Author: Vincent Lambercy
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Oh, this is possible now? Air Asia asks passengers to check-in 14 days before flight
Airlines sometimes suffer of the “we always done it this way” and also of technical debt limiting what is possible and what is not. One of my pet peeves is the whole idea of “checking-in”. From the moment I buy a ticket and a seat, why is it then necessary to check-in? And there is…
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Is this the longest safety video ever?
British Airways just presented their new safety video and, dear, is it lengthy… There is a link at the end of this post, but as it lasts for 5 minutes and 23 seconds, we don’t want you to leave this page for too long. As a reference, the Emirates safety video for the Airbus 380…
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Best aircraft livery ever… or not?
Saturday is the perfect moment for a lighter post, even if this could start some discussions… Let us talk aircraft liveries, and especially changing them. Let’s start with a little experiment. Do you know the current Lufthansa livery? White and dark blue… right. Do you remember the previous one? Pretty similar but with yellow and…
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Hotel Fox Fox, Runway 24, cleared for take-off
“Cleared for take-off runway 24, Hotel Fox Fox”. Power set, pressure and temperature in the green, speed is alive, 80 knots, rotate! Starting this new website is like taking-off in a light aircraft: exciting, everything starts to move, vibrate and there is a lot of noise. As exciting as this moment is, it is not…