[Note to readers of this blog: I’ve been traveling for the last several days, and I haven’t had much chance to update content. However, I’ll be adding a post or two over the weekend, and by Monday I’ll be at full strength with a lengthy post on the ongoing reaction to the Pope’s China letter…
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Coach Class
A plug for Pico Iyer’s wonderful essay on airfare class divisions: How much would you pay to enjoy six hours away from your fellow humans, in a chair that reclines? $1,500 an hour – or even more? And if someone invited you to spend $9,000 to pass a long afternoon in a fairly cramped lounge,…
Low Moments in Aviation History, Chapter 1
On two occasions in five years I have ridden in a Chinese taxi at night with the headlights purposely turned off. In both cases, I complained, and in both cases the driver patiently explained to me and my fellow passengers that he was saving fuel (he wasn’t – but I’ll leave that discussion to wikipedia).…
Great Moments In Aviation History, Chapter 1
By my count, I have flown in and out of Beijing Capitol Airport at least twenty times over the last five years. And out of all of those trips, not one has ever been on-time, either in or out. Not one. Not even close. Until today. I was on China Eastern flight 5107, departing Shanghai…