A Decade Ago - 2007 in Review: My First DSLR & A Year of Euro Spotting Trips

A Decade Ago – 2007 in Review: My First DSLR & A Year of Euro Spotting Trips

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since I posted my “a decade ago” review of my spotting beginnings in 2006. With 2017 coming to an end, I would like to continue with the second instalment of the series, covering 2007 – an important year in my “avgeek history.” In 2007, I […]

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ANA Flight 175 from LA to Tokyo Turns Around 4 Hours into the Flight Due to Unauthorized Passenger Onboard

ANA Flight 175 from LA to Tokyo Turns Around 4 Hours into the Flight Due to Unauthorized Passenger Onboard

On December 26, 2017, ANA flight 175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita had to turn around and return to Los Angeles more than four hours into the flight due to discovery of an unauthorized passenger onboard. NH175 Turns Around Due to an Unauthorized Passenger The flight, NH175 operated by ANA’s Boeing 777-300ER (registered JA732A),

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Flight Review: AirAsia Japan Inaugural, A320 from Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo CTS

Flight Review: AirAsia Japan Inaugural, A320 from Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo CTS

Flight Information Date: October 29, 2017 Flight No.: DJ1 Route: Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo New Chitose Airline: AirAsia Japan Type: Airbus A320-200 Registration: JA01DJ When AirAsia Japan announced that it would finally be (re)starting operations, I decided to book the inaugural flight. The first flight was operated on the Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo New Chitose route –

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Merry Christmas! Christmas Trees from Tokyo to Nitra via Delhi, Amsterdam, and Vienna

Merry Christmas! Enjoying Decorated Airports While Flying Home (to Slovakia) for Christmas

Merry Christmas! A couple of days ago, I made my way from Tokyo to Nitra, Slovakia – my hometown – for my annual Christmas visit. (Having grown up in Europe, I can’t imagine spending Christmas in Japan…) While I will write reviews of all the flights I took and lounges I visited later on, today

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ANA to Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi on Domestic Flights Starting from April 1, 2018

ANA to Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi on Domestic Flights Starting from April 1, 2018

In a press release published earlier this week, ANA All Nippon Airways announced several planned improvements to its domestic service – including the offering of free in-flight wi-fi on starting from April 1, 2018. ANA’s Move from Paid to Free In-Flight Wi-Fi on Domestic Flights Currently, ANA offers paid wi-fi on both international and domestic

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Airport Hotel Review: TUBE Sq Capsule Hotel at Nagoya Centrair

Airport Hotel Review: TUBE Sq Capsule Hotel at Nagoya Centrair

When I was looking for a place to stay at Nagoya airport before the inaugural AirAsia Japan flight back in October, one place that caught my attention was TUBE Sq – a capsule hotel inside the airport’s terminal. Since the flight was departing at 7:35AM, the hotel’s location was ideal. Plus, it was the cheapest

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Japan Airlines Pays More Than $3 Million into a Hong Kong Account Based on a Fraudulent Invoice

Japan Airlines Pays More Than $3 Million into a Hong Kong Account Based on a Fraudulent Invoice

Earlier this week, Japan Airlines announced that it became a victim of “furikomi sagi” (bank transfer fraud) losing 380 million yen or a bit more than 3.3 million dollars – a variety of Japanese media including NHK reported. Japan Airlines Paid 380 Million Yen to Fraudster’s Account In the incident, Japan Airlines transferred 380 million

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Trip Preview: Live from 34,000 Feet a.k.a. Going to Europe for Christmas

Trip Preview: Live from 34,000 Feet a.k.a. Going to Europe for Christmas

Hi from 34,000 feet! When I started writing this, I was in Narita airport’s JAL Sakura waiting for my flight to Delhi. As I am posting this, I am onboard the said flight, enjoying my stay in JAL’s excellent Apex Suite business class seat. This flight is the first part of my Christmas trip back

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