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Is a box meal acceptable in first class? American Airlines seems to think so!
First class. It has a certain cachet to it when flying, doesn’t it? Visions of smiling flight attendants…
Does anyone remember the American Airlines Vultee V-1?
The Vultee V-1 was an airliner powered by a single 735 hp Wright Cyclone R-1820 engine. With seating…
Review: Alaska Lounge at LAX, Revisited
Background: I’ve visited the Alaska Lounge at LAX numerous times in the past but not since the recent…
Celebrate! SWISS is adding Premium Economy class from April 2022
The good people at SWISS have finally decided to join the Premium Economy class party. They have announced…
Scotland’s Loganair starting Dublin to Aberdeen flights in September
With the demise of Stobart Air, various routes are now being picked up by other airlines. One of…
Does anyone remember the German Rohrbach Roland aircraft?
The Rohrbach Roland was a German airliner which first flew on 5 September 1926. It was powered by…
Do you know the Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 has economy class toilets downstairs?
Lufthansa is bringing five of their Airbus A340-600 aircraft back into service from summer 2022. This means economy…
It’s a case of déjà vu as Finnair cancel another flight of mine
Back at the start of the pandemic, I had flights with Finnair booked and they were the first…
Did you know that Pan Am ordered the de Havilland Comet?
The initial success of the de Havilland Comet 1 made airlines everywhere sit up and take notice. As…
Delta’s New Route Plans Squashed by South Africa Government
After trying for many months to secure approval for their new route to Cape Town, South Africa, Delta has finally thrown in the towel on adding this new service. Here's what happened.
