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...
WHY IS THE COMMAND BAR CALLED THE “CLOCHE” IN ITALIAN?
Each article on our blog is translated into three languages: Italian, German and English. Sometimes we talk about themes that cross over between languages, but in some cases the use of one language rather than another requires further clarification.
No sooner said than done! In...
NOVELS TO TAKE ON HOLIDAY
Last day at the office.
TO DO:
Set-up an auto reply for your work e-mails. ✓
Check your garden sprinkler system. ✓
Empty the fridge: chicks won’t hatch out of eggs in a month, but the eggs will become nuclear weapons! ✓
Pack your bag. ✓
Turn off the gas....
WHO ARE PLANE SPOTTERS?
Are you familiar with birdwatching?
It’s an activity, somewhere between a hobby and studying, involving observing birds in their natural environment.
Swap birds for aeroplanes and you get plane spotting. :)
Plane spotters are passionate about aeroplanes and sometimes also photography. They lie in wait in strategic...
HOW WILL THE FUTURE TRAVELLER BE?
Sci-fi films and books talked about a 2030 where we will travel on flying cars, wearing silver overalls and communicating through microchips under our skin.
2030 is coming and none of us has pointed ears so far.
But it is true that the way we travel...
AISLE OR WINDOW? IT’S A QUESTION OF PERSONALITY.
“Aisle or window?”
You’ve been asked this question every time you’ve checked in online or at the counter in the airport.
You probably answered right away without pondering the significance of your choice.
However, there are many reasons why we subconsciously choose our seat by the aisle or...
AVIATORS AND WRITERS OF THE PAST: 3 BOOKS FOR AEROPLANE LOVERS
For some reason, certain aviators loved writing. Maybe looking at the world from up in the sky inspired them to come up with fantastic tales made of clouds, blue skies and new perspectives.
You might remember Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a very famous French aviator and...
CASABLANCA
Here’s a myth buster for you: the line "Play it again, Sam" NEVER features in the film "Casablanca". Never. How is it that one of the most famous lines in Hollywood history, wrongly attributed to Humphrey Bogart, was never actually said?
The real line, "Play...
FIVE APPS FOR SPORTS TRAVELLERS
Tourism, business, personal reasons: these are the main reasons why many of us choose to fly somewhere.
There is, however, one category of traveller that we at Air Dolomiti particularly love (since we operate in some of the airports connected with the most beautiful ski...
APHORISMS AND QUOTES ON AEROPLANES
Are you one of those people who underline nice sentences in books with a pencil? Do you keep hold of that little piece of paper you once found in a fortune cookie? Fall in love with a song for its lyrics? And do you...