So you want to fly on the magnificent beast that is the 747… The good news is, there’s still quite a lot of airlines to choose from, wherever you live in the world. 22 to be exact! Joe Sutter and his team at Boeing has managed to create an icon in the 60’s, at a …
Ways to Fly on the Boeing 747 in 2018 – Operators and RoutesRead More »
Flying is great. What’s even better, is flying on a boat, powered by a 675 shp turbojet engine, taking off towards the Pacific Ocean! This is the story of when Keishi and I took our first ever seaplane flight, from Richmond to Nanaimo. The seaplane flights were the pinnacle of our trip to Vancouver. Where …
Flying on the Seair Cessna Caravan Amphibian from Vancouver to NanaimoRead More »
2017 has been a year of surprises, adrenaline and challenges. It was also a year of many firsts. Most of my flying was either completely unexpected, or due to good opportunities. So just like last year, here’s a recap of this past one. I want to thank everyone that’s been following the blog, I hope …
Last monday, as I was planning my unplanned spotting trip to Zurich, I couldn’t believe what popped up on google flights. The Tuesday afternoon flight back to Geneva was operated by an Etihad Regional Saab 2000 – a route they dopped a few month ago! A unique chance to fly on an airline that doesn’t …
Etihad Regional Saab 2000 charter from Zurich to GenevaRead More »
In early July during a short trip to South Africa, I took a day trip to Cape Town. I believe South African Airways operate their whole fleet on the busy route, so there were quite a few choices for various type and time combinations. This is a quick review of the JNB-CPT leg on the …
South African Airways A340-600 on Johannesburg – Cape Town flightRead More »
There are some things you can only do once. Whether it is meeting someone for the first time, or having spaghetti bolognaise with a glass of red wine while wearing a white shirt. Today, I’m going to talk about an unexpected simulation situation, and my reaction to it. Multiple times, I had adream about being …
Can a normal person land a Boeing 737? We tried it in a real simulator…Read More »
Unusual type on Athens-Zurich Gate B12 was more crowded than usual on this early february afternoon at Athens International airport. That day, Swiss flight 1831 to Zurich wasn’t operated by the usual narrowbody A320 family, but an Airbus A340! Two weeks earlier, I was interrogating google flights for a good price / type / date …
Suprise business class upgrade on Swiss ATH – ZRHRead More »
After the success of part one, I am thrilled to present the second part of Kathy McCullough’s stories about flying the 747 with Northwest Orient Airlines to Asia!