The lighter side – Page 2

Snow shuts down airports in Europe

Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris

I don’t know about you but whenever possible, I like to be at the airport early. Once you are through security, airports can be such fun places! I am not talking about the shops and restaurants, they are there to take your money while in fact there is much better fun close at hand… and… Continue reading Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris

Jeppesen Honors Miracle on the Hudson Pilots with a One-of-a-Kind Commemorative Chart and Binder Set

For more than 75 years Jeppesen has made it possible for pilots and their passengers to safely and efficiently reach their destinations. Today this pioneering spirit continues as Jeppesen delivers essential information and optimization solutions to improve the efficiency of air, sea and rail operations around the globe. Jeppesen is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial… Continue reading Jeppesen Honors Miracle on the Hudson Pilots with a One-of-a-Kind Commemorative Chart and Binder Set

A lesson in loyalty and independence

The company behind Roger-Wilco, BluSky Services Group, has in its logo the image of a Siberian Husky serenely looking out over snowy peaks. Since BSSG is an aviation consultancy (with in house multimedia and graphics expertise also), a lot of people have asked why the logo shows a husky so prominently instead of an aircraft… Continue reading A lesson in loyalty and independence

Smooth cruise – The WizzAir experience

Editor’s note: This article dates from 2007. We are now an economic crisis later but the essence of the story is still the same. What is more, WizzAir, operating 30 aircraft, is still with us and hopefully will remain for a long time to come. WizzAir, the largest low fare – low cost airline in Central… Continue reading Smooth cruise – The WizzAir experience

Never leave your lunch in the plane – but if you do, take duct tape with you!

During a private “fly-in” fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler and bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what he did to the plane….

kulula… what?

kulula.com is a low fare airline in South Africa. They are apparently bent on making type certification as easy as possible. Gentle reminders of all important items are available for the crew at all times except in flight. No cheating! Want to see more? It is worth it…

I was a passenger on the A380

Although Singapore Airlines is expecting to welcome its one millionth A380 customer in February (just 15 months after the inaugural flight), it is still not every day that you get to meet someone who has enjoyed this new travel experience. Our contributor Andrase is such a person and he sent us this report. Let me… Continue reading I was a passenger on the A380

Italian holiday

I hope that after the last three Fridays when I dished up a poem in “The lighter side” have not made you decide not to read the blog on Fridays… I really hope so because it is once again Friday and I have yet another poem for you… As befits its category, these poems are… Continue reading Italian holiday

Flying with the Seagulls – Formation flying at EHHO

Earlier this year I received an invitation to join Jimmy De Koning – an Air Traffic Controller at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center – to visit his flying club, Seagull Formation and see what makes it so unique. Seagull Formation, based at Hoogeveen airport in the northeast of the Netherlands, was founded in… Continue reading Flying with the Seagulls – Formation flying at EHHO