Jul 8th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Intercontinental flights are usually pretty dull. The route between London and Chicago, however, is one I always look forward to. That's because it flies over the southern tip of Greenland. The airplane heads northwest over Ireland, then arcs across the North Atlantic, barely missing Iceland before crossing Greenland.
I always seem to be lucky with the weather and get a clear view of the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Admiring Greenland From The Air While Freaking Out An Air Marshal
Jul 8th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Intercontinental flights are usually pretty dull. The route between London and Chicago, however, is one I always look forward to. That's because it flies over the southern tip of Greenland. The airplane heads northwest over Ireland, then arcs across the North Atlantic, barely missing Iceland before crossing Greenland.
I always seem to be lucky with the weather and get a clear view of the ...Cockpit Chronicles: Paper makes an airplane fly
Aug 5th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Looking back on the accomplishments of the Wright brothers in 1903, I find it a miracle that they were able to get into the air while lacking a critical piece of material. Something so important that the FAA, JAA and CAA would ground any airplane today that tried to lift off without it.
You see, the Wright brothers lacked the paperwork to fly. They had no airworthiness certificate, no weight ...OpenSkies offers two for one tickets to Amsterdam and Paris
May 5th, 2009 at 1:00PM: With demand for airline tickets quickly shrinking, premium carriers like OpenSkies are scrambling to incentive passengers to continue flying Business and First class products overseas. OpenSkies' latest promotion is aimed at goosing that first class demographic. Passengers interested in traveling in their "Biz Bed" class (effectively their lie flat, premium product) can now get a free companion ...British Airways CEO Sees Little To Be Excited about in the US
Nov 11th, 2008 at 1:30PM: After the election of Barack Obama and a Democratic Party majority in the house and senate, British Airways CEO Willie Walsh sees little to be optimistic about as far as stateside operations go. Many European carriers would like to see additions to the Open Skies Agreement, which provided greater rights for foreign-owned airlines to operate within the US. Walsh is worried about Obama's support of ...Ryanair Crews Forced to Take Unpaid Leave, but CEO Optimistic
Oct 8th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Low-cost carrier Ryanair will be forcing about 400 pilots and cabin crew members to take one week of unpaid leave. The airline's brash CEO, Michael O'Leary, said that executives would be hit with a 10% pay cut. The flight crews' mandated holiday will cost them about 2% of their yearly income. O'Leary, usually singled out for is over-the-top antics and surly demeanor seemed to be talking sense, ...Crossing the Atlantic in the Queen Mary 2
Sep 14th, 2008 at 10:00AM: When I travel I try to cover as many superlatives as possible. The world's tallest building (Taipei 101 for now), the longest tunnel (connecting mainland Japan with Hokkaido), the slowest train in the world. So when I was trying to figure out how to get from Europe back to the United States, there was only one choice. The grandest choice. A seven day journey aboard the famed Queen Mary 2. The ...British Airways buys L'avion, transatlantic business class market successfully monopolized
Jul 2nd, 2008 at 1:30PM: British Airways just announced that it was buying L'avion, the struggling business-class-only carrier that has recently been operating flights between New York's JFK airport and Paris's Orly. We here at Gadling have been speculating on the future of the small, proud airline recently. Considering the price of fuel and the trouble that niche, business-class-only carriers have had in the recent ...
