One of the world’s biggest aviation geeks just hosted the most on-brand wedding party one could imagine…
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Sam Chui has wedding party on Boeing 747-400
Aviation influencer Sam Chui is probably the world’s most well-known aviation vlogger. It’s clear that for him it’s not just a job, but a passion, as just about every aspect of his life seems to center around aviation.
Along those lines, Sam recently got married to Fiona (someone who seems to be nearly as much of an aviation geek as he is), and on Saturday, July 12, 2025, they hosted their wedding party. Specifically, they chartered a Boeing 747-400, and had a party on the ground, and then took the plane for a roughly 95-minute spin.
Specifically, the plane they flew on is based in Fujairah (FJR), on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates. After some festivities on the ground, the plane departed at 6:30PM local time, and flew out straight over the Gulf of Oman, before turning around and returning to Fujairah, where it landed at 8:04PM.
Sam shared the below pictures on Instagram, for the event he’s calling a “Sky Wedding,” and describing it as “the best day of [their] lives.” Congrats to Fiona and Sam!
Honestly, given how expensive weddings typically are, chartering a Boeing 747 as an event space might not even be that much more than what many people would pay on the ground.
More details on the Boeing 747 used for the wedding
For those curious about what Boeing 747 is based in Fujairah, this party took place on the 24-year-old jumbo jet with the registration code ER-BOS. This plane has quite the history — it first flew for Singapore Airlines, then for Transaero, and then Garuda Indonesia.
In recent years, the plane has been flying for Terra Avia, which is a Moldovan charter airline. The plane flies primarily between various points in Nigeria and Jeddah (JED), operating Hajj charter flights, and then repositions to Fujairah between trips. The plane is in a high density configuration, with a total of 476 seats. This includes 26 business class seats and 450 economy class seats.
Roughly a year ago, Sam published a video about one of Terra Avia’s other 747s, about the interesting work that these planes do.
Bottom line
Aviation influencer Sam Chui and his wife Fiona had their wedding celebration yesterday, which entailed chartering a Boeing 747, and taking it for a spin over the Gulf of Oman. I don’t think wedding celebrations get much more aviation-geeky than that. Congrats to the newlyweds!
It reminded me of another well know blogger couple a decade ago who had since divorced and disappeared into the oblivion. He ceded the blog to his wife as a
divorce settlement and she buried it six feet under because she did not have the skills and knowledge to run it. The name escaped me but it was something like
"Thousand Miles " who used arrows and highlights to explain his process on...
It reminded me of another well know blogger couple a decade ago who had since divorced and disappeared into the oblivion. He ceded the blog to his wife as a
divorce settlement and she buried it six feet under because she did not have the skills and knowledge to run it. The name escaped me but it was something like
"Thousand Miles " who used arrows and highlights to explain his process on his platform. Never publicize your private life and flaunt your superficial "riches".
I think you're remembering Million Mile Secrets.
I see that Sam is not everyone’s favourite aviation blogger.
Just to go against the grain …. as both he and I suffer from a common challenge (being over 6ft tall), I have found his lie flat bed comments to be most enlightening and therefore very helpful.
As another AvGeek couple who got married at Sea-Tac Airport, we strongly approve. :)
Did they cater dog and cat for the reception? Lol
So lets all wait for the embellished review by Sam paid for, of course, by the owner of the 747..... LOL
I hope I'm never on a flight with him again. I was last year and he's so obnoxious and demanding.
He's the customer, and you're a whiny service provider.
This is why Asian hospitality is so good. Asians understand what it means for someone to be a customer in the same way Paul, Weiss and other top law firms understand what it means for someone to be a client. It means we'll do everything for you at any moment and we'll do it happily.
Low- and middle-class westerners do not understand this because there's a...
He's the customer, and you're a whiny service provider.
This is why Asian hospitality is so good. Asians understand what it means for someone to be a customer in the same way Paul, Weiss and other top law firms understand what it means for someone to be a client. It means we'll do everything for you at any moment and we'll do it happily.
Low- and middle-class westerners do not understand this because there's a guilt ridden social desire to protect the feelings of frontline workers like you. Let me tell it to you straight. You're stupid and a loser because you're a frontline worker. Intelligent, capable, ambitious people don't end up in your position.
You deserve to be demeaned. So what should you do? Serve your customers how they like, and quit complaining. Take your paycheck and go home. Cut out your entitlement mentality. A good provider never complains about a client (customer) being obnoxious or demanding.
“He's the customer, and you're a whiny service provider.”
And you’re tedious and insane, Mr. Sock Puppet / Arps / whatever the fuck name you’re using this hour.
HE'S STRAIGHT???
LOL
Ah, I see a missed opportunity here to write something with plane's flight path
All as fake as his paid reviews. But hey, ad multos annos!
This reminds me … I recently saw a custom license plate in San Francisco “SAMCHUI”. Wonder if that person knows their more famous Sam
That person is the same person.
“Wedding”
Expensive celebration of your beard, Sam!
Wait, what. He's tried to chat me up on Grindr. Who is he fooling lol
Hi Waitress, sorry dear that might have been me or perhaps more likely Bad_Krap_Arps, it is always bulling itself up …. :-)
I could have sworn that he was g*y
No Ken, Bad_Krap_Arps is an asexual child of ill repute …. :-)
That’s awesome! Not as good as naming your kids Miles and Jet, now that is super awesome!
Forget that I like "X Æ A-12 Musk". Just rolls off the tongue.