My next trip report will be a short one, covering my journey from Los Angeles to Frankfurt via Dubai in Emirates First Class onboard the A380 for both sectors. Whenever I post a review that is more than a...
Ambitious Juneyao Airlines Unveils 787 Details
Juneyao Airlines has grown to become one of the largest private airlines in China. This fall, it will take delivery its first wide-body, longhaul jet, a Boeing 787-9. Juneyao currently has a fleet of 41 Airbus A320 aircraft and...
Mystery Surrounding New Boeing 787-9 Order from United Airlines
United Airlines announced it will purchase 29 new aircraft, including 25 Embraer E-175 and four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. But there is mystery surrounding the 787-9 order. First, the Embraer E-175s are among the most spacious and comfortable regional jets. These aircraft...
Aeroflot May Double Airbus A350 Order
Aeroflot Russian Airlines is in talks with Airbus to double its current Airbus A350 order from 14 to 28 jets. 11 years ago, Russia ordered 22 A350s: 14 A350-900s and eight A350-800s. Airbus scrapped the A350-800 program due to...
Man Buys 747, Puts It In Backyard
Imagine this. You go to sleep one night and wake up to find a 747-400 parked in a nearby muddy field the next morning. That’s what happened in Chai Nat, a rural part of Thailand about 200km north of Bangkok....
My Lufthansa 747-8 Business Class Flight Was Disappointing
Whenever I fail to offer a glowing review of a business class product, it seems the following disclaimer is necessary: context matters. There is no question that Lufthansa Business Class aboard the 747-8, offering a lie-flat bed, enhanced service...
Home Sweet Home On The Lufthansa A380 In First Class
I recently had to take a last-minute trip to Italy and award space just wasn’t opening. Absolutely nothing from Los Angeles in economy, business, or first class unless I wanted to pay ridiculous rates on Air France, Delta, or...
United Will Resume 777 Service Between Guam and Tokyo
United Airlines is bringing back the 777-200 to its Guam – Tokyo (NRT) route after severely scaling back service earlier this year. From October 28th, United will use two-class 777-200s (364 seats) on both the morning and evening flights...
Malaysia Airlines First Class: A350 vs. A380
I’ve recently reviewed both the A350 and A380 in first class on Malaysia Airlines. Which product is better? My answer: it depends upon what you are looking for in first class. I’ll compare and contrast both aircraft in six...
Vortex Sends Qantas A380 Into Terrifying Nosedive
You’re sitting in your seat, two hours into a 15-hour flight. All of a sudden, without any warning, the plane nosedives toward the ocean…for 10 seconds. That’s what happened to passengers aboard Qantas 94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne on...
Award Space Availability on World’s Longest Flight
Singapore Airlines announced it would resume nonstop service between Newark and Singapore this October. The 9,534 miles, 19-hour, polar route will be operated by an A350 with only business class and premium economy onboard. The Airbus A350-900ULR will have 161...
Official: Emirates Will Add Premium Economy in 2020
Emirates’ Chairman Sir Tim Clark has confirmed the 36 A380s the airline ordered earlier this year will be delivered with premium economy seating onboard. This marks a departure from Emirates’ strategy of resisting premium economy class over the last several...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: May 27, 2018
Los Angeles has been experiencing “May Gray” all week and I love it! Every year around this time I am reminded of how I should be living in London or Seattle…but I digress (while hoping for “June Gloom”). This...
These 12 Airlines Still Fly the Boeing 747
The Queen of the Skies is disappearing from the skies…but there’s still time to fly her. While this list is not exhaustive, here’s a look at a dozen airlines that still operate the Boeing 747 on scheduled passenger routes....
I Loved Malaysia Airlines A350 First Class!
Malaysia Airlines offers an excellent first class product aboard its new A350 aircraft. Here’s a preview of my recent flight. After a five-hour layover in Kuala Lumpur, we boarded the late night flight for Tokyo Narita. The A350 first...
Dine Under The Belly Of A Boeing 747
You can now bid on the chance for a chance to have dinner next to an ex-United 747-400. Through an auction currently live on the MileagePlus Exclusives website, members can bid miles to travel to Tupelo, Mississippi for a...
I’m Giving Malaysia Airlines First Class Another Shot
I had to laugh when I read Lucky’s plan for his next trip. I had just checked in for the same flight hours before reading it. There’s no better way to get from Southeast Asia to Japan. I’m talking...
Airbus A350 Performs Near-Vertical Takeoff
An Airbus A350 performed an incredible near-vertical takeoff at a recent airshow in Berlin. This is a must-see video. of a A350 Vertical Takeoff The aircraft, a A350-900XWB with Rolls-Royce engines, was the second A350 ever produced. This plane is primarily...
A321 with 200 Passengers Lands on Unfinished Runway, Now Trapped
A Vietnam Airlines A321 with over 200 passengers onboard landed on a wrong, unfinished runway. Civil aviation authorities are now questioning how and why. From the Telegraph: Vietnam Airlines Flight VN7344 from Ho Chi Minh City touched down on a...
How You Can Have Your Face Plastered on a 737
It’s not as bad as it sounds: I’m not talking about an accident. Instead, I’m taking about a larger-than-life picture of your face gracing the fuselage of a 737. Kulula Airways, a South African budget airline affiliated with British...
