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Does anyone remember the elegant Lockheed L-1649 Starliner?
The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner was a long-range piston airliner powered by four Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone engines. It was…
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…
Here are 26 memories from my 26 Boeing 747 flights!
It turns out that I have been on 26 Boeing 747 flights in my life. Boeing’s jumbo jet…
Does anyone remember the post-war Vickers Viking?
The Vickers Viking was a British built airliner powered by two Bristol Hercules piston engines. First flying on…
Business class around-the-world with oneworld in 2006 – 13. American Airlines San Francisco to New York JFK
After flying from Los Angeles to Chicago, I took the California Zephyr to San Francisco. That was great…
Business class around-the-world with oneworld in 2006 – 12. American Airlines Los Angeles to Chicago
After arriving in Los Angeles on a British Airways Boeing 747, I spent the night on the Queen…
Does anyone remember the little VFW-Fokker 614?
The VFW-Fokker 614 was a short-range jet airliner produced in West Germany intended to be a replacement for…
Business class around-the-world with oneworld in 2006 – 11. British Airways London Heathrow to Los Angeles
After my previous flight from St. Petersburg to London Heathrow, it wasn’t until after new year before my…
Business class around-the-world with oneworld in 2005 – 10. British Airways St. Petersburg to London Heathrow
After arriving in Moscow on British Airways, I spent a couple of days there before taking an overnight…
Business class around-the-world with oneworld in 2005 – 9. British Airways London Heathrow to Moscow Domodedovo
After I arrived in Dublin on Finnair, I settled in to my new home. Naturally I went on…