Serious question: how do I get on one of these "first/last ever [model X] flight by [X Airline]?" Are they announced on some secret mailing list known only to aviation geeks? Or do I just have to follow each individual airline to know when they're inaugurating or retiring a particular aircraft model?

(Written on 2020/08/25)(Permalink)

People seem surprised that an aircraft designed in the 1980s uses technology from the 1980s.

(Written on 2020/08/12)(Permalink)

Some of my first airline flights as a child were on Delta 727s. Many fond memories.

(Written on 2020/08/11)(Permalink)

At first glance I thought this was about prohibiting airlines from providing passengers with blankets.

(Written on 2020/07/06)(Permalink)

Interesting part of the video starts around 8:11

(Written on 2020/06/20)(Permalink)

This concept reminds me of "the stacks" from the book "Ready Player One."

(Written on 2020/04/23)(Permalink)

Patrick Smith is a pilot, but he's also the author of a New York Time best-selling book: https://www.askthepilot.com/cockpitconfidential/

(Written on 2020/04/03)(Permalink)

OK, an action like this is clearly unforgivable, given the circumstances. I am curious, though, what type of aircraft is was. A 737 is going a lot more flexibility in spreading passengers around than, say, a regional jet. Could the crew have gotten overly concerned about weight and balance requirements (seems unlikely to me, but I'm not a pilot), or was it just a case of "blind obedience to corporate policy?" Either way, it seems highly irresponsible to me.

(Written on 2020/04/03)(Permalink)

I'm OK with this. It was already getting harder and harder to tell the difference between airports and shopping malls :)

(Written on 2020/03/31)(Permalink)

I was wondering what the meaning of "જીપ" was, so I entered it into it Microsoft Translator, which just returned "(a)." I'm still wondering :)

(Written on 2020/02/16)(Permalink)