Tag: Airlines

On the 10th of August 2014, an Iranian airliner lost height and crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing 40 people and bringing the safety of an aircraft type into question. The plane involved was a little known HESA IrAn-140, an Iranian license-built version of the Ukrainian Antonov An-14...

We had gotten back at exactly 11pm the night before from Los Angeles. I knew it was exactly 11pm because my eyes fluttered before slowly opening and then darting to look at the clock on the dashboard of my dads silver Volkswagen Passat. The garage door opened in front of us and my skin stuck to the ...

Despite increasing scrutiny of their treatment of disabled passengers, airlines have continued their behavior undeterred. While the industry as a whole is complicit in this issue, two airlines seem to stand above the rest in the worst way possible: Air Canada and United Airlines. My last airline ...

I booked a flight to Australia and wondered if it was a mistake. My father laughed when I mentioned I was flying with China Airlines. “You must be joking,” he said. “Why would you fly with China Airlines when you can go with Emirates or Singapore instead?” I replied tha...

Over the last couple of years I’ve flown between London Heathrow and Istanbul several times. A few of the conferences that I travel to annually are based in the simply mesmerising city of Istanbul and I always enjoy my trips there. As a British Airways Gold (Oneworld) and Turkish Airlines E...

I love Madrid. My favorite soccer team plays here: Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo plays here. We’ve just won the Champions League for a record 12th time! Everybody is happy in town (except, of course, if you’re an Atletico Madrid fan). Due to a heat wave that ...

In the aftermath of the recent Alaska Airlines incident and the misguided attempts to connect it with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, it becomes crucial to underscore the importance of separating facts from unfounded claims. I’m honored to hold the distinction of being the ...

stage and concert equipment for US pop-star Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan. The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two ANTONOV AN-124–100 “Ruslan” to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equ...

On the 2nd of May 1970, a DC-9 jet, critically low on fuel and with nowhere to land, ditched into stormy waters off the US Virgin Islands, plunging 63 people into a harrowing fight to survive. Clinging to an emergency escape slide, surrounded by debris and tossed by heaving seas, the survivors held ...

On the 18th of January 1960, a four-engine turboprop Vickers Viscount fell from the night sky over eastern Virginia, pancaking into a ravine and taking with it the lives of 50 people. The scene of the disaster provided a number of strange clues, including trees that had punched directly through the ...