Tim pointed me at the video of the test run for evacuating the A-380 — it’s worth a look. I noticed, however, that it wasn’t exactly a very realistic test. If you read the page rather than just leaping to the video, you’ll see the discussion of an earlier MD-11 test where a woman over […]
I see from the TSA website that we’re now allowed small quantities of liquids on board flights in the U.S.A., and I assume other countries will also start allowing these items. And knitting needles and books are still allowed, so we’ll have something to do on the flights. The thought of a long flight to […]
We had a family trip to Hawaii (the Big Island) in the last week where I could reasonably fly before I got too big. Mind you, I was still big and bulky and quite glad of being able to float along in the water. I took quite a few photos, but these two are the […]
I’ve been a bit concerned about the idea of flying in one of the Airbus A380 jets (assuming they ever actually deliver one to an airline I fly on, that is). I haven’t been concerned about the safety of the big plane, but rather the logistics and comfort. Although, with the latest terrorist scares, I’m […]
In the aftermath of the latest round of air travel restrictions, it seems to me there will be quite a few ramifications for the travel industry, if these restrictions stay in place for any length of time. Here are some of the ones I see, in no particular order. Full-service airlines will have a fighting chance […]
I had to laugh at Eve’s link to the story of the weenie who was scared of knitting needles (while admitting I first saw the link at whump dot com from following XML 2005 Aggregator links). I have a better story than mere knitting needles or even needlework needles, since all of those have really […]
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