Chartering On The Increase
Posted on November 13, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Business, Travel
Charter companies say an increasing number of people are using charter travel to get them where they need to go. This is an amazing phenomenon in spite of the economic downturn. Read more…
Air New Zealand Has Aged Pilots
Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin in Society, Travel
Air New Zealand is said to have dozens of pilots aged over 60 and some even over the age of 70, flying some of its biggest planes, because they’re “creaming it” and refuse to quit. Read more…
Planes Making Wrong Landings Are Common
Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin in Travel
A Continental Connection turboprop plane landed at the wrong airport, making the passengers share a limo ride from Southland Field in Sulphur, Louisiana to their intended destination of Lake Charles Regional, about a half-hour drive away. Continental Connection. Read how this is more common than you realize.
Surfers Delight From Hurricane Irene
Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin in Environment, Travel
While Hurricane Irene caused heartache for many along the entire eastern seaboard of the United States, it left mixed reactions. It not only disrupted 1000s of airline travellers and killed at least 27 people in eight states, it flooded streets, homes and businesses, leaving millions without power and submerging a school bus. Yet, as the [...]
Babies Born In-Flight
Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin in Travel, Women
Recently a French woman gave birth to a healthy baby on board an Alitalia flight from Milan to Paris. The woman went into labour about halfway through Flight 3508. Read more…
Nuisance In Flight Passengers
Posted on August 29, 2011 by admin in Society, Travel
As drunk passengers make more of a nuisance of themselves, flying is proving to be more and more hazardous. Read more…
Cover Up Over Chinese Bullet Train Crash
Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin in Society, Travel
A viral video of a Chinese speed train crash, was posted onto the Internet. Before it was shut down it had received1.2 million viewers in less than 24 hours. Read more…
Cesna 207 Field Landed In The Heart Of Port Vila
Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin in Society, Vanuatu
The Cesna 207 may have to be written off but there is no doubt the pilot did a terrific job of field landing it on a resort golf course, in the heart of Port Vila, Vanuatu. Read more…
TSA Custom Agents Paid Back
Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin in Society, Travel
61 year old, Yukari Miyamae, from Colorado faces a felony sexual abuse charge from groping a TSA agent in Phoenix’s Sky Airport. Read more…
Japanese Paris Syndrome
Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin in Health, Travel
Up to 24 Japanese tourists a year, mainly women in their 30s, are flown home from the French capital, Paris, after becoming afflicted with what has become known as the ‘Paris Syndrome’. Read more…
