aviation
Interview with Finnair MD-11 pilots
Few weeks ago, I was once again hopping from Helsinki back to New York, on board of my favorite jet, the good old MD-11. Since Finnair is gradually replacing these glorious planes with new Airbus jets, I felt it would be appropriate to ask the pilots how they feel about this change.
ReadOne weird way to spend time during a flight
Once upon time, I was on board of Airbus A320 heading back to Finland from some a distant southern corner of Europe. The flight was too long to just sit it through but too short that I’d have prepared properly with books and stuff. Additionally, it was the dullest place in the plane I was sitting at: I saw a grey wing through the window instead of a beautiful sky view.
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