Typically, flying on the upper deck of a Boeing 747 is an exclusive affair. When the jumbo jet was first introduced, the upper section was a lounge for premium passengers. More recently, most airlines put premium seats up top. This means that most don’t have the ability to experience the upper deck. Unless you have the means, a […]
YES — AvGeek and Star Wars goodness together! ANA has just announced that they will be putting two new Star Wars themed liveries to their fleet, which will jin the previously announced R2-D2 ANA Jet on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The first will feature BB-8, a brand new droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which […]
QATAR AIRWAYS BOEING 777-300ER BUSINESS CLASS REVIEW BASICS: Airline: Qatar Airways Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Departed: Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Arrived: Hamad International Airport (DOH) Stops: Non-stop flight Class: Business Class Seat: 4E, inside middle [but also sat in 1A bulkhead on a leg and 2F on another] Length: About 12.5 hours Cheers: Great service and the food was (mostly) delicious. Jeers: The […]
During my recent trip to Taipei, I was invited to check out the Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) maintenance facility, but before I could check things out, I first had to get there. You know how they say, “getting there is half the fun?” Well, in this case… it was. My hotel was located about 45 minutes […]
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has been Houston’s secondary airport since 1969, when (now George Bush) Intercontinental Airport (IAH) became the city’s main facility. Although Hobby has a long history of different airlines operating there, in more recent times, Southwest has been the dominate carrier — by far. Currently Southwest has about 85-90% of the […]