April Fouls Day by West Jet - Very funny!

WestJet today introduced a new state-of-the-art money-saving feature on board all flights aimed at countering the rising price of jet fuel. Effective today, WestJet will be using air mixed with helium in the ventilation system to lighten the weight of the aircraft.

TSA gets own song from Grammy winner Buck Howdy

In regards to the invasive TSA body searches throughout airports in the United States, Buck Howdy has created a funny parody song.

Spanair hands out X-mas gifts to passengers

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.

What is the world's best airline?

US based Zagat Survey has published it's annual airline ranking containing 16 US and 74 international carriers. The international top scorers are Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and Emirates. Among US carriers Continental is the winner for its premium service product on domestic routes. According to survey results the best economy class experience is found on Jet Blue.Only 2 European carriers are found among the top five of the carriers surveyed. British Airways came in 3rd for best inflight entertainment international and Lufthansa/Swiss is on the 4th place in the category top frequent flier programs.
Zagat also took into account surveyors comments that according to their lawyers are too strong to put in their printed publication. Here some of our favorites: "My bags get better service, but they pay extra", "At least they haven't killed me yet" and "The only difference between economy and business classes is a shrimp on your salad".

Read more outtakes that put a smile on your face here. For detailed survey results click here

Can you land this plane? Continued..

In an earlier post we tested your knowledge in European Geogpraphy. This time the challenge is to land the plane in the correct city within the United States. Give it a go!

Pillow fight on board Lufthansa

On board a Lufthansa flight from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt a pillow fight broke out. The flight attendant standing in the aisle seemed to have enjoyed it very much! By the way you won't see this happen on US carriers since those tend to charge a fee for pillows...

How quickly can you "assemble" the A380?

According to Airbus in the U.S. it took them 23 seconds to solve this puzzle. We are sure you can do better!

Airbus Puzzle

Brightly colored and funny livery on Kulula.com airplanes

South Africa's first low fare airline Kulula.com has a great sense of humour when it comes down to painting their aircraft. When visiting Kulula Air's Gallery make sure to check the various other paint jobs by clicking on the tabs above the pictures. Go to the gallery

Courtesy of Kulula.com

Can you land the plane in the correct city?

Let's do a little warm up for your brain to start into a new week. Test your knowledge in Europe geography. The game consists of 3 rounds, with each round containing 5 destinations. Try it!

Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater costume for Halloween

Ricky's, a New York City based costume company, has come up with an "angry steward costume" relating to Steven Slater, a former Jet Blue Flight attendant. Steven made a spectacular escape from his job, grabing 2 beers and deploying  the emergency slide past August after a heated argument with a passenger upon arrival at New York's Kennedy Airport.
Get dressed up!

Courtesy Ricky's NYC

Severe challenges passing through airport security

Not much in the news today. Therefore have a laugh!

By Time Magazine