I have quite a few times now. Here are my favorite times: N949AN (AA 737-800), I flew it on a Saturday <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> On Sunday, th...
Jump to postDoclightning, I appreciate your post and agree that when we adopt a black-and-white or us-vs-them mentality, that can be very dangerous. If a person sincerely believes he is in THE "One true church" then they can justify anything, and the leader has total control if he is the link to god for his peo...
Jump to postHere's my info from 2009 via flightmemory 141 Flights 122 of them were domestic 6 were intercontinental the rest were within Canada or Caribbean. My average flight is short, so my mileage was low for this number of flights: Total 2009 miles: 100,997 Flight time in 2009: Hours 296:50 Days 12.4 Weeks ...
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Jump to postDefinitely "twenty-ten" My biggest regret -- we didn't call last decade the naughties My biggest annoyance -- when people call this new year "oh-ten" An annoyance I am starting to just resolve to accept-- that people call this year the first year of the second decade... If there was a year 0, then t...
Jump to postHere's the long-delayed return portion of my Oxonmoot trip, involving my longest flight ever. Well, since I haven't ever done Transpacific, <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</a...
Jump to postWhat a great post Texan! I love grammar,and I'm glad you brought it up. Your point has been made. I don't think the various comments will define a position we should all take. But it's fun nevertheless. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B...
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Jump to postHere's a trip report where I started off literally wandering around Canada. It's not that bad, as I had a goal of St. John's, Newfoundland, but I wasn't sure if I was going to get there or not, and if not, I was going to do Montreal or Quebec City. My other goal was to head over the pond to Heathrow...
Jump to postCool trip Matt! I'd really like to do the far north Arctic crossing sometime. Great pics and all. I was about to comment that <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>'s food looks to be improving but remembered this was <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>/NW. <img sr...
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Jump to postIt generally doesn't require a huge reason for me to cross the pond, being an Anglophile, but this time it was for an event I really hated missing the previous year, Oxonmoot. Oxonmoot is an annual gathering of the Tolkien Society in Oxford to discuss things Tolkien. <img src="http://www.tolkiensoci...
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Jump to postOutstanding job! You were very lucky to be a part of that!
That looked like a great time! And I'm glad you also included the 757, of which I've only seen one so far.
That GE90 is a giant!
I loved all the pictures. Thanks for sharing so many pictures of the event with us!!
Matt
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Jump to postI hit the Green Man for my first time today (Monday) and now wonder where it has been all my life. I shall return!
Matt
Think of it...<acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> to <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym>. 10 years ago I would have never imagined this flight! Maybe 5 yea...
Jump to postGood job Chad. And I'm glad to see you infusing your English assignment with aviation material!
Matt
I might reveal my age a bit here, but I remember fondly when the 735s were new, the book "From Worst to First" was in all the airport bookshops and I was a big Continental fan. During that time (when I was in college) I even managed to scam enough trips from my parents to earn Continental Bronze sta...
Jump to postAwesome trip report. Even more so since it was your first!! Very thorough, and by that I don't mean you put too much info in it. And you did all that without a window seat too! Excellent job. First class! <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #...
Jump to postHere's the return of my trip to the Paris Air show. The outbound trip <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> on a 777 <a href="http://www.airline...
Jump to postDFW has much easier customs, a bright, new, fresh terminal with great restaurants, and excellent on-time performance, especially in comparison with SFO.
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Jump to postHey Transpac. Another Transpac crossing! Cool trip report! Glad you had roomy J cabins both ways, that's always nice. Sorry you lost some photos. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: ...
Jump to postEarlier this year I did a couple trip reports on a trip where I flew to <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym>, and made the comment that I intended to fly back to <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR /...
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Jump to postTraspac, I have something to confess. Yesterday was the first time, while juggling three different nonrev options on a bad nonrev day, where I will admit I wished <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> had seniority based-nonrev! Yeah, I'm getting older and the seniority-based looks b...
Jump to postAnother fantastic trip report! Good job Cameron! Those sunrise shots are stunning! <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0...
Jump to postThis is really part two of a trip report. The first part was where I flew an <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> 762 <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Bridgetown (Christ Church) - Grantley...
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Jump to postWhat a cool trip! One thing you really caught here (besides some jetlag!) is a great picture of the small details that need smoothing out as <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> merges into <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>. For example, the gate agent issues and ...
Jump to postThanks everyone for your kind comments. Some specific questions to address: <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0;border...
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Jump to postI had to be in San Juan for work on Monday, so I decided to spend the weekend somewhere in the Caribbean. A friend suggested Barbados, and when I realized they had a Concorde, plus the flights were open, plus I would get to fly on an <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> 767-200 (3 c...
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Jump to postI'm going. I'll be non-reving so my schedule is to be determined. I think I'll hit the Sunday show. Though I guess it depends on the weather. There's some sightseeing I want to so, so I'll make like a 5 day trip out of it.
Jump to postTommy,
Loved the trip report. The food looked gross though! Thanks for all the pics. Looks like you had a great trip. Enjoyed all the destination shots too!
Thanks,
Matt
On the MD80 for a good wingview and good engine noise, I prefer a window from row 24 to 28 on the American Airlines seating configuration. I'll leave it to you to translate where that is in comparison with your airline. On <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>, behind row 30 the wind...
Jump to postThis afternoon I went to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> to see the <acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym> inaugural, as I was actually trying to get to <acronym title="Shreveport - Regional (SHV / KSHV), USA -...
Jump to postA great trip and trip report! That's just like the stuff I do, though I've never actually done a turn in a day. My shortest so far is 22 hours in <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>, which involved a bed in a hotel. Looks like both airlines provided good mea...
Jump to postI enjoyed this trip report. Alex, you put a lot of personality into your writing, and I enjoy it. I know most people just look at pictures, but for me the writing is usually the best part. That was funny that a nonrev momma bumped you in line! You saw a weird Airbus at <acronym title="Dallas - Love ...
Jump to postThanks for the trip report. I never do DAL and it's like 5 miles from my house, so thanks for showing me! I love San Antonio, so I hope you had a good time there. Did you have some good Tex-Mex while you were there?
Jump to postWow, that's a lot of money! I don't view talking on a handheld cell phone as dangerous, but texting is. Anything that takes your view off the road for more than about 2 seconds can be dangerous. Keep in mind California is bankrupt and trying to pay for 8 nannies to watch octuplets and other importan...
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Jump to post<img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb319/madipides/PHXwkids.jpg" width="404" height="604" border=0> Here I am in the desert with my two nephews. The big one turned 6 that day. We're out near Phoenix. Grainy low quality pic because I stole it from my brother's Facebook page. Apologies for t...
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