Aviation

One of my life-long interests is aviation. Ever since my first flight at just one month old, I’ve been enamored of flight. Below is a list of links to my various entries about memorable trips. Some are posted here on WordPress, others are at Airliners.net.

IMG_2235Touring a Qantas A380 at LAX

Thanks to a friend who works at Qantas, I managed to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Airbus A380 as it spent the day parked at Los Angeles International Airport. Reach more…

IMG_1621Flying Delta Economy from BKK-NRT-LAX

After a break of five years without flying Delta, I had the opportunity to fly them again in Economy Class across the Pacific. The conclusion? Better than I expected. Read more…

IMG_1942United Dreamliner Business First from LAX-IAH

Cashing in some miles, I flew the Boeing 787-9 in United’s lie-flat Business First product from Los Angeles to Houston. The experience was positive, although for a long-haul flight it might be Read more…

P1260236Lufthansa B747-400 from KUL-BKK

Having to do a border run, I took the opportunity to fly Lufthansa’s Boeing 747 from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur for a few days. Read more…

P1270294All-Nippon Dreamliner from SJC-NRT

My first flight aboard the Boeing 787 from my hometown airport of San Jose to Tokyo’s Narita Airport. What a fantastic airplane! Read more…

P1250223THAI Airbus A380 from HKG-BKK

My first flight aboard the Airbus A380 from Hong Kong back to Bangkok. Snagged a seat in the small economy class cabin at the rear of the upper deck. Read more…

P1250515THAI Airways BKK-ICN-LAX

THAI’s only flight to the United States is a one-stop Boeing 777-300ER flight via Seoul Incheon. We tried it in March 2013. Read more…

23SQFClassBedSingapore Airlines 747 First Class NRT-LAX

Cashing in some United Airlines miles, I enjoyed this 2005 flight in SQ’s legendary First Class across the Pacific from Tokyo to Los Angeles aboard a Boeing 747-400. Read the story at Airliners.net…

720502AsianaB747-400CombiFClassAsiana Boeing 747 Combi in First Class

Part of the same mileage cash-in listed above, I tried Asiana’s First Class service on a Boeing 747 Combi from Los Angeles to Seoul Incheon. While the cabin was decidedly old-school, the flight was incredibly comfortable. Read the story at Airliners.net…

DSCF3092Austrian B777-200 from MEL-SIN in Business

Another interesting trip I took, and one of the nicest service-wise, was aboard Austrian Airlines’ business class from Melbourne to Singapore. This trip report also covers the THAI flight from Singapore to Bangkok. Read the story at Airliners.net…