tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20776734491766935492023-11-16T14:04:41.068+01:00www.airtravelstuff.comYOUR GATE TO THE LATEST AIRLINE STUFF FOUND ON THE WEBUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-2489296410090228202013-01-02T08:56:00.000+01:002013-01-02T08:56:46.639+01:00Airline passengers lose it in December <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">(Source : UT San Diego, January 01, 2013) </span><br />
From cellphones to prosthetic limbs, passengers have a habit of leaving everything imaginable behind on airplanes and at airports, forcing some airports and airlines to put systems in place to try to reunite lost items with their owners. <a href="http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/01/tp-airline-passengers-lose-it-in-december/" target="_blank">Full Story</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-11868932408156281592012-01-25T01:40:00.001+01:002012-01-25T01:40:40.917+01:00Freak Show at the Airport<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Today air travel most likely includes wait time in some way or the other. Whether it be at check-in, security or due to a delayed flight. We all end up waiting at some point.<br />
Turns out when people have to wait they like to watch each other. For this reason <a href="http://www.freakjet.com/" target="_blank">FreakJet</a> has created a platform dedicated to people watching. Travelers can upload funny pictures taken at airports. <a href="http://www.freakjet.com/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-68367469238529490582012-01-01T17:13:00.000+01:002012-01-01T17:13:10.117+01:00Behind-The-Scenes: Your Bag's Journey On DeltaEver wondered what happens to your bag once you checked it in?<br />
This clip shows the journey of a suitcase equipped with 6 cameras from check-in, trough the maze of conveyor belts and shoots in the baggage sorting, onto a plane and back to baggage claim. The clip is part of a Delta advertising campaign of a new feature called <a href="http://blog.delta.com/2011/11/22/say-hello-to-mobile-baggage-tracking/" target="_blank">mobile baggage tracking</a> launched by the carrier last November.<br />
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Your Airtravelstuff.com TeamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-83782693172084436262011-04-12T22:38:00.001+02:002011-04-12T22:40:51.067+02:00Airbus A380 clips tail of CRJ @ JFK<div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">"U better send a truck. They just hit us," the pilot of the Delta jet, remarkably calm, called out to controllers over the radio, according to a recording of the airport radio traffic. Luckily no one was injured. The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating.</span><br />
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</tbody></table>The German air force special air mission wing federal ministery of defence (Flugbereitschaft) is auctioning of their Airbus A310 VIP version.The A310 was used by Germany's senior government officials such as Chancellor Angela Merkel. The plane of East Germany's Interflug was redesigned around 20 years ago by Lufthansa Technik into a VIP version. The current Chancellor at that time Helmut Kohl insisted that a shower is available on board. At this time this was not an easy task for the engineers but the request was fullfilled. The complete tender information including interior picture are found <a href="http://www.vebeg.de/images/vebeg12128/">here</a>. By the way bidding closure is May 24th. If you have the necessary spare change to bid then click <a href="https://www.vebeg.de/web/en/verkauf/suchen.htm?DO_SUCHE=1&SUCH_KFZEGAL=1&SUCH_FREITEXT=a310&statflag=1&zusatzlink=&SHOW_AUS=12128&SHOW_LOS=1">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-48675923943382374462011-03-22T07:32:00.001+01:002011-03-22T07:32:00.511+01:00Penguins really can fly on South West Airlines<div style="text-align: left;">Recently on a South West flight from San Francisco to San Diego, SeaWorld was transporting penguins back home from a science convention. The waddling, flightless birds were allowed to roam the aisle much to the delights of passengers.While marching down the aisle a tutorial on the species was given over the airplane's passenger announcement system.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The ANA Group will donate 100 million yen to aid and support those affected by the earthquake. The Group is also asking for donations from its employees.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The airline is also providing seats on its flights for relief workers. This free transport will be made available on all domestic and international routes until April 15.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">ANA has also introduced a donation programme for Mileage Club members until April 15. Members can donate in 1,000 mile increments by filling in the application available at the ANA SKY WEB site (<a href="http://www.ana.co.jp/">www.ana.co.jp</a>). ANA will donate one yen for every mile donated by its Mileage Club members</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-36922259511688179412011-03-09T07:59:00.000+01:002011-03-09T07:59:01.975+01:00Space Shuttle Launch: Viewed From an Airplane<div>The last flight of the Discovery space shuttle into space took off on February 24th 2011. Passengers departing on a commercial flight from Orlando, FL where lucky enough to see the take off from their window seats. <br />
The space shuttle is due to return from the ISS space station for the very last time today.</div><div><br />
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</tbody></table>Just recently a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 returned to service wearing the new livery. Finishing the paint job on the 1st B-747 United has now at least one of each of their mainline fleet and 304 aircrafts overall painted in the new livery. In the month ahead United will start to re-brand airport facilities and launch new advertising campaigns.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-62331208119801720412011-02-13T07:45:00.014+01:002011-02-13T07:45:00.308+01:00Live webcast of the new Boeing 747-8<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzWj2oGPXKuQugfufpmw7zCPKxeE2S8cUDE8d_Bit7RQYHjV9in3I9oWrAPxsRNyGHWCp2oV-XZ8HDW5nPx6Owxa6lJsyqvjwdn4sYAh0ylEMBgOYOd7-i5XJSWgHU3-Q6ta2Mav1D7aR/s1600/Boeinglivewebcast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzWj2oGPXKuQugfufpmw7zCPKxeE2S8cUDE8d_Bit7RQYHjV9in3I9oWrAPxsRNyGHWCp2oV-XZ8HDW5nPx6Owxa6lJsyqvjwdn4sYAh0ylEMBgOYOd7-i5XJSWgHU3-Q6ta2Mav1D7aR/s320/Boeinglivewebcast.jpg" width="320" /></a>Dont't miss the live webcast on February 13th 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard (19:00GMT) of the new Boeing 747-8 intercontinental passenger airplane roll out!<br />
<a href="http://www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/">Link to webcast</a>. <br />
In the meanwhile watch a video from Boeing showing the extreme flight tests the B747-8F undergoes. The footage features, tail strikes, stall testing and a take off with a record breaking one million pounds of weight! <a href="http://www.boeing.com/videos/video.html?fr_chl=92f816b0c0d4ca1c99f2d685e52e658cba0c9648&fr_story=d94acddb5e868c452dfb8c74d42b4561cb942ced&rf=cs">Watch</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-9506288856703889162011-02-09T20:41:00.000+01:002011-02-09T20:41:10.649+01:00Geneva Airport unveils first mobile terminalGeneva airport unveiled a mobile passenger terminal today. Officials said it is the world's first of its kind. The tent-style construction offers check-in counters and self check-in units and holds about 200 passengers on 220 square meters. It will be mainly used to handle the large numbers of skiers returning home from the alps in the winter month. It can be installed and ready for use within a week and be moved to other locations.<br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Up to now if a flight is oversold airlines would make an announcement in the gate area looking for volunteers willing to take a later flight in return for travel credits on future flights. Delta Airlines is taking a new approach by letting passengers silently bid on a bumped seat. If a flight is oversold passengers can name an amount, during check-in, they are willing to accept in return of taking a later flight. Delta would then consider the lowest bid to be bumped of the flight if it becomes necessary. Full story <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/delta-makes-fliers-bid-to-get-bumped-airlines-voluntary-involuntarily-2011-1"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-78072296518939731012011-01-12T11:54:00.001+01:002011-01-12T11:57:10.593+01:00TSA gets own song from Grammy winner Buck HowdyIn regards to the invasive TSA body searches throughout airports in the United States, Buck Howdy has created a funny parody song.<br />
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</tbody></table>According to the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/sully_jet_eyed_for_landing_at_nc_JHGfN6vr5IJNG7pPltDHEI?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=">NY Post</a> the Charlotte, NC, based <a href="http://www.carolinasaviation.org/">Carolinas Aviation Museum</a> is intersted in buying the wreckage of US Airways flight 1549. For the past year parts of the remains have been up for auction. See pictures <a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/01/22/plane_4_sale.php">here</a>.<br />
The flight under command of Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched in the Hudson River January 15th 2009 after suffering a severe bird strike shortly after take off. All 155 souls on board where rescued while the plane sunk slowly.<br />
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</tbody></table>United Airlines reports that 2010 ended with 77 mainline airplanes featuring the new livery. The majority of them are Continental aircrafts since that livery requires less work than the one from United. CO has completed painting 70 planes of various types. UA has repainted seven Boeing 777 with the most recent one out of the paint shop last Tuesday. Additional 17 UA planes will be repainted in January. By the end of 2011 UA expects to have more than 250 mainline planes repainted. See a time laps on the paint job <a href="http://airtravelstuff.blogspot.com/2010/12/impressive-time-laps-video-on-uniteds.html">here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-3797410645532919672010-12-31T10:47:00.000+01:002010-12-31T10:47:21.640+01:00Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnumhV7-wyeZSqXGB0efhzMF_Z8pXoAYBCDz2bSYJECjfZ2c07s_geLIiyeqJQOS5t_g1YkvU9hfESHd7zzdRVdiqt9yf2qJb4Hf2hNSUgikXucewRebfXnFOl2SRkf5UpwtoUmFX0V3ZA/s1600/happynewyear2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnumhV7-wyeZSqXGB0efhzMF_Z8pXoAYBCDz2bSYJECjfZ2c07s_geLIiyeqJQOS5t_g1YkvU9hfESHd7zzdRVdiqt9yf2qJb4Hf2hNSUgikXucewRebfXnFOl2SRkf5UpwtoUmFX0V3ZA/s320/happynewyear2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Dear Reader, thank you very much for reading Airtravelstuff.com in 2010. We wish you a Happy New Year and look forward seeing you on our blog in the coming year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077673449176693549.post-10388912705303978182010-12-29T18:52:00.000+01:002010-12-29T18:52:43.881+01:00Spanair hands out X-mas gifts to passengers<div>Most people don't like waiting for their luggage at the baggage belt. See how Spanair puts a smile on people's faces by delivering personalized christmas gifts after arrival of a late evening flight from Barcelona to Las Palmas on December 24th. Certainly some good PR for the airline.</div><div><br />
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Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to introduce wheelchairs made from bamboo in 2 airports in 2011. The new wheelchairs should stop triggering alarms when passing through the metaldetectors expediting the screening process for handicapped passengers. Each wheelchair which is completely metal free, hand crafted and takes about 1 month to build the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8218418/Japan-introduces-bamboo-wheelchairs-in-airports.html">The Telegraph</a>. reports.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com