There are few airline liveries that are as iconic as American Airlines’ bare metal one that the airline used for over 40 years. Unfortunately, the livery is a thing of the past now as the airline went through a rebranding during which it had to take into account the fact that the latest aircraft types …
The History of American Airlines Liveries: Astrojet, Bare Metal & More Read More »
When Pokemon celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021, I had a feeling that Pokemon-themed aircraft would make a comeback in one way or another. At that point, however, I had no idea that over the next couple of years, there would be multiple such special liveries featured on aircraft belonging to multiple airlines not only …
Nassy Jet: Flying on Solaseed Air’s New Pokemon Jet on Its First Day Read More »
As described in the introduction to this series, I decided to do an ANA mileage run to earn Platinum status which will allow me to then apply for ANA Super Flyers credit card that comes with a quasi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. The mileage run was split into two parts – one day with four …
ANA SFC Mileage Run Part 1: A Leisurely Itinerary with Four Flights in One Day Read More »
ANA Mileage Club Platinum status holders can apply for ANA Super Flyers credit cards which come with semi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. For a long time, I wanted to do a mileage run to earn the status and subsequently get the credit card. I finally decided to do so in November 2022. This is the …
ANA SFC Mileage Run Introduction: Earning a Semi-Lifetime Star Alliance Gold Status Read More »
As I’m finishing writing this article, my daughter just turned 19 days old. What a year it has been! From visiting my family in Slovakia with my wife for a month at the beginning of the year all the way to my first child being born last week, it was a – in a good …
2022 in Review: Looking Back at My Highlights of Last Year Read More »
Unlike Pokemon which I used to watch as a kid and am still a fan of and Star Wars where I can at least recognize the characters, I have never seen an episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. That said, as an aviation enthusiast living in Tokyo, I definitely took note of ANA introducing …
ANA’s Demon Slayer Jets: All You Need to Know & Flying on the Third Jet’s Inaugural Read More »
ANA dedicated its three “Flying Honu” A380s to one purpose – flying between Tokyo and Honolulu. Unfortunately, the demand on the route dropped to near zero when Japan closed its borders at the beginning of the pandemic. As a result, the A380s were grounded. Unlike other airlines which simply sent their A380s to storage, however, …
Flying Honu Joyride: Trying Out ANA A380’s Premium Economy in a Fun Way Read More »
Having grown up watching and playing Pokemon, ANA’s now-gone Pokemon Jets are my all-time favorite special liveries. With Peace Jet’s retirement in 2016 and the introduction of ANA Star Wars Jets, however, it became clear the era of ANA Pokemon Jets has come to an end (for the time being). Still, I was hoping that they would …
Skymark’s Pikachu Jets: All You Need to Know & Flying on BC2’s Inaugural Read More »
Aviation enthusiasts in Japan and around the world got great news in mid-2015 when ANA announced a partnership with The Walt Disney Company to launch the ANA Star Wars Project which would include painting aircraft in special liveries. Eventually, four aircraft – Star Wars ANA Jet, R2D2 ANA Jet, BB-8 ANA Jet, and C3PO ANA …
Goodbye, BB-8 ANA Jet! (A Dramatic Last Day and a Great Last Flight) Read More »
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