“Tourism in Japan is at an all-time high, so you should definitely expect to encounter larger crowds and longer wait times. This is especially true for popular destinations like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto; however, this can also be felt to some extent in smaller cities such as Hiroshima, Ko...
“Números complejos” byBartolo Luque(++): this is a short book from a collection of Mathematics books I started reading some years ago. This particular one was written by an Applied Math teacher I had at the engineering school. It explains the appearance of complex numbers from Heron of Al...
How can I identify a plane just by looking at it? If you want to be the type of person who can know the make and model of an airplane with only a cursory glance, here are a few starter tips. The most obvious plane to spot is the massive Airbus A380, which has two complete level...
“It’s going to be a game-changer for Qantas” enthuses CEO Vanessa Hudson, "with a new customer experience, new seats, WiFi, bigger overhead compartments for baggage and much larger windows so the cabin environment is much better” than the 717. The modern A220 will replace the agein...
It is becoming an increasingly desperate question as the days pass. But it’s hardly the first mystery of its kind. Here are some half-solved and unsolved airline mysteries that kept investigators clueless for years. Air France Flight 447: An Airbus A330 flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris...
It also flies nonstop to several mainland U.S. cities including Boston, New York, and Orlando. With these nonstop flights being upwards of eight hours, you’ll get the most out of your first class ticket on these routes. Just be sure you book a seat on an A330 airplane as the lie...
Lufthansa's new A350 Allegris first class. The Lufthansa A350s will sport three fully private first class suites, with the middle one being a twin-berth ‘Suite Plus’ which converts into a 1.4m-wide double bed so paired-up travellers can create an in-flight experience closer to a private...
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But the situation in Seattle is potentially very different. Not only is Boeing still progressing through the 737 Max variants and about to start 777X flight testing, but has the clean-sheet New Mid-market Airplane ready to go.doi:10.1002/9781119407119.ch14Donald S. Rimai...
For example, is this an existing seat that another airline has used before, or something entirely custom for an airline? Has the seat been installed on this kind of airplane before, or does the seatmaker need to re-size it – down from the version used on a big Boeing 777 to a medium...