Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Everyone wants to load a plane faster. Airlines want it because it’ll get them off the ground on time. Passengers want it because it’ll get them to their destination faster.…
Category: airplanes
Why Are We Still Obsessed With Airplanes?
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
It’s been over 100 years since the first flight and we’re still obsessed with the idea of flying. Whenever a plane flies overhead, it’s an innate reaction to look up…
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Why I Cancelled My Amex Premium, End Of WDW’s Free Transportation?, Global Entry Good/Bad News, Uber Loses License In One Of Its Biggest Markets, & More
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Never mind a whole new month, it’s a whole new year! Happy New Year, travel friends! Here are our most popular posts for December 2019. Some of them were actually written before December (heads up that rules and offers change and we can’t guarant…
Bek Air Passenger Plane Crashes In Kazakhstan
Written by From the Newsroom @ Mighty Travels
A passenger plane carrying almost 100 people crashed moments after takeoff in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 60 passengers. Bek Air flight Z9 2100 that was operated by Fokker 100 airplane went down shortly after takeoff in Almaty early Friday morning. The airplane was on-route to the capital […]
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Read MoreWhen Your Trip Is Approaching And Things Are Starting To Get Real
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Eventually, you get to a point in time when a trip begins to get real. You’ve already arranged for transportation, whether it’s just a road trip or a flight halfway around the world. You have hotels booked, itinerary planned and even have m…
Five Things Star Wars Geeks Love About United’s The Rise of Skywalker Plane
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
When at the airport, one thing that always gets passengers excites is seeing a plane with a different paint job. Southwest has planes painted to celebrate many of the states where they fly. JetBlue has planes painted for major Boston sports teams like …
Our Dinner Inside Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Woman Boards Flight With No ID Or Ticket, How To Prevent Items From Being Stolen At X-Ray, & More!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
And BOOM, another month is done! Hello, November! Here are our most popular posts for October 2019. Some of them were actually written before October (heads up that rules and offers change and we can’t guarantee that those older ones are still accurate…
Ways To Avoid Baggage Fees, How To Get To The Gate Without A Ticket, Ways To Make A Disney Vacation Cheaper, How To NOT Drive A Plane, & More!
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Gary from View From The Wing posted a very inte…
Why Toilets On Planes Are So Loud & The Researchers That Made A Way To Make Them More Quiet
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Toilets on planes are loud. I mean really loud. Loud enough where they’ve scared people (especially kids), been discussed by stand up comedians, imitated by an a cappella music group, and videotaped and put onto YouTube. People have wondered why …
How Do Airlines Schedule So Many Flights, All At The Same Time?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Every day, the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization provides service to more than 44,000 flights, for a total of 16.1+M flights per year. If you look at worldwide numbers, estimates from 2018 suggest that at times, there can be more than 200,000 flight…
What Happens If a Plane Is Struck By Lightning While In Flight?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
According to the National Weather Service, lightning strikes about 25 million times a year and kills an average of 49 people. But how often does it strike planes? Believe it or not, it’s estimated that every plane in the U.S. commercial fleet is …
I Just Don’t See The Appeal Of Bulkhead Seats
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Airlines know what seats people will pay the most for. Therefore, they’ve separated the cabin into seat categories and charge a fee according to the demand for each type of…
Why Airplanes Are Usually Painted White
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Here’s an oldie but a goody… OK yeah, it’s kinda gross, but it’s a funny meme, in a dark humor sort of way. Anyway, that “Look, up in the sky!…
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Read MoreLike Watching Airplanes? Check Out Austin Airport’s New Deck
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Austin airport has grown tremendously since we first visited the area over a decade ago. The increase in the number of flights and passengers pushed the capacity limits of the airport, putting a strain on all of the resources from baggage handling to p…
New Problems With Hyatt & Their Reps, Making An Impossible Reward Trip Work, Travel Identity Theft & More!
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Hyatt has been expanding and the number of hote…
A New Departure Fee, The Airplane Window Controversy, How Not To Overvalue Points & more…
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Tom from Disney Tourist Blog visited the newly ren…
MORE Problems With American Airlines, Hilton TOTALLY Stepped Up To The Plate, UBER Billing Changes & More
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Nick from Frequent Miler shares a tale about how an ext…
With This Simple Little Gadget, You May Never Have To Fight Over The Armrest Again
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
I think one of the more annoying things on a plane is the “game” of arm rest wars. As I’ve said in the past, the person stuck in the middle seat really should get the arm rests because, after all, the poor buggers really don’t h…
Inside The Factory: How a Boeing is Built
Written by NomadicMatt @ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site
Updated: 07/17/18 | July 17th, 2018 Though I’m terrified of flying, the experience also thrills me. There you are, cruising in a metal tube at 37,000 feet while watching a movie, texting your friends, and — if you’re a travel hacker (and you should be) — enjoying fine food and liquor. I can never get […]
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Read MoreAirbus Wants to Put Beds in the Cargo Hold
Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Yesterday news broke that Airbus wants to put beds in the cargo hold of certain widebody aircraft. But I’m skeptical any airline will take such an option. The trend in air travel, at least here in the U.S. has been densification. And things, in my opinion, are getting out of hand, especially at American Airlines. […]
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