China Airlines has released a new advertisement in the past few weeks that’s getting a lot of attention, and for good reason. Most airline ads try to focus on the positive aspects of travel, whether that’s the way your life is enriched by…
Videos
Naomi Campbell’s Intense Pre-Flight Routine
British supermodel Naomi Campbell has a YouTube channel called "Being Naomi," where she covers various aspects of her life. In the most recent "episode," uploaded yesterday, she shares her airport and airplane routing. She seems to love flying about…
Oops: EasyJet & KLM Planes Collide During Pushback
One has to wonder exactly how this happened. Yesterday a KLM Boeing 737-800 and EasyJet Airbus A320 collided during pushback in Amsterdam. Both planes were pushing back at the same time from opposite gates, and backed up into one another. Here's video…
Touching Video: A Lion Air Captain’s Last Flight
Lion Air Captain Sigit Wiranto operated his last commercial flight on July 2, 2019, from Makassar to Jakarta. There is some video footage from after the flight, and it's touching -- not because the airline did anything special, but because of how emotional…
Air France’s Incredible New Brand Video
I'm a sucker for some good airline marketing, and in particular I love a well done airline brand video. Not only does it often involve some drool-worthy airplane shots, but it really gives you a sense of how the airline is trying to position themselves…
Guy Turned Down $1,500 To Switch Economy Seats
This story is pretty incredible, and I don't really know what to make of it. NFL star Cam Newton, who allegedly makes $20 million per year, was flying from Paris to the US on Friday. Apparently he was supposed to fly from Paris to Charlotte in American…
Video: James Corden Works At Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
James Corden of "The Late Late Show" does a segment called "Take A Break," where he basically "works" somewhere for a short period of time. He does this at all kinds of businesses, though this week a segment aired that might interest some of you. James…
Video: Turbulence So Bad That Flight Attendants Hit Ceiling
There are lots of videos of inflight turbulence on YouTube. For example, here are a couple that I've seen over time: Sometimes we'll even hear stories of people being seriously injured due to turbulence because their seatbelts weren't on. I've heard…
British Airways’ Brilliant Father’s Day Flight
Happy Father's Day to those fathers out there! Hopefully many of you were able to spend some special time with your family today. British Airways did something really awesome today that allowed some of their employees to spend time with their dads, and…
American Suspends Manager Who Chewed Out Mechanic
Last week I shared a video of an American Airlines mechanic being chewed out by his manager. While we don't know the full context, here's part of the conversation in the video: "Every time you come down here you write s*** up and you f****** leave. You…
Shantay Blue Stay: JetBlue Celebrates Pride With Drag Race Plane
Oh my goodness, isn't it just wonderful when your two worlds collide? I love airplanes and I love RuPaul's Drag Race. JetBlue seems to appreciate that, and they've just made my day/week/month. JetBlue is known for naming their planes, and in celebration…
Oman Air’s Beautiful New Brand Video
Oman Air is one of the most underrated airlines out there, in my opinion. Oman Air has an excellent onboard product, in particular in business class, where they have Apex Suites with good service, food, and drinks. But beyond that they're based in Muscat,…
The American Airlines Experience, In A Nutshell
UNILAD just shared a hilarious video of a vlogger's experience on American Airlines. The video was posted just a few hours ago, and already has hundreds of thousands of views. Now that I'm looking into this more, it seems like this may have actually…
Must See: SAA’s Mesmerizing A340 Formation Flying
Yesterday was Presidential Inauguration Day in South Africa, which was the biggest event of its kind in the country in the past two plus decades. Of course that isn't the focus of this post, though -- rather it's to highlight the indescribably mesmerizing…
It’s Turtle Time: ANA’s New A380 Safety Video
ANA just began service with their Airbus A380. The airline has three of these planes on order, and they'll use these exclusively to fly between Tokyo and Honolulu. What's really cool is how ANA has themed these A380. Rather than just making them blend…
BLADE Helicopter Crashes Into The Hudson
I've written quite a bit about BLADE lately. They're the company that offers helicopter services to & from New York, and recently they've been in the news for their service expansion. BLADE is now offering $195 one-way transfers from Manhattan to JFK,…
United Airlines’ New Spider-Man Safety Video
Nowadays airlines put a lot of effort into their safety videos, and today United has launched a new Spider-Man themed one in a mini-drama film. This is part of a broader promotional partnership with Sony Pictures, which celebrates the release of "Spider-Man:…
Yesterday’s Awful Aeroflot Crash Landing: 5 Thoughts
Yesterday evening an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 had a crash landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. What initially looked to some to be a miracle has quickly turned into a massive tragedy. While I'm not going to be providing play-by-play coverage…
Audio: Pilot Calls ATC Incompetent, ATC Calls Pilot An Idiot
VASAviation has the audio of a heated exchange between a pilot and an air traffic controller in Argentina. So, what happened? An Avianca Argentina ATR-72 and Austral Embraer 190 passed just a few hundred feet apart when flying in the airspace over Buenos…
Dr. Dao Appears In First Ever TV Interview
On April 9, 2017, Dr. Dao was dragged off a United Express flight from Chicago O'Hare. At first this video seemed like it may be no different than most other viral airline videos, though this incident was unlike anything we've seen before in commercial…
EPIC: WestJet Announces Flyre Festival
I try to live without regrets, though if there's one regret I have, it's that I didn't have the opportunity to attend Fyre Festival. I might be an introvert, but it just seemed like such a pleasant group of likeminded people, and I can't help but think…
