Cartoon courtesy of Chicken Wings Comics – they usually cover “general aviation”, but sometimes their cartoons are related to airlines, like this one. We find their cartoons to be consistently funny, though most of their jokes are best appreciated by…
safety
All Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded
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The European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has followed the lead of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in grounding the entire Boeing 787 fleet. Ethiopian airlines are also grounding their planes on routes that do not fall under the EASA or…
Dubrovnik
A Day in Dubrovnik
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Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its medieval city walls, paved streets and old world charm are mesmerising. It deserves its reputation as one of the top medieval walled cities. Dubrovnik has been a UNESCO…
Air travel, safety
FAA questions safety of Boeing 787
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Following a week in which there was a Boeing 787 safety incident each day, the FAA has ordered a safety review. Though FAA inspectors spent 200,000 hours inspecting the design during the development process, they now have concerns about elements…
Destinations, West Ireland
West Ireland in a day
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Ireland is compact enough to criss-cross very readily in just one day and be back in your hotel in time for dinner. For this journey we took a bus, a tram, three minibuses, two trains and two aircraft. Most of…
Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Railway journey
China opens longest high-speed rail line in the world
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Following successful high-speed test runs on 24 December, the latest extension to China’s high-speed network opened to passengers on 26 December 2012. The average speed over the route is 300 km per hour, with peak speeds of up to 350 km…