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Classic true 1960s Story from a WW2 pilot turned post-ww2 Pan Am Airline Pilot
I first heard this classic and true post-WW2 airline pilot story in 1981. However, this particular story has been repeated in airline pilot tales forever,…
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Airlines
Can You Open Airplane Door In Flight?
Well, can you open an airplane cabin door inflight or not? Or an overwing emergency exit door for that matter? Updated July 25, 2020. Whether…
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Airlines
Norma Heape, the World’s Most Experienced Flight Attendant?
In this article describing cabin crew-life before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the airline industry, we are proud to present Norma Heape, perhaps the world’s most…
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Airlines
Is Puerto Rico Open for Tourism? Part 2 of 2
In Part 1 of this article investigative reporter Alex Martinez Rivera was explaining the confusion around the current Puerto Rico COVID-19 travel restrictions. Putting the…
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What is an AvGeek? The Millennial term for Fans of Aviation
An AvGeek, short for an “Aviation Geek” is a term that came to life in recent years. This rather nerdy-sounding word is a description of…
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Airlines
What’s going on in airline boardrooms?
In a satirical, sometimes comedy-style way, Simon Marton is describing how he sees what’s really going on in airline boardrooms. His reflections are based on…
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Airlines
Alaska Pilots Agreement with the Company will avoid COVID-19 Furloughs!
In a great deal, the Alaska Airlines pilots under its pilot union (ALPA) have negotiated an agreement which means that no pilot furloughs will take…
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Eyebrow Windows in Airplane Cockpits: what were they for?
Have you noticed how planes no longer have eyebrow windows above the cockpit-windows? Here’s why those cockpit eyebrow windows are gone from modern airplanes. Video…
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Airlines
St Elmo’s Fire While Flying – Flight Into Volcanic Ash
Experiencing St. Elmo’s fire while flying is an unknown thing for most flyers. Often surrounded by mystery and misconception, we’ll explain what St. Elmo’s fire…
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Stunning Airplane Cockpit Window Static Discharge when Flying
Did you know that the airplane cockpit window occasionally gets some spectacular static discharge, which passengers never get to see? While you are enjoying your…
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Tahiti Vacations Rangiroa, the best kept Tahitian paradise secret?
Most people associate the thought of Tahiti vacations with Bora Bora. Bora Bora is wonderful, and the perfect spot for a honeymoon. However, if you’d…
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Hypersonic Flight For Passenger Air Travel coming in the future
Much has been written about the anticipated comeback of Supersonic flights since the Concord stopped flying in 2003. But little has been said about the…
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Airlines
How Jet Engines Work: An easy to understand explanation
How jet engines work is a subject most flyers don’t know much about. But, did you ever wonder how jet engines thrust you safely from…
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Flying
Airplane Cabin Sounds that you hear during Passenger Boarding explained
Have you ever wondered what the different airplane cabin sounds are that you sometimes hear when you board your airplane? I know it puzzles a…
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Airlines
Norwegian Air being sued over ex Flight Attendant black-color lipstick issue
A former New York-based Norwegian Air flight attendant has sued her former employer over a lipstick issue! The individual flight attendant lawsuit demands three million…
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Featured
Is Puerto Rico Open for Tourism? Part 1 of 2
Worldwide travel and vacation activities came to a rapid halt with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, it’s hard to know which…
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Featured
8 New Airline Passenger Comfort Features and Inventions
Great news! Airline passenger comfort features are constantly improving and evolving all the time. We have taken a closer look at some of the new…
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Airlines
Icelandair Pilots to serve as Flight Attendants after firing its Cabin Crews!
According to a press release issued Friday Icelandair said it is firing all of its flight attendants after its cabin crew union failed to reach…
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Airlines
New Supersonic Passenger Flights Getting Ready For Launch
Supersonic passenger flights will soon be making a return to the skies, to the delight of air travelers. UPDATE: Denver based start-up Boom Supersonic has…
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Airlines
United ALPA Pilots agree on Pilot Voluntary Separation (early-out) Program
United’s 13,047 ALPA pilots have reached an agreement with United Airlines, unanimously ratifying its negotiated early-out Pilot Voluntary Separation (P-VSL) and other Programs. The Pilot…