Silly, silly Air New Zealand. First they show a safety video with flight attendants with no clothes. That wasn’t crazy enough, so they introduced the furry dude, Rico with a sexually-off language barrier. Now they are kicking it with Richard Simmons and boy do I love it! The video is made of of a combination […]
Stories by David Parker Brown
“Sit down, shut up and turn off your electronic devices!” Okay, it is not really that bad, but sometimes I get pretty annoyed when I have to turn off my personal electronic device (PED) during taxi. I am a spoiled American and if we are delayed on the tarmac for take off, not having access […]
Last week I posted an aerial photo of Lufthansa’s first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental at Paine Field. Many have been asking “what’s up with the livery?” It hast he blue tail and gray bottom, but no Lufthansa lettering or logo. Here’s your answer: “This aircraft is carrying a “partial” Lufthansa livery, because it will be used […]
Sorry time is making me go super lazy on this one and copy/paste the official Airbus press release with the photo: The first A350 XWB nose landing gear produced by Liebherr Aerospace has been successfully installed in the A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility in Filton (UK). In the coming weeks, the main landing gear supplied […]
Sometimes when things go wrong, it is an opportunity to show what you are made of. On Saturday, Alaska Airlines computer system, used to plan flights, went offline due to a blown transformer. It took over 24 hours to get the system fully running again and there are still passengers who are trying to get […]