip to the mainland … Read the post
As we approach the end of 2007, it’s time to follow up the tradition I started last year with a tribute to those airlines that won’t make it until 2008. Ok, maybe two years doesn’t make a tradition, but I have to start somewhere.
Of course, this doesn’t include every … Read the post
Let’s see, where did I leave off. Ah yes, we had a really nice time in Indy. The weather was clear and sunny for the last couple 
of days, but as you can see at left, we did have some snow over the weekend as well. (This is a pic … Read the post
I’m baaaaaaack. Miss me?
If it’s the end of December, it’s time for Christmas in Indiana. This is my third year having traveled back to spend the long weekend with my fiancee’s family and once again, we decided to split the flying on one airline on the way out and … Read the post
It hasn’t been a fun couple of days for me as I work to fight off a cold/flu in time for my trip back east for the holidays. I just don’t have it in me to put together a post today. So, let me offer you some light reading to … Read the post
Poor Alitalia. No seriously, I really do feel bad for them. I know they’re completely incompetent and losing millions of dollars a day, but I still feel a little sympathy. See, even if they could run a functioning airline, they wouldn’t be allowed to do it thanks to the meddling … Read the post
Bruce Schneier is a security guru. Though much of his focus is related to computer/online security, he will dabble in the world of 
air travel from time to time. If you haven’t gone to his website, I would highly recommend doing so to experience the awesomeness of his powers.… Read the post
You’re sitting back relaxing on your flight from the US down to New Zealand when all of a sudden you realize you forgot to book 
your hotel. Ah crap. Or let’s say you and your geographically ignorant friends are flying from NZ to Vancouver and you’re debating whether Toronto or … Read the post
How about a little airplane porn for the weekend? Horizon had to repaint all those planes formerly flying as Frontier JetExpress anyway, so they decided to have a little fun with it. Now, Oregon, Oregon St, Washington, and Washington St will all have their own painted airplanes.
Dear Horizon, any … Read the post
I had a completely different post lined up for today, but really, when news like this breaks, it’s hard to stay away. For those who haven’t yet heard, JetBlue will issue a bunch of new shares to 
Lufthansa giving them 19% of the company for about $300m. So far, there … Read the post
It’s easy for me to sit here in sunny SoCal and complain when the temps drop into the 60s during the day, but pics like these (which came from a contact at AA) help remind me how lucky I am to live here. These were taken in Tulsa on Monday … Read the post