I travel with a whole stack of electrical cords, plugs and outlets. I have stored them all together in a little box. They got all tangled up and the box is thicker than I want for my hand luggage. I then stored them in 3 little bags which fit into my small pockets of my laptop bag- I then forget what is in which bag! How do you store your cords, plugs and adaptors? I need something which protects, is light, 2.5cm thick (can be 60cm wide), not too expensive, is easy to access stuff from my…
The World Visits my Blog
This month, my Blog turns one! Although to be fair no one looked at my Blog in the first month! Since then, almost 12 500 people have peeked at a post. In June, 2011, I had the highest number of visitors. In May, I had my second highest number of visitors to this Blog. Favourite Posts? A lot of readers share my passion for the A380 with almost one in ten enjoying Three Airlines-one plane- comparing the A380. People seem to enjoy my reviews about plan flightses. eg my Reviews of V Australia Australia to LA and Royal…
Thank you Qantas!
Today I received a card and a model 747 from John Watt of Qantas Customer Services to commemorate my 747th flight on a 747. (See earlier blog post) Unexpected and appreciated. Thank you.
the 787 in “operation: in Japan
I am excited! The 787 has started a series of simulation flights around japan to test the airliner in service. Here are some great pics from Seattle‘s Post Inquirer newspaper. A Boeing 787 (middle) taxis Behind a Boeing 767 after arriving from Seattle at Tokyo‘s Haneda International Airport on Sunday, July 3, 2011 –Seattle PI 787 is welcomed to Japan I want to fly on it soon!
Auckland is getting better
I first came to Auckland as an adult in November, 1991 – almost 20 years ago. It was the middle of the 1990s recession and Auckland felt grim. Wellington, Auckland’s rival city 640 km (398 miles) was also grim but I connected to Wellington with its art and fashion scene, good public transport and walkable sights. Auckland and I never connected. I have always been someone who has favoured one city over another (hence why I do my city rankings): San Francisco over Los Angeles Melbourne before Sydney Paris and not London Liverpool over Manchester Glasgow before Edinburgh Toronto before Vancouver…
China Southern A380 News
The 7th airline in the world to get their 380 will be China Southern. One of their planes rolled out of the paint shop this week. It will go back into the hangers for more work, apparently, before delivery later in the year. The Airline’s layout has been released. They will have 506 seats across all classes (Air France has 516 or 538, Lufthansa 526, Emirates 489/517, Singapore 471, Qantas 450 and Korean 407): First Class, 1-2-1 layout, is located on the lower deck. Business Class, situated on the upper deck, is 1-2-1 428 Economy seats…
Korean A380 in service
The long anticipated first flight of Korean Air’s A380 took place last week. The sixth airline in the world to fly the plane after Singapore, Qantas, Emirates, Air France and Lufthansa, the first flights were from Seoul (ICN) to Tokyo and Hong Kong Korean have ordered ten A380s. Five will be delivered this year and the next five not until 2014. They have configured the plane to have the least number of seats of all the airlines flying it (414) with the top deck being all business class with 94 seats. The lower deck has 12 First Class and…
The Unsafe Tiger
I have been critical about the “budget” carrier Tiger Airways Australia which can be likened to a bus with wings as noted in my previous blog about them.Seems the bus is not safe. On Saturday July 2, 2011 Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) grounded Tiger after the airline’s planes twice breached lowest safe altitudes. This grounding came after they had given the carrier a warning in March saying Tiger needed to “improve the proficiency of Tiger Airways Australia’s pilots, improvements to pilot training and checking processes, changes to fatigue management, improvements to maintenance control and ongoing airworthiness…
A-Z of Welcome Aboard
Ever noticed how airlines welcome you aboard? As you go down the jetbridge and through the open aeroplane door, what happens. In Australia and New Zealand domestic travel, crew members check your boarding pass and usually greet you. This is generally the case with international flights. Not so in the USA as passengers wander onto the plane ignored by cabin crew. These have been my experiences with domestic and international cabin crews. Air Asia-there were flight crew on board? Air Canada- Calm cheerfulness Air France- Gallic hospitality-feel like I am coming home Air New Zealand – Awesome Kiwi friendliness American- Surly British- mix…
My 757th Flight on a United 757-mega fail
Thanks to Flight Memory.com and my friend Tony (see blog post), I know exactly how many fights, miles and hours have been spent in pressurised tubes of metal flying around the world. Even after many flying hours, and despite the determined efforts by some airlines to make travel as horrible as possible, I am still wildly excited about plane travel. United flight 967 at gate in LAX Flight 737 on a Boeing 737 with Southwest was a fun experience. Flight 747 on a Qantas Boeing 747 was made very special by the delightful cabin crew.…
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