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All Nippon Airways A380 Design Contest

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In January 2015, Skymark Airline, a Japanese low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy.  Skymark had four Airbus A380s on order at the time, two of which were already completely assembled.  The airline received a number of sponsor plans, the leading of which were from Delta and All Nippon Airways (ANA).  Many thought that Delta would win, as they have a cosy relationship with … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways A380 Design Contest

Hawaiian Considering London Flights and A380s

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Hawaiian Airlines' CEO Mark Dunkerley dropped some shocking news yesterday in an interview with Bloomberg.  In short, Hawaiian considering London flights and A380s! Ok, so flights to London aren't really a shocker.  They've been on Hawaiian's radar for some time now.  Unfortunately, Hawaiian's current fleet of A330-200's don't have the legs to fly the route non-stop.  In the … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Considering London Flights and A380s

Museum of Flight

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After our adventures at AvGeek Heaven and a quick lunch, we jetted down the I-5, past Seattle to Boeing Field, and our next destination, the Museum of Flight. We arrived at the Museum of Flight about 1-1.5 hours before closing.  While paying for our entry (about $20/person), the cashier informed us that the airpark was closed and asked if we were ok with that... After … [Read more...] about Museum of Flight

Visualizing Worldwide Air Traffic Over a 24 Hour Period [Video]

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This could be filed under "Oldie but Goodie" - a video visualizing worldwide air traffic over a 24 hour period. This mesmerizing 1 minute video shows just how much flight activity takes place throughout the day. Originally produced in 2008, I just happened to see this video show up on a data visualization website in my Feedly and thought you might enjoy it as well! … [Read more...] about Visualizing Worldwide Air Traffic Over a 24 Hour Period [Video]

Does Airline Food Taste Better on the 787 Dreamliner?

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I just finished reading a provocative article entitled Why Airline Food Sucks from Fast Company and couldn’t help but nod my head in agreement as I was reading along. While most frequent travelers know to temper their expectations for what they will receive from an in-flight meal, this article provided some scientific explanations behind why airline food gets such a bad … [Read more...] about Does Airline Food Taste Better on the 787 Dreamliner?

High Tech Airplane Seating Design Aims to Revolutionize Comfort in Travel

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Would you be interested in buying an entire row of seats for your family and then diving the space given to each member according to their size? How about paying a extra in order to have space in between you and your neighbor? A British design firm is aiming to change the way that we think about airplane seating, introducing a concept called morph that can change seat … [Read more...] about High Tech Airplane Seating Design Aims to Revolutionize Comfort in Travel