Lounge Review: Qantas Business Class Lounge at Sydney Kingsford Smith

Review: Qantas Business Class Lounge at Sydney Kingsford Smith

Qantas runs two business class lounges at its main base, Sydney airport. One of them can be found in terminal 3 and is accessible to domestic passengers, and the other one – for international passengers – is located in terminal 1. Between my flights from Tokyo and to Christchurch, I had a chance to – […]

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Flight Review: Qantas 747-400 Economy Class from Tokyo Haneda to Sydney

Flight Review: Qantas 747-400 Economy Class from Tokyo Haneda to Sydney

Flight Information Date: June 23, 2018 Flight No.: QF26 Route: Tokyo Haneda to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airline: Qantas Type: Boeing 747-400 Registration: VH-OJU Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia and the third oldest airline in the world, operates a fleet of ten Boeing 747-400 (including 747-400ERs of which it is the sole operator) aircraft on some

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Lounge Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International Terminal) at Tokyo Haneda

Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International Terminal) at Tokyo Haneda

There are three Japan Airlines business class lounges – JAL Sakura Lounges – at Haneda airport. Two of them are in Terminal 1, the terminal used for JAL’s domestic flights, and one can be found in the international terminal. While I reviewed one of the domestic lounges as well as the international lounge at Narita

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Flying with Power Tools, Hand Tools and Hardware: What Are the Rules?

Flying with Power Tools, Hand Tools and Hardware: What Are the Rules?

Having traveled with thirty or so cordless drills and tens of other tools recently, I decided to look a bit closer into what the rules are when it comes to flying with power tools, hand tools, bolts, nuts, and other hardware. If you are looking for a quick answer, here you go: in vast majority

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"Per Aspera Ad Astra:" The Complexities of Operating SOFIA

“Per Aspera Ad Astra:” The Complexities of Operating SOFIA

Every year, NASA’s airborne observatory SOFIA takes off about a hundred times to help scientists gather data to better understand our solar system and the rest of the universe. Each of those flights, however, starts way before the heavily modified Boeing 747SP gets in the air. Each of them involves getting a large amount of

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Flight Review: Xiamen Air 737-800 Economy Class from Xiamen to Osaka KIX

Flight Review: Xiamen Air 737-800 Economy Class from Xiamen to Osaka KIX

Flight Information Date: May 21, 2018 Flight No.: MF839 Route: Xiamen Gaoqi to Osaka Kansai Airline: Xiamen Air Type: Boeing 737-800 Registration: B-5635 Besides an extensive domestic network and a growing network of long-haul flights, Xiamen Air also has decently sized operations connecting China with the rest of Asia. Those routes are mostly operated by its

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Lounge Review: Xiamen Air First and Business Class Lounge at Xiamen Gaoqi

Review: Xiamen Air First and Business Class Lounge at Xiamen Gaoqi

As mentioned when I wrote about my Xiamen Air flight from Vancouver to Xiamen, the airline considerably expanded its long-haul network over the last couple of years. To cope with the growing number of passengers, Xiamen Air opened a new lounge for its business and first class passengers as well as Sky Team status holders

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