The Age of Aircraft
Photo: Brian Losito Q: How old is the oldest aircraft at Air Canada? Carlton Lagusz, Stallingborough, U.K. An airliner’s lifespan is based on hours, years and cycles (takeoffs and landings). Fuel efficiency, technological advances and the economy all factor into the equation for retirement of aircraft at Air Canada. The average age… Source
Airworld Looks Different from Up in the Air
I’m not going to write about Up in the Air. Enough has been written about how accurately it portrays the obsessions of the world’s frequent flyers: mileage runs, trying to eke out those last few miles to get more “status.” And enough, too, has been written about the inherent loneliness of business travel. (The book [...]
U2 and the Toronto Maple Leafs Fly Jetz
Q: What does “Air Canada Jetz” (painted on the side of some aircraft) mean? Shirine Eltaher, Toronto Air Canada Jetz flies five Airbus A320s configured with 64 business class seats catering to sports teams, rock bands and corporate clients. Famous guests… Source
Image of the Week: 1934 Delta/Eastern Schedule
Browsing through the Delta Archives for exhibit images, I turned up this wonderful 1934 joint schedule from Delta and Eastern for travel from New York to Dallas via Atlanta. Click here to see front & back. In the same folder with the schedule was a perspective on air travel by longtime Delta engineer Art Ford in [...]