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United 767 escape slide escapes

A United Airlines flight from Zurich to Chicago arrived one escape slide short this week. Flight UA12, operated by a 767-300ER (N666UA), was on…

Gotta love a jet engine in your ear: Delta 717 back row flight from Chicago to Detroit!

In this video we take a quick ride on a very special plane, the Delta 717, from Chicago (ORD) to Detroit (DTW)….

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Flying United’s brilliant Polaris business on the 767 to Chicago

In this video we take a fun two-hour trip from Newark (EWR) to Chicago (ORD) onboard United’s trusty 767-300. We’re in Polaris business class…

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Why did this Lufthansa A350 turn around over Scotland?

On 15 September 2021, a Lufthansa Airbus A350 registered D-AIXK operating flight LH434 from Munich (MUC) to Chicago (ORD), turned around over Scotland then…

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ORD, FRU, MSY: how odd airport codes came to be

There are plenty of airport codes around the world that are good for a laugh. Think of most words you’d avoid uttering in polite…

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Celebrating National Aviation Day with an American Airlines 787

We celebrated National Aviation Day yesterday with American Airlines and the Airline Geeks at Chicago-O’Hare Airport and got a thorough tour of one of…