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...
AIRPORT CODES
Whether you’re a frequent flyer or occasional holiday-maker, you will have no doubt noticed that the departure and destination airport names are indicated with three-letter codes on your flight ticket.
For example, if you’re a passenger on Air Dolomiti flight EN8191, you’ll be flying from...
BLIND PILOT: FINALLY POSSIBLE THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY
“To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.”
These words by the British writer John Milton, who published his literary masterpiece, Paradise Lost, 10 years after he had lost his sight, almost seem if they had been...
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...
LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE FLYING MACHINES
Leonardo Da Vinci, the genius.
It’s hard to describe who Leonardo Da Vinci was using mere words.
The greatness of the Florentine painter, sculptor, illustrator, scientist, philosopher, architect, mathematician, engineer, anatomist, botanist and musician is conveyed by his very name, which is famous all over the...
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...
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...
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...
WHO INVENTED THE TROLLEY?
55 x 40 x 20 cm
These are the maximum measurements allowed for your hand luggage on board our flights.
Before 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the luggage market was constantly growing at a strong +6% per year. Until this point, the sector had...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT SEATS
Comfortable, covered, reclining and strictly equipped with seat belts: modern aircraft seats are small, comfortable, multifunctional armchairs.
Like all other parts that make up an aeroplane, the seats have evolved over time, eventually becoming as we know them today.
The first aeroplanes
As we mentioned in...