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What Iceland’s volcano ash cloud is making people who want to get home do

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Over in Europe right now they’re getting ready for the Monday morning work shift. Many employees will be calling in sick, on account of Iceland’s volcanic ash.
Here’s what some people who are attempting to make it back to Britain in time are doing:
“Meanwhile, men in business suits and carrying briefcases were walking up and down [...]

A horrible experience flying with Delta Airlines and traveling with a pet:

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

This story of a horrible Delta Airlines experience, in which Delta actually lies to a passenger so they can look like they’re in the right, comes from a reader (of course, this is assuming the reader’s story is true):
I booked a flight from SFO to Dublin, Ireland by way of Atlanta on Delta. I spoke [...]

Awesome: Passenger fixes the airplane he’s flying on

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Here’s a can-do tale of awesome from the BBC: Passenger fixes faulty airliner:
Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TCX9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK.
One passenger then identified himself as a qualified aircraft engineer and offered to try to remedy the fault.
He was successful, [...]

World-wide air traffic simulation: 24 hours of flight

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

This video’s a simulation of world-wide air traffic patterns over 24 hours:

(via MapRoom)

Crazy / cool airplane photos

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Viagra helps with jet lag, “could be important for airline crews”.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

UK’s Daily Mirror reports today that sex drug Viagra could help travelers recover from jet lag. This works on west-to-east travel, and so far has been proven to work on hamsters:
Experiments on hamsters found they climbed on to wheels 25 to 50 per cent faster if they were given the sex drug after having their [...]

Plugging in to (free) power at the airport

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Ever get stuck in an airport, low on batteries, and all the available power outlets are plugged full? Air Power is a growing list of power places in airports. Of course, that won’t do your dead laptop any good, so it’s best to stock up on this data *before* you get all low on juice.
Right [...]

Update: Brits may relax airplane hand luggage rules

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

From the BBC:
Aircraft hand baggage restrictions imposed after an alleged terrorist plot to attack airliners are likely to be eased next week, the BBC has learned.
Read the article here