Let’s put the fun back into flying.
An aerial photo of Atlanta International Airport in the 1930s.
On this date in 1930, Delta Air Lines started service with a Travel Air S-6000-B with five passengers to Atlanta International Airport (ATL) from Birmingham, Alabama. At the time, the ticket would only cost your $9.80 (which is about $150 in today’s dollars). Delta moved their [...]
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Can you find all 16 US Airways tails in this photo? (there is a bigger version in the links). Photo by Drew V.
Last week I put the challenge out to find photos with lots of airline tails. When I put the photos of a bunch of Qantas Airline’s tails, I only saw nine. However a [...]
Delta Air Line's DC-3, Ship 41 in flight
The DC-3 is a classic. It was the workhorse of commercial aviation. Delta Air Lines, via their blog, shared the restoration of Ship 41, which was the second DC-3 delivered to the airline. She entered service in December 24, 1941 and served a reliable 18 years with Delta [...]
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"Wunala Dreaming" is the name of this Qantas 747-400, painted with a design inspired by Aboriginal art.
Each week I do an airline livery and many times I have been given a heads up by Yvette Scott (@airlinesangel) on new liveries to take a look at. I am about to return from my vacation and have [...]
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The Doggie that rode next to Dani
I was reading a friend’s personal blog recently and came across a blog she wrote last December. I thought it really brings up some interesting points and wanted to share it. Here is Dani Dutro’s story in her own words:
It’s 5:30am and my alarm goes off. Less [...]
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Come check out General Aviation Day on May 15th at Paine Field. Click flier for more information.
These are some of my favorite things: Boeing, Paine Field, Future of Flight, General Aviation and free stuff.
Where can you get all of these in one shot? At the General Aviation Day!
Details:
WHAT: General Aviation Day
WHEN: Saturday, May 15th 2010 [...]
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This is a guest blog from Dan Webb, who writes his blog Things In The Sky. Here are his thoughts on JetBlue at Washington’s National Airport:
Many thanks to David for inviting me to share a guest post while he’s busy having an awesome time in Mexico. In my blog, I often enjoy writing about and [...]
Ben Gurion International Airport outside of Tel Aviv.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog calling body scanners a “joke” and I was quite harsh on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) decision to move forward with them.
Don’t get me wrong. I fly a lot. I like my life. I am all about protecting it and [...]
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Boeing facility at Paine Field. Photo taken by me during my Boeing 787 interior tour.
When the Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner first took flight back in December 2009, there were those who questioned if Boeing really missed out on a customer relations opportunity.
Yes, Boeing had a live video feed on the internet and posted some wonderful photos and [...]
Bunch of traffic at New York's JFK Airport.
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET INTERESTING…
I am sure you have heard on the news about passengers being stuck in planes for hours and hours with little food and water. Is that a fun experience? Heck no.
When I was a teenager I was stuck on the tarmac for over [...]
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