The number of airline safety video parodies I have seen is more than I can count on all my fingers and toes … and the fingers and toes of my three kids. The number of airline safety parody videos that actually made me laugh would be zero until this evening (I don’t count Air New…
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TSA Goes To The London Olympics To Provide No Security
In just over a week the 2012 Olympic Games will commence. London’s busy airports will receive a massive influx of passengers, straining their already strained security checkpoints. Recently it has come to light that G4S security, which provides security at a number of airports in the United Kingdom, including Britain’s global gateway, London’s Heathrow…
The Best Airline April Fools Gag Goes To …WestJet Again
It is April Fools Day once again, and airlines around the world have launched their annual gags. This year was a tough choice to make my decision, so I’ll start with the two that were nearly chosen as the best Airline April Fools Gag, both airlines with a Union Jack on their aircraft. First…
Debunking “Striking Multiple Exposure Shot of Takeoffs at Hannover Airport”
For the past few months on a nearly daily basis the same image appears somewhere in my Twitterstream, Facebook Wall, Google + feed or in my email box … often more than once a day. The photo is a beautiful image of dozens of aircraft lifting off from Runway 27L at Germany’s Hannover-Langenhagen Airport. The…
How Certain Was It Air India Would Join Star Alliance?
There is the old saying that someone should not count their chickens before they hatch … although in the case of Air India it seems that not only did the airline believe they’d be admitted into Star Alliance on the 31st of July, many of the alliance’s member airlines believed Air India would be joining…
Air New Zealand & Richard Simmons Get Serious About Safety
Back in May 2009 Air New Zealand released an ad that got everyone’s attention, this ad features crew, staff and the CEO wearing nothing. Well OK those in the ad are wearing body paint, but that’s it. How could Air New Zealand top featuring its staff nude in its ads? That is a difficult act…
Southwest Airlines Responds To Air New Zealand’s Challenge … prepare to laugh
14/12/2009 – Southwest Airlines Responds To Air New Zealand’s Challenge … prepare to laugh Lets rewind three months to an unusual moment in airline marketing history when Air New Zealand challenged Southwest Airlines to ‘take it off’ in a public video, which I wrote about here – 15/09/2009 – Air New Zealand Calls Out Southwest…
Airbus Introduces “Sharklets” (Could I Resist Writing About A Sharklet?)
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/11/2009 – Airbus Introduces “Sharklets” (Could I Resist Writing About A Sharklet?) Lets face it…if you’ve been called “Fish” for the better part of the past 30 years could you resist writing about a “Sharklet?” You’d probably smile also if you heard that aircraft manufacturer Airbus introduced “Sharklets” for their…
Flying With Your Cameras On Your Shoulders : Save The Weight
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/10/2009 – Flying With Your Cameras On Your Shoulders : Save The Weight With many airlines seemingly clamping down on carry-on baggage weight there is a simple trick many photographer seem to miss that is effective on 99% of the airlines…when travelling, fly with your cameras out on your shoulders.…
Air New Zealand Calls Out Southwest Airlines To “Take It Off”
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/09/2009 – Air New Zealand Calls Out Southwest Airlines To “Take It Off” Back in May of this year I wrote about Air New Zealand’s new advertising campaign and in-flight safety video created with staff, and the CEO, wearing nothing by body paint. You can read this post here: 12/05/2009…
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