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Tour Report: Iranian Skies & Cities II – “Flying the Classics”

(Traveled on November 15, 2016 – November 17, 2016) The second Iran tour I organized together with Yukihiro was split into three thematic parts – Exploring Iranian History, Flying the Classics, and Kish Airshow 2016. The second part of the report takes a look at the main part of the tour – “Flying the Classics” …

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Children's Day of Royal Thai Air Force 2017 at Bangkok Don Muang

Airshow Report: Children’s Day of Royal Thai Air Force 2017 at Don Muang

The Thai Children’s Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of January every year. As such, this year it was celebrated on January 14, 2017. During the day, many businesses give gifts to children, and many public facilities waive their entrance fees. To an aviation enthusiast, however, the most interesting part of the Thai Children’s …

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My Top 5 Favorite Flights of 2016

From Inaugurals to a Diversion: The Five Flights I Enjoyed the Most in 2016

As we are approaching the end of January, I decided to look back at the flights I took last year. Having flown over 130,000 miles on over 90 segments, it was the best year both in terms of the distance flown as well as the number of flights. During the year, besides taking flights to …

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Flying an A340 Prototype: cn 002 with Iran Aseman

Flight Report: Iran Aseman A340 Prototype from Shiraz to Tehran

(Flown on November 14, 2016) On our way back to Tehran from Shiraz during the second Iranian Skies & Cities tour, we were originally supposed to fly with an Iran Air MD-82. A change in Iran Air’s schedules forced us to look for alternatives. During the search, one option stood out – it was a …

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Spotting: The First China Airlines A350 Flight to Vienna and Some Fokkers in Bratislava

Spotting Report: The First Flight of China Airlines A350 to Vienna and More

As my friend Philippe from Prague who currently lives in France was visiting his family Slovakia, we decided to meet up. With both his and my time in Slovakia running out, we had to act. After checking the weather forecast and schedules for Tuesday on Monday night, it was decided – we would go to …

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Bienvenue, Air France Boeing 787-9! (Part 2)

Flight Review: Air France 787-9 Economy Class Inaugural Sightseeing Flight from Paris

(Flown on January 7, 2017) Having flown on most of the aircraft types that Air France currently operates, I was very glad to have the chance to try out its latest type – the Boeing 787-9. Actually, not only to try it out, but to be on its very first revenue flight, a sightseeing flight …

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AF787: Bienvenue, Air France Boeing 787-9!

Enjoying the Air France 787-9 Inaugural Event Before Taking One of Its First Flights

(Flown on January 7, 2017) Having flown on most of the aircraft types that Air France currently operates, I was very glad to have the chance to try out its latest type – the Boeing 787-9. Actually, not only to try it out, but to be on its very first revenue flight, a sightseeing flight …

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