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 flight Read 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 – ZRH Read 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!
It’s 7:20 am, uphills of Chamonix in a 70x30m opening in the forest. The sun is rising behind the mountains in front of us but can’t be seen just yet. The steep slopes of the Massif du Mont Blanc are in the way, all around, peaking at 4800 m some 10km from here. We are …
I was thrilled when Kathy McCullough accepted my request to share some of her experiences working in her very special office. As a former Northwest Orient Airlines pilot who worked her way up to the mythical position of captain of a Boeing 747, Kathy paints a very vivid picture of how it feels to be …
Kathy McCullough: flying the 747 in Japan (part 1) Read More »
Back in 2010, A380 weren’t yet a much common sight, in Europe or elsewhere. Only Singapore Airlines, the launch customer, had a few, as well as Qantas and Emirates. The next company to join the whale club was going to be Air France. As usual with new aircraft type introductions this meant short haul training …
AF1980 AKA crossing the channel in an unreasonably oversized aircraft Read More »
It has been a while since I wanted to fly the Kuwait airways (KU) A300. For a long time, it has been flying between Geneva and Frankfurt, alternating with the company A340-300, on the first leg of its fifth freedom flight to Kuwait city.