Welcome to KN Aviation!
My name is Keishi Nukina, and I started this blog back in 2015 to have a place to chronicle some of my aviation experiences.
Since then, I published hundreds of flight and airport lounge reviews as well as other aviation-related articles here, contributed to a variety of digital and print publications, and even organized tours for aviation enthusiasts.
As you can probably tell by now, I love all things aviation – especially so if it’s related to airliners.
Currently, I am based in Tokyo, but my love for aviation goes back long before I moved to Japan…
Published Work & Media Appearances
As mentioned above, I had some of my writing and photos published in a variety of digital and print media including AIRLINE, Airliner World, Asian Aviation, and Digital Photography School.
Separately from that, I have also been quoted and featured in several media outlets:
- Asian Aviation: AAV In Conversation with Keishi Nukina on Japanese aviation, COVID-19 & sustainability
- Bustle: 17 Travel Bloggers On The One Place You Should Visit
- Channel News Asia: How a Buddhist Monk Turned CEO Revived JAL from Bankruptcy
- Channel News Asia: Inside the Storm Season 4 Episode 4 – Japan Airlines
- Cheapism: 20 Tips for Visiting Hawaii on a Budget
- CreditCards.com: Travel with Cards, Mobile Apps Only? Not So Fast; You’ll Still Need Cash
- Travel + Leisure: This Is What Happens When You Leave Your Belongings Behind on a Plane
If you are working on a story that you would like my input on or need photos for, or if you are looking for a new contributor to your publication, you can get in touch with me through the form below.
Media Inquiry Form
Writing for KN Aviation
Originally, I was the sole writer on this site. However, since 2017, I have also been accepting contributions by other writers. Currently, I am looking for more writers to help me publish more valuable content than I could create on my own.
As such, If you are interested in air travel and would like to write for KN Aviation, get in touch with me at keishi[at]knaviation.net with the subject line “Contributing to KN Aviation” to discuss the details.
When doing so, please don’t forget to mention what subjects you are interested and have expertise in (budget travel with family, European mileage programs, African low-cost carriers, or whatever it might be). If you happen to have any, please also include some of your writing samples.
My Aviation Story
…goes back to all the way back when I was one or two years old.
I was born in Slovakia, and having half of my grandparents in Japan meant flying there for a visit regularly. Each and every year, I would look forward to the annual trip more and more. I was, of course, excited to visit my grandparents. But, I also couldn’t wait to get onboard a plane and get cozy in my seat for half-a-dozen hours!
As I got older, I would start researching the airlines my family would be flying on which led me to many aviation websites including Airliners.net.
Seeing many great photos on these websites, it became clear what I wanted for my 15th birthday – a camera. Shortly after that, I visited Vienna airport – the nearest major airport to my home – without a ticket, just to spend some time watching aircraft there.And, I was hooked…
Over my more than a decade long aviation enthusiast “career” I went through a variety of aviation-related hobbies. I shared my spotting “logs” with other enthusiasts in forums, uploaded my photos to various databases, and I traded safety cards with other collectors around the world.
I even started two (terribly looking) websites which could be considered the predecessors of KN Aviation which I started in 2015.
Since then, I had the privilege of not only (hopefully) helping hundreds of thousands of people with their travels through the airline reviews and other articles I publish here, but also to contribute to a variety of digital and print media, organize a couple of tours for aviation enthusiasts.
And, even to fly on NASA’s research aircraft on what were the two most unforgettable flights of my life!
Contributors
Mark Morris
Mark is a life-long aviation enthusiast and has spent the majority of his professional career as an airport planner. He worked for a variety of airports in the UK in planning, development, operations, and policy, before becoming a consultant airport planner. Mark has lived and worked in the UK, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and now runs his own niche airport planning airport consultancy in the UK.
Matt Ryan
Matt's eyes have been turned to the sky for as long as he can remember. A former newspaper editor, Matt is a lifelong avgeek whose earliest memories include talking aviation with his grandfather, a retired US Air Force pilot. Matt has lived in Greece, Czechia, and Germany for studies and for work, and is currently based in the US, near Dallas. Matt recently took the plunge to become a pilot himself, and is now transitioning into an airline career.
Hirofumi Suda
Hirofumi is a Japanese aviation enthusiast based in Delhi, India. Besides finding joy in trying out as many airline products as possible, he is also running a travel agency focused on providing tours within India especially to the Himalayas.
Thank You!
Finally, here, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the people that have been crucial in me being able to pursue and enjoy my passion for aviation – and run KN Aviation over the years:
- My wife, family, and “non-avgeek” friends for understanding my (sometimes crazy) hobby and supporting me in all the ways they can
- Fellow aviation enthusiasts that I’ve had a chance to meet around the world
- All of those that have read my articles on KN Aviation as well as in other publications
Thank you – without all of you, the hobby wouldn’t be nearly as much fun!