My love for aviation was born just over three decades ago, not long after I myself was born – it goes back to when I was just one or two years old.

I was born in Slovakia, and having two of my four grandparents in Japan meant flying there for a visit regularly. Each and every year, I would look forward to the annual family trip more and more. I was, of course, excited to visit my grandparents and to spend time in Japan. 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 and aircraft we 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 this website.

All of the above culminated in me launching KN Aviation 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, and 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!