A couple of day ago Travel and Leisure asked me (and other industry folks) if I would fly on Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner. I replied “I would get on one of the Dreamliner’s tomorrow if it was a short hop (1-3 hours). But with all of their ‘teething’ problems I wouldn’t feel comfortable flying over an [...]
It was my second time flying Alaska Airlines up to Seattle in 10 days, so I quickly became pretty familiar with their product and learned some tricks. Here are my notes/observations: -If you have elite status with American Airlines (AA) but not Alaska (like me), be sure to have your AA gold card out so [...]
I got invited to be a guest of Air New Zealand to pick up their first of five new 777-300ER aircraft at the Boeing plant outside of Seattle. I know! How amazing is that? It’s been a dream of mine to get a behind-the-scenes tour and Air New Zealand and Boeing made it a reality. [...]
My first view of Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Everett, Washington (30 miles north of Seattle). The site’s main assembly building (they build the Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 airplanes) is the largest building in the world by volume. It’s 472 million cubic feet of space! Security Check at Boeing When we entered the property [...]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my trip to Washington, D.C. Well, the real reason I was there wasn’t to take in the sights or to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after parties, but rather to catch the inaugural flight of OpenSkies (an all-business-class airline) from Dulles to Paris. As you are about [...]
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