AIRPLANE! (1980)
If we were to establish a ranking of the funniest films of all time, Airplane! would definitely get a place of honour.
As a matter of fact, in 2000 the American Film Institute placed it number ten in the rank of AFI's 100 Years... 100...
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PASSPORT
The passport is perhaps the document most loved by globe-trotters. For some of them it’s almost a fetish. Each stamp a memento, each page a story to tell.
But what’s the story behind this booklet full of inky souvenirs? How did people used to travel...
WHO INVENTED THE AIRPLANE TRAY TABLE?
The first ever meal was served on a flight from London to Paris on 1 May 1927. The luxury service was called ‘Silver Wing’ because in those days the most exclusive airplanes had shining silver fuselages.
Silver Wing lunches consisted of highly sophisticated dishes, a...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY: WRITER AND AVIATOR
Nothing about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s life has anything to do with the classic artist cliché. He wasn’t poor, reckless or troubled. Yet the French writer and aviator has left the world with some small masterpieces of creativity.
This aviator of noble birth, who died in...
HISTORY OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Aeroplanes are an irresistible means of transportation!
But have you ever thought why they’re so fascinating? Perhaps because they challenge the laws of gravity, maybe because of their engineering complexity or could it because they offer us a different perspective on the world? It’s this...
PRIDE! THERE’S A TOUCH OF TURQUOISE IN THE RAINBOW TOO
As an airline, we’re interested first and foremost in the needs of all of our passengers, whether they’re occasional travellers or frequent flyers.
In the past few weeks, we’ve used the rainbow flag as our profile picture on our social media. Most people know that...
A TRIP TO THE MUSEUM PART II
This article is dedicated to you. You, who follow this blog without ever missing an article. You, who happen to find yourself here by accident (but maybe you’ll read our blog again?). You, who add comments to our Thursday posts and give us the...
AIRPORTS DESIGNED BY ARCHISTARS
French anthropologist Marc Augé called them ‘non-places’.
Non-places are spaces where large numbers of people spend time every day, mainly alone, but always just passing through.
They include train stations, motorway rest areas, amusement parks and above all airports.
However, airports are not without a soul, or...
NEL BLU, DIPINTO DI BLU OR ‘VOLARE’ BY DOMENICO MODUGNO
Volare oh, oh
Cantare, oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Our blog is published in three languages (Italian, German and English) because we want to kindly welcome our readers, just as we do our passengers. But there are some things, words, phrases and verses which need...
SCENES SET ON AEROPLANES IN TV SERIES
Necessary premise: it’s never a good sign when a TV series starts on an aeroplane. Just think of the enormously popular TV series Lost (2004-2010), Manifest, created by Jeff Rake in 2018, and the latest Belgian series Into the Night.
In this article, thankfully, we’re...