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LAN 787 Dreamliner: LAX to Santiago

01/03/13

I am delighted that my first 787 Dreamliner flight was on LAN Airlines, which on January 2 became the first carrier to offer international service on the 787 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with non-stop flights to Santiago, Chile three days a week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) and with daily flights to Lima, Peru →

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Finally – a ride on a 787 Dreamliner

01/02/13

Happy New Year, everyone. Here’s a toast to a happy, healthy and productive new year. Last year I was hard at work on a book (about things museums have but don’t show you) and had to decline numerous opportunities to fly on the 787 Dreamliner. I had to be content with just a few on-the-ground →

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Cathay Pacific flights have a treat for Bond fans.

11/13/12

If you’re a James Bond fan and happen to be flying on Cathay Pacific this month, you’re in luck. The airline is having and Bond-fest with an in-flight retrospective of movies and chance to win some Bond-related prizes. →

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New 777-300ER planes for Thai Airways & Air China

11/04/12

This week I had the opportunity to go to the Boeing plant and Paine Field in Everett, WA for Boeing’s delivery of THAI Airways’ new Boeing 777-300ER, which will be used on the Los Angeles (LAX) – Bangkok (BKK) route with a stopover in Seoul. The airplane’s business class seats recline into fully flat beds, →

Sleep tight on Qantas: new amenities for business class passengers

10/19/12

Qantas Airways has rolled out a few enhancements to its international Business service aimed at helping customers sleep better and eat better during the flight. In the business class cabin, mattresses will be added to the Skybeds on international flights and duvets will be handed out instead of blankets. The airline will also be handing →

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SFO Museum exhibit profiles China’s Civil Air Transport (CAT)

10/18/12

There’s a intriguing gem of an exhibition at the Louis A. Turpin Aviation Museum and Library in the lobby of the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport. With more than 150 objects and images, Civil Air Transport: Asia’s Airline of Distinction looks at early flight in China and Civil Air Transport (CAT), the airline →

APEX awards applaud airlines for attention to passenger experience

09/18/12

I had the honor of being a judge for one of the awards handed out Monday night at the APEX Awards Ceremony to honor airlines for excellence in passenger experience. (APEX is the Airline Passenger Experience Association, an organization of airlines, suppliers and related companies holding its annual APEX EXPO in Long →

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Fun, photo-rich timeline celebrates Air Canada’s 75th birthday

09/11/12

What do Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Louis Armstrong, Chubby Checker, Warren Beatty, Peter Fonda, Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope all have in common? They were all passengers on Air Canada or its predecessor, Trans Canada Air Lines (TCA), sometime during the past 75 years. As part of a slew of activities to mark its 75th →

Greetings from Hong Kong International Airport

08/30/12

I was one of the lucky invited media guests on the August 28, 2012 Cathay Pacific delivery flight of a new Boeing 777-300ER from the Boeing factory to Hong Kong International Airport. (Here’s a link to a secret about the airplane that airline chief executive John Slosar pointed out during the trip.) The 12 hour →

Cathay Pacific chief executive John Slosar shares a secret

08/29/12

On Tuesday, August 28, I was fortunate to be one of the invited guests aboard the maiden flight of Cathay Pacific’s fifth Boeing 777-300ER from the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. to Hong Kong. I’m still trying to figure out the time here in Hong Kong, but wanted to share a few photos – and a →

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