Kevin Smith use to be best known for the movie Clerks, Cop Out and Chasing Amy, but today he’s known as the guy who was to big to fly! continue reading...
Found via Business Insider, here is a very nice video of satellite imagery depicting air travel. Notice how the intensity changes as day turns to night: continue reading...
Security for flights going to the United States are now more enhanced and stricter than ever! continue reading...
Airplanes were turned around, ferries were stopped and everyone was seeing red in Sydney, Australia. continue reading...
The latest setback for Boeing Co. in the company’s effort to roll out their long-anticipated 787 jetliner has hit: they’ve yet again had to delay their first test flight of the new aircraft. The company says they need to reinforce certain areas of the plane – so, to be honest, waiting does seem like the best plan. However, shockingly, Boeing stocks dropped over 4 dollars midday. This is the latest knock to the company that has been struggling through the recession.
The 787 is built for fuel efficiency and is said to be the next generation of aircraft. It was originally supposed to be launched in 2007. Read more… continue reading...
The race is on for searchers to locate the black boxes from Air France flight 447, as their locator beacons are only active for 30 days. However, preliminary evidence has been released by the airline which shows that, in the minutes leading up to the crash, two key computers malfunctioned and the plane was not flying at its ideal speed.
The data provides a chronology, albeit cryptic, of what happened in the minutes before the plane’s failure. continue reading...
The controversy over plus-sized travelers has been renewed since United Airlines has imposed a new policy. The airlines website states that if a passenger cannot buckle the seat belt with even with one belt extender, or if he or she can’t lower the armrests when seated, then he or she is subject to the “Passengers requiring extra space” policy. These passengers can either be moved to a seat next to an unused seat, or they can upgrade to a larger, and more expenseive, seat. If neither of these options can be met, the passenger is asked not to fly that flight, and can buy two seats on the next available flight. Read more… continue reading...
In-flight food is notoriously bad, and for the most part airlines have given up trying to feed their passengers. However, transatlantic flights are a different matter – you really do need to eat. Fortunately, Lufthansa has announced a partnership with Ritz Carlton chefs to provide fine-quality meals on their transatlantic flights.
It is very difficult to reproduce restaurant quality meals on a flight because some elements must be prepared as early as 24-hours in advance. With new equipment in their kitchens, Lufthansa plans to bring such dishes as butternut squash risotto cakes with porcini mushroom sauce and Parmesan-crusted halibut to flying food-lovers. Read more… continue reading...
In a case of life imitating art (if you can call that Sam Jackson flick “art”), a Qantas flight was grounded when four snakes traveling in the cargo hold escaped and could not be found. The snakes had been stored in a “appropriate case,” and it is unclear how they escaped. However, the plane was subsequently taken out of service and fumigated to prevent future incident (it was verified beforehand that the snakes were not an endangered species). Read more… continue reading...
In what is being called an “Easter miracle,” a plane was landed safely by a passenger after the pilot died mid-flight. Air traffic controllers instructed the man, who was flying with his wife and teenage daughters, on how to land the plane. Read more… continue reading...
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