Trip Reports

Date: April 30, 2017 Flight: AA 3460 From: Calgary International Airport (YYC) To: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Class: Business Seat: 3D Flight Duration: 3:46 Introduction This past weekend, my family and I decided to surprise my aunt and uncle in Edmonton, Canada on Saturday night. This meant we had to catch the Saturday morning flight up to Calgary and drive two […]

Air Caraibes took the delivery of their first Airbus A350XWB on Feb. 28, 2017 making them the first French carrier to operate the aircraft type. In addition to F-HHAV, Air Caraibes will be receiving six A350XWBs, one of which they will be receiving at the end of March and three A350-1000s on order in the […]

The aviation students of The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) were given a unique opportunity to learn more about Envoy Air on November 11. Serving as a regional carrier for American Airlines, Envoy Air invited UNO Aviation Institute students to spend a day in Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas visiting the American Airlines Ramp Tower at DFW, […]

Date: 9/1/2016 Flight: SQ 11 Class: Business Seats: 18D & 18E Flight Duration: 10:30 Introduction With it being our first time flying out of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), we arrived nearly three and a half hours before our flight to explore. The check-in process went smoothly at the Singapore Airlines kiosk, and we were informed […]

When it comes to flying between Europe and North America, travelers are offered a wide variety of choices. From low-cost carriers like Norwegian to flag carriers such as KLM and British Airways, the options for flights across the pond can become overwhelming. Living in the Midwest opened up even more options for my family and […]

Spirit Airlines has a reputation for offering a bare fare. As the United States’s first Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC), the airline prides itself on offering the lowest fare. In order to compensate for that the airline charges for nearly everything, including carry-on bags that won’t fit under the seat, all drinks, and even to […]

It was a cold, snowy January afternoon as I was looking at flights online, and I couldn’t help but be dreaming of a warmer destination. I’ve always wanted to go to Australia, and figured this would be the perfect time to visit. It was summer time down under, which meant a perfect time to get […]

This weekend I took a short, four-day trip to Omaha for college orientation at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I will be attending UNO this fall to study professional flight in the aviation program on campus. We started off the mini vacation by waking up at 4 a.m. on July 16 to head to […]

For the longest time, I have wanted to fly on the Boeing 747, commonly known as the ‘Queen of the Skies.’ When the opportunity came along to fly on this beauty on a domestic route, I jumped on it. All AvGeeks have certain “weird” airlines, routes, and/or aircraft they want to fly on. For me, the […]

In February, I went to visit Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida during my spring break. Being from Washington State I had never had the opportunity to visit Florida so I was able to turn a quick college visit into a family vacation that included a stop in Miami. The flights were booked with American Airlines and Alaska Airlines taking […]