How Do Planes Steer on the Ground?
As much as the cockpit looks like a car with that familiar steering wheel, the yoke isn’t actually how the pilot steers on the ground. Controlling an aircraft is no easy task, and movement on the ground is no exception. If the control column isn’t what’s deciding whether you go left or right, then what
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How Do Planes Steer on the Ground?
As much as the cockpit looks like a car with that familiar steering wheel, the yoke isn’t actually how the pilot steers on the ground. Controlling an aircraft is no easy task, and movement on the ground is no exception. If the control column isn’t what’s deciding whether you go left or right, then what
Review: ANA 777-300ER “The Room” Business Class from London to Tokyo Haneda
Ever since ANA revealed its new “The Room” business class seat, I wanted to try it. Having flown in and really enjoyed Qatar Airways’ QSuites, I knew “The Room” would be equally as good if not better. As such, I was excited when I found an itinerary for my return flight from Europe to Japan
Kosice’s Museum of Aviation: The Final Resting Place of Slovakia’s Yak-40 and Tu-154
Kosice, Slovakia’s second-largest city is home to the country’s best-known aviation museum. The city’s Museum of Aviation, or Letecke Muzeum Kosice as it’s known in Slovak, first opened its doors to the public in 2002 and is a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum. While most of the aircraft on display are military, there are
2020 in Review: Looking Back at My Highlights of Last Year
With January 2021 here, it’s time for the fifth annual review of my aviation activities. While I mainly do this to have a place that I can go back to remember some of the flights I took and aircraft I saw, I also hope you enjoy reading through it and through some of the articles
Review: Austrian Airlines A319 Business Class from Zurich to Vienna
While I flew with Austrian Airlines numerous times in the past, both long- and short-haul, it was always in economy class. As such, I was excited to have a chance to try the airline’s business class back in September 2020. Even though it was on a one-hour hop from Zurich to Vienna, I at least
Review: Swiss Senator Lounge A at Zurich Airport
After arriving in Zurich from Tokyo back in September, I had a few hours to spare before having to board my connecting flight to Vienna. Similar to the situation at Narita, there was only one Star Alliance lounge – the Swiss Senator Lounge at A gates – open. That gave me a chance to peak
Review: Swiss 777-300ER Business Class from Tokyo Narita to Zurich
While I had taken a number of domestic flights around Japan throughout the year, it wasn’t until mid-September that I got to travel internationally for the first time in 2020. To be more precise, I flew from Tokyo Narita to Vienna via Zurich (to visit my family in Slovakia) before returning back to Tokyo Haneda
Review: ANA Suite Lounge at Tokyo Narita Airport
With COVID-19 and the related entry restrictions having brought the number of international flights departing out of Tokyo Narita airport to a minimum, most of the airport’s lounges are shut down for the time being. The only Star Alliance lounge open at the airport is the ANA Suite Lounge in Satellite 5 normally reserved for
My Experience with Turkish Airlines’ Customer Service: Not So Good…
With Slovakia having eased entry restrictions, I decided to visit my family there earlier this month. While I knew there was the possibility of countries changing entry restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and me having to cancel the trip because of that, I could have never even imagined of what almost axed my
Flying on a “Super Dolphin” and a Brief History of ANA’s 737s
On June 14, 2020, ANA operated its last commercial Boeing 737-500 flight. That left only the Next-Generation “-700s” and “-800s.” in its fleet. Considering that JAL and other Japanese airlines nowadays only operate the Next-Generation 737s as well, the era of 737 Classics in Japan came to an end. While I didn’t have a chance
