It’s one thing to have flown Concorde as a passenger. It’s quite another to have actually piloted it. On January 12 1972, Prince Philip took the controls of Concorde, the world’s first supersonic airliner, during one of its early test flights....
That Time Harvey Weinstein Was Arrested For Smoking On Concorde…
My biggest travel regret remains never flying on Concorde while it was still in commercial service. That will always be a regret. But I don’t regret avoiding Harvey Weinstein on the Concorde, who once was arrested for refusing to...
A Concorde Trip Report Worth Watching
My greatest travel “regret” is, and perhaps always will be, that I never flew Concorde. There are all sorts of documentaries on Concorde: the program’s history, the political fights, and the Air France crash that eventually led to retirement....
Norwegian 787 Sets Transatlantic Speed Record
A Norwegian Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner has set a transatlantic speed record from New York to London for a subsonic jet. The jetstream is strong this time of year and was clocked as strong as 202mph on Monday during the...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: January 14, 2018
I’ve just begun my next trip…it will be a busy week and much of it is still unplanned. It has been a relatively quiet week in industry news, with Alaska and Virgin now operating under a single certificate. A...
Rat-Infested British Airways Concorde Rotting on Heathrow Tarmac
If you’ve ever flown out of London Heathrow, you may have seen her parked in a corner. Sadly, the once majestic Concorde has been left to rot. As an aside, I did not know there was a most tabloid-esque...
Chasing the Eclipse in a Concorde
I’ll be the first to admit that I really don’t see what the big deal is about the solar eclipse today. I will not be leaving Los Angeles and will not even step outside during the eclipse if I’m...
