Flight

Now imagine you are on a Southwest Airlines flight and you have this man as your flight attendant. He would definitely get your attention. Boarding announcements are a necessary evil that has to be done before you can take off. many flight attendants have made them amusing just so…

The world’s first powered flight took place in Pembrokeshire, not North Carolina! — In the early years of the twentieth century, one of man’s oldest dreams was finally realized: that of manned flight. History records that Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered and controlled flights on December 17th 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their first flight was ground-breaking enough, but…

Strapped in a steel capsule. — Sailing over the Pacific Ocean Strapped in a steel capsule We all utter silent prayers Then take our sleeping ampoule. Whether it’s a tablet A stiff whisky and a chaser Or an herbal knockout pill It must be a mind eraser. The seats are cramped, and the food is crook And…

In-flight WiFi for everyone? It’s still too early to take it for granted. Elon Musk is making more decisions and tests. What are his plans? In-flight WiFi is a topic that has been back on the agenda consistently for the past dozen years or so. In larger cities, wireless internet…

Bucket list. Birthday. Adventure. — My wife, Valerie, a wonderful woman with none of the wants so common among people, is always indifferent to gifts to celebrate her birthday. This year was a special one, however. She won’t mind me mentioning she turned 70 on Easter Monday. But how to mark this day?