What was it like flying on a Comet 1, the world’s first passenger jet?
The de Havilland Comet 1 was the world’s first passenger airliner powered by jet engines....
Read MoreTrent is a European based author covering airlines in the oneworld alliance, plus those flying in the Irish, British and Australian markets. He also produces comprehensive and unbiased flight reviews. For variety, Trent intersperses all of this with pieces on aviation history, commentary on current industry happenings and travel tips for frequent and infrequent flyers.
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The de Havilland Comet 1 was the world’s first passenger airliner powered by jet engines....
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You have to feel for the plight of feet. It must be tough for them sitting in business class on a...
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Virtually all airlines offer tea or coffee at some point during flight. Usually once the meal...
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The Boeing 767 is a widebody twin engine airliner designed in the late 1970s by Boeing in Seattle....
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The Boeing 747 and Pan American are intrinsically linked, as there would have been no jumbo jet...
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One of the great things about flying to the United States from Shannon and Dublin in Ireland is US...
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Imagine you’re an airline and one of your flights has a technical issue with an engine at a...
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Anyone who has regularly read my flight reviews will know I frequently have Champagne piccolos to...
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Getting fed on a flight can be a contentious issue for some people. I recently read a diatribe...
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Air New Zealand are going to be offering beds for economy class passengers, which they have called...
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