Sam Chui
Trip Report: Special Flight on Australia’s Newest Jet – Qantas A220
Qantas operated a special charter flight from Sydney to Uluru (Ayers Rock) on its new Airbus A220. I was onboard to experience the new aircraft and for the first time, visited the Australian outback. The first Qantaslink A220, featuring the artwork of Maringka Baker. The aircraft is named after the...
Sam Chui
IATA: 2023 Safest Year for Flying By Several Parameters
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2023 Annual Safety Report for global aviation. Aviation continues to make progress on safety with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results.  There were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft in 2023. However, there was a single fatal accident...
Sam Chui
The World’s Most On-Time Airports 2023
In this post, we reveal the top airports that offered the most on-time performance in 2023, according to CIRIUM. *Note that for a flight to be on time, it must arrive at the gate within 15 minutes and Cirium has divided the airports into three major criteria. Top 20 Global...
TravelUpdate
Video: Drunk Passenger attacks crew, gets handcuffed
The drunk passenger on board an Emirates flight on Sunday was caught on video while attacking the crew, he was handcuffed and later arrested.
Hawaii Calling
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Walk Through
I just had the opportunity to do a full walk-through of the Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner named Kapuahi (N781HA). I recommend watching the video below as I walk through the economy, extra comfort, business class, cockpit, crew sleeping area, and exterior of the aircraft. I know there has been...
Sam Chui
Singapore Airshow Day 2/3 – Orders and Announcements
Airbus received orders of five A350F, three A330neo from STARLUX and 20 A330neo from VietJet at Singapore Airshow. Here’s the recap of orders and announcements at the Singapore Airshow Day 2 and Day 3. STARLUX Orders A350F and A330neo Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350F freighters and three...
Sam Chui
Singapore Airshow Day 1 – Big Orders for Boeing and COMAC
Boeing has kicked off the Singapore Airshow with orders from Thai Airways and Royal Brunei Airlines for the Boeing 787 Dreamliners. COMAC has also received orders for 40 C919 and 10 ARJ21 aircraft on the first day of the bi-annual Airshow. Here is the recap of orders and announcements at...
Sam Chui
Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 Severely Damaged During Take Off
On 18th February 2024, an Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 was severely damaged after reportedly hitting runway equipment on departure in Serbia. The Marathon Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of Air Serbia, with registration OY-GDC was operating flight JU324 from Belgrade to Dusseldorf. Flight JU324 had lined up runway 30L for departure....
Sam Chui
CEO Talk: 3 Key Trends in Aviation and ACMI Leasing in 2024
Gediminas Ziemelis, Chairman of Avia Solutions Group; the world's largest ACMI provider gave his insight for 2024 on aviation and how ACMI can create opportunity. What is ACMI Leasing? Also known as wet or damp leasing, ACMI leasing is an agreement between two airlines, where the lessor agrees to provide...
Sam Chui
GeminiJets Airplane Models – January 2024 New Release + Discounts
I have been collecting GeminiJets since they launched 20 years ago! During depressing times, I have found that model collecting can take away some of the stress! Special Offer This is a sponsored post to showcase the latest GeminiJets airplane model releases. Hope you find something you like. To purchase GeminiJets, go to DiecastJets.com and use...
Will Run For Miles
Video Walkthrough of the One Bedroom Suite – Hotel La Compañia, Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama (Hyatt Unbound Collection)
Staying at this hotel is like living in a beautiful, historical museum The post Video Walkthrough of the One Bedroom Suite – Hotel La Compañia, Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama (Hyatt Unbound Collection) appeared first on Will Run For Miles.
Sam Chui
African MD-82 Severely Damaged While Landing in South Sudan
On 9th February 2024, an African Express Airways MD-82 sustained substantial damage after landing short of the runway threshold at Malakal Airport in South Sudan. The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, with registration 5Y-AXL, was operating a flight from Juba to Malakal in South Sudan. However, while landing at Malakal’s runway 04,...
Sam Chui
The World’s Most On-Time Airlines 2023
In this post, we reveal the top 10 airlines and airports that offered the most on-time performance in 2023, according to CIRIUM. *Note that for a flight to be on time, it must arrive at the gate within 15 minutes. Top 10 Global Airlines for On-Time Performance Taking the lead...
Sam Chui
An Update of South African Airways from Interim CEO John Lamola
Once a leading carrier on the African continent, South African Airways (SAA) had financial and operational challenges for years and entered business rescue in 2019 following to closing of all international routes at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2021, the South African government relinquished its controlling stake...
Sam Chui
Dry Airlines – 14 Carriers That Don’t Serve Alcohol
In this article, we list airlines that are totally dry, offer alcohol on some of their flights and those have a “bring your own” policy. This article is extracted from BusinessClass.com Saudia  Saudia operates a variety of aircraft and offers both First and Business Class seating on certain flights. They...