F L O W N

May LX1947 BCN-GVA CS300 HB-JCL
May VY6202 GVA-BCN A320 EC-MVO

June DY5803 BCN-LPA B738 EI-FJP
June DY5802 LPA-BCN B738 EI-FJO

August FR9911 GRO-BOH B738 EI-EPC
August FR9912 BOH-BCN B738 EI-EVH

October IB3166 MAD-LHR A346 EC-IOB (Upgraded to Biz for a reasonable price, well worth it!)
October BA456 LHR-MAD B767 G-BNWZ (Included a visit and a quick chat to the pilots after arrival in Madrid, once I told the crew I was booked on this flight purely to have one last go on the 767)

B O O K E D

November VY1418 BCN-BIO A320
November VY1900 MAD-BCN A320

MIAspotter.

13 NOV QF51 BNE-SIN A330-300
13 NOV QF1 SIN-LHR A380-800
17 NOV AF1381 LHR-CDG A319-100
17 NOV AF1740 CDG-AMS A318-100
18 NOV KL1233 AMS-CDG 737-800(WL)
21 NOV FI543 CDG-KEF 767-300ER(WL)
23 NOV NY112 RKV-AEY Dash 8-Q400
23 NOV FNA536 AEY-GRY DHC-6-300
23 NOV FNA537 GRY-AEY DHC-6-300
23 NOV NY147 AEY-RKV Dash 8-Q400
26 NOV FI318 KEF-OSL 757-200(WL)
26 NOV DY612 OSL-BGO 737-800(WL)
26 NOV DY645 BGO-OSL 737-800(WL)
30 NOV SK362 OSL-TRD 737-700
30 NOV SK4572 TRD-BOO-TOS 737-600
05 DEC WF920 TOS-ALF Dash 8-300
07 DEC SK4409 ALF-TOS-OSL 737-800
07 DEC SK809 OSL-LHR A320-200 Neo
09 DEC QF10 LHR-PER 787-9
10 DEC QF654 PER-BNE 737-800(WL)

Icelandair have now had equipment swaps on both my booked flights. CDG-KEF was originally a 752 but upgauged to 763. A bit ironic I never managed to log an Air New Zealand 763 on my trans tasman trips but will end up logging an ex-NZ 763 on the other side of the world. My 753 on KEF-OSL just got downgauged to a 752. A bit disappointed I'll miss out on a 753 but at least it's still a 757.

For the remainder of 2018
SAN-SMF 17 Nov. on WN
SMF-SAN 18 Nov. on WN
SAN-SMF 22 Dec. on WN
SMF-LAX 25 Dec. on WN
LAX-GDL 26 Dec. on Alaska 737-900
GDL-TIJ 31 Dec on Interjet

OKCDCA wrote:

Flown:
1/1 AA 2401 DFW-LAX A321 MCE
1/2 AA 1098 LAX-BOS A321 First
1/3 AA 2147 BOS-DCA A319 First
1/13 AA 1111 DCA-ORD 738 First
1/13 AA 2204 ORD-SAN 738 First
1/20 AA 2561 LAX-DFW A321 First
1/20 AA 1632 DFW-DCA A321 First
3/1 AA 2498 DCA-DFW A321 First
3/1 AA 2558 DFW-COS 738 First
3/4 AA 3138 COS-ORD CR7 First
3/4 AA 2323 ORD-DCA 738 First
3/16 AA 1079 DCA-ORD 738 MCE
3/16 AA 3162 ORD-COS CR7 First
3/18 AA 1513 COS-DFW 738 First
3/18 AA 2293 DFW-DCA 738 First
3/23 AA 93 DCA-DFW 738 First
3/23 AA 3361 DFW-SPS E140 Econ
4/1 AA 2302 OKC-DFW S80 First
4/1 AA 2812 DFW-DCA 738 First
4/9 AA 152 DCA-DFW A321 First
4/9 AA 1019 DFW-COS 738 First
4/14 WN 3608 DEN-OKC 73G
4/19 AA 2210 OKC-DFW S80 First
4/19 AA 1212 DFW-MCO 738 First
4/22 AA 217 MCO-DFW A321 First
4/22 AA 2278 DFW-OKC S80 First
5/11 UA 1579 DEN-OKC 738 First
5/13 UA 5418 OKC-DEN CR7 First
6/1 UA 4667 COS-DEN E145 Econ
6/1 UA 5861 DEN-TUL CR2 Econ
6/3 AA 2236 TUL-DFW 738 First
6/3 AA 2646 DFW-COS 738 First
6/15 WN 2233 DEN-LAS 73G
6/17 UA 764 LAS-DEN A319 First
8/15 AA 5761 COS-DFW CR9 First
8/16 AA 2451 DFW-BZE 738 First
8/16 9N 080 BZE-SPR Cessna Caravan
8/19 9N 061 SPR-BZE Cessna Caravan
8/19 AA 926 BZE-DFW 738 First
8/19 AA 2347 DFW-COS 738 First

Planned:
10/5 AA 2810 COS-DFW 738 MCE
10/7 AA 1563 DFW-COS 738 MCE

Flown:
1/1 AA 2401 DFW-LAX A321 MCE
1/2 AA 1098 LAX-BOS A321 First
1/3 AA 2147 BOS-DCA A319 First
1/13 AA 1111 DCA-ORD 738 First
1/13 AA 2204 ORD-SAN 738 First
1/20 AA 2561 LAX-DFW A321 First
1/20 AA 1632 DFW-DCA A321 First
3/1 AA 2498 DCA-DFW A321 First
3/1 AA 2558 DFW-COS 738 First
3/4 AA 3138 COS-ORD CR7 First
3/4 AA 2323 ORD-DCA 738 First
3/16 AA 1079 DCA-ORD 738 MCE
3/16 AA 3162 ORD-COS CR7 First
3/18 AA 1513 COS-DFW 738 First
3/18 AA 2293 DFW-DCA 738 First
3/23 AA 93 DCA-DFW 738 First
3/23 AA 3361 DFW-SPS E140 Econ
4/1 AA 2302 OKC-DFW S80 First
4/1 AA 2812 DFW-DCA 738 First
4/9 AA 152 DCA-DFW A321 First
4/9 AA 1019 DFW-COS 738 First
4/14 WN 3608 DEN-OKC 73G
4/19 AA 2210 OKC-DFW S80 First
4/19 AA 1212 DFW-MCO 738 First
4/22 AA 217 MCO-DFW A321 First
4/22 AA 2278 DFW-OKC S80 First
5/11 UA 1579 DEN-OKC 738 First
5/13 UA 5418 OKC-DEN CR7 First
6/1 UA 4667 COS-DEN E145 Econ
6/1 UA 5861 DEN-TUL CR2 Econ
6/3 AA 2236 TUL-DFW 738 First
6/3 AA 2646 DFW-COS 738 First
6/15 WN 2233 DEN-LAS 73G
6/17 UA 764 LAS-DEN A319 First
8/15 AA 5761 COS-DFW CR9 First
8/16 AA 2451 DFW-BZE 738 First
8/16 9N 080 BZE-SPR Cessna Caravan
8/19 9N 061 SPR-BZE Cessna Caravan
8/19 AA 926 BZE-DFW 738 First
8/19 AA 2347 DFW-COS 738 First
9/7 WN 6442 DEN-OKC 73G
9/10 WN 1832 OKC-DEN 73G
10/5 AA 2810 COS-DFW 738 MCE (Upgraded to First)
10/7 AA 1563 DFW-COS 738 MCE (Upgraded to First)
10/19 AA 1328 COS-DFW 738 MCE (Upgraded to First)
10/21 AA 2347 DFW-COS 738 MCE (Upgraded to First)

Planned:
11/8 AA 420 DEN-PHX A321 MCE
11/11 AA 1743 PHX-DEN A321 MCE
11/21 WN 31 DEN-OKC 73G
11/26 WN 4855 OKC-DEN 73G
12/7 AA 3161 COS-ORD CR7 MCE
12/7 AA 2296 ORD-DCA 738 MCE
12/10 AA 2304 DCA-ORD A321 First
12/10 AA 3044 ORD-COS CR7 First

evank516 wrote:

evank516 wrote:

evank516 wrote:

DAB it is! Think I might have a shot at Gold Medallion this year as well.

October 26:
DL2341 JFK-ATL A320 First
DL2387 ATL-DAB MD-88 First

October 28:
DL2439 DAB-ATL MD-88
DL468 ATL-JFK 739

December 28:
DL1501 JFK-MSP 717
DL4296 MSP-LSE CRJ (First time in a LOOOOOONNNNNG time on a CRJ-200)

December 30:
DL4296 LSE-MSP CRJ
DL2260 MSP-JFK 717

November 9:
DL466 LGA-ATL A321 First
DL977 ATL-DFW A320 First

November 10:
DL32 DFW-ATL A319 First
DL2907 ATL-LGA A321 First

Adding this weekend, geez:

11/2/18:
DL821 JFK-MSP A320
DL2957 MSP-MSN 739

11/4/18:
DL1386 MSN-MSP 739
DL1587 MSP-JFK 717

Should be Gold Medallion once I get home from DFW now.

New adds for the end of the year, most segments I've ever flown in a year, not the most mileage, though (that was in 2010)

APRIL:

LAX-ARN DY 788 (new segment, new airport)
ARN-DXB DY 738 (new segment, new airport)
DXB-ALA KC 321 (new segment, new airport, new airline)

MAY

ALA-FRU KC 320 (new segment)
FRU-TAS HY 757
TAS-UGC HY 320
ASB-MYP T5 73G (new segment, new airline, 2x new airports)
TAS-SVO SU 333 (new segment)
SVO-GYD SU 320 (new segment, new airport)
GYD-TBS J2 E90 (new segment, new airline, as J2 code flown as Buta Airways)
KUT-BER W6 320 (new segment, new airline, 2X new airports)
BER-TLS FR 738 (new segment)

JUNE

CCF-DUB FR 738 (new segment)
DUB-CCF FR 738
TLS-LGW U2 320
LGW-LAX DY 789

JULY

ABQ-LAX WN 73G

SEPT

LAX-MEX UA 320
MEX-LAX AS 738

LAX-ORD AA 321
ORD-SLC DL 320 (new segment)
SLC-BUR DL CR9

OCT

SNA-PDX AS 738 (new segment, new airport)
PDX-SNA AS 738

DEC

LAX-STL AA 738 (new segment)
STL-MIA AA 320 (new segment)
MIA-BZE AA 738 (new segment, new airport)
BZE-IAH UA 73G (new segment)
IAH-BHM UA CR7 (new segment, new airport)
BHM-MIA MQ E145 (new segment)
MIA-LHR BA 744! (new segment, new airline)
LHR-DFW AA 77W (new segment)
DFW-PHX AA 320 (new segment)
PHX-BUR YV CR9 (new segment)

January
STL-AUS WN 737-700
AUS-STL WN 737-700

February
STL-LGA WN 737-700
LGA-STL DL CRJ-900
STL-DEN WN 737-800

March
DEN-STL WN 737-700
STL-PHX WN 737-700
PHX-STL WN 737-700

May
STL-DTW DL CRJ-900
DTW-AMS DL A330-300
AMS-ATH A3 A320 (I think my first time on a A320)
JTR-AMS HV 737-800
AMS-DTW DL A330-300
DTW-STL DL A319

June
STL-SMF WN 737-700

July
OAK-STL WN 737-700

August
STL-DCA AA E175
DCA-STL AA E145
STL-LAS WN 737-800
LAS-RNO WN 737-700
RNO-PHX WN 737-700
PHX-STL WN 737 MAX8 (first time on a MAX)

September
STL-PHX WN 737-800

October
PHX-STL WN 737-800
STL-OAK WN 737-700
OAK-LAS WN 737-700
LAS-STL WN 737-700

November
STL-SLC DL E175
SLC-ABQ DL B717
ABQ-DAL WN 737-700
DAL-STL WN 737-700

December
STL-SFO WN 737-800
SFO-SLC DL E175
SLC-STL DL E175
STL-SFO WN 737-800
SFO-STL WN 737-800

Flights by Airline
WN 23
DL 9
AA 2
A3 1
HV 1
Total 36 (best year for me so far)

By plane
737-700 15
737-800 8
E175 4
A330-300/CRJ-900 2
A319/A320/ERJ145/737MAX8/717 1

Total airports 18

Flown:

March
EI380 | SNN-LHR | 320
EI387 | LHR-SNN | 320
EI386 | SNN-LHR | 320 sold as BA5944
BA105 | LHR-DXB | 77E
WY610 | DXB-MCT | 7M8
WY821 | MCT-KUL | 333
AK608 | KUL-KLO | 320
5J133 | MPH-CEB | 320

April
MI588 | CEB-SIN | 73H
BA12 | SIN-LHR | 380
EI381 | LHR-SNN | 320

Planned:

November
EI386 | SNN-LHR | 320 sold as BA5944
KF105 | LHR-DXB | 343 sold as BA105
KQ311 | DXB-NBO | 788
KQ490 | NBO-ZNZ | E90

December
KQ491 | ZNZ-NBO | E90
KQ310 | NBO-DXB | 788
BA106 | DXB-LHR | 744
EI381 | LHR-SNN | 320

evank516 wrote:

evank516 wrote:

evank516 wrote:

December 28:
DL1501 JFK-MSP 717
DL4296 MSP-LSE CRJ (First time in a LOOOOOONNNNNG time on a CRJ-200)

December 30:
DL4296 LSE-MSP CRJ
DL2260 MSP-JFK 717

November 9:
DL466 LGA-ATL A321 First
DL977 ATL-DFW A320 First

November 10:
DL32 DFW-ATL A319 First
DL2907 ATL-LGA A321 First

Adding this weekend, geez:

11/2/18:
DL821 JFK-MSP A320
DL2957 MSP-MSN 739

11/4/18:
DL1386 MSN-MSP 739
DL1587 MSP-JFK 717

Should be Gold Medallion once I get home from DFW now.

One more addition:

12/8/18:
DL2814 JFK-DTW 717
DL2191 DTW-MCI 717

12/9/18:
DL1440 MCI-DTW 717
DL2827 DTW-JFK 717

18/5/18 QR28 MAN-DOH 787 A7-BCW
19/5/18 QR836 DOH-BKK A346 A7-AGB
19/5/18 TG116 BKK-CNX A359 HS-THJ

2/6/18 TG117 CNX-BKK 773 HS-TKB
3/6/18 QR837 BKK-DOH 346 A7-AGD
3/6/18 QR27 DOH-MAN 787 A7-BCO

20/10/18 QR30 EDI-DOH A359 A7-ALF
21/10/18 QR836 DOH-BKK A346 A7-AGD
21/10/18 PG213 BKK-THS ATR72 HS-PZG

5/11/18 TG121 CNX-BKK 77W HS-TKQ
6/11/18 QR837 BKK-DOH A346 A7-AGA
6/11/18 QR29 DOH-EDI A359 A7-ALC

Had been hoping for a 772 on TG121, but sadly it was operated by a 77W..... the following day a 772 flew it.

I've now flown on 3 of the 4 QR A346, Hope they keep them a while longer as I love flying on the A346.

No more booked flights for this year, but already planning Thailand trips for next year - and will definitely choose a QR A359 flight from the UK as after flying on a QR A359 I never want to suffer another flight on a QR 788 again!!! If the A346 option is still available to BKK I choose that as well

Flown:
12JAN18 FI450 KEF-LHR 767-300ER (W)
14JAN18 AY1332 LHR-HEL 350-900
14JAN18 AY959 HEL-CPH 320-200
14JAN18 FI213 CPH-KEF 757-200 (W)

26MAR18 WW404 KEF-CDG 330-300
26MAR18 AF1342 CDG-GVA 319-100
3APR18 AF1543 GVA-CDG 320-200
3APR18 WW407 CDG-KEF 321-200neo

20MAY18 FI334 KEF-BGO 737-8MAX
20MAY18 WF589 BGO-KRS DHC-8 Q400
20MAY18 WF276 KRS-CPH DHC-8 Q400
20MAY18 FI217 CPH-KEF 757-200 (W)

28MAY18 FI450 KEF-LHR 767-300ER (W)
29MAY18 LX345 LHR-ZRH A321-100
29MAY18 EY74 ZRH-AUH 787-9
29MAY18 EY418 AUH-KUL A330-200
30MAY18 MH794 KUL-HKT 737-800 (W)
6JUN18 EY431 HKT-AUH A330-200
7JUN18 EY73 AUH-ZRH 787-9
7JUN18 FI569 ZRH-KEF 757-300 (W)

13JUN18 BT170 KEF-RIX CS300
14JUN18 BT479 RIX-PRG DHC-8 Q400
14JUN18 LH1691 PRG-MUC A319-100
14JUN18 S7898 MUC-DME A320-200
17JUN18 OM135 SVO-TXL 767-300ER (W)
17JUN18 KL1832 TXL-AMS 737-800 (W)
17JUN18 KL1359 AMS-PRG 737-700 (W)
21JUN18 OK904 PRG-SVO A319-100
22JUN18 SU1758 SVO-VOG A321-200 (S)
23JUN18 SU1759 VOG-SVO A321-200 (S)
23JUN18 OK895 SVO-PRG A319-100
26JUN18 QS19J PRG-ROV C680
27JUN18 QS20J ROV-PRG C680
27JUN18 DY4572 PRG-ARN 737-800 (W)
27JUN18 SK1523 ARN-LHR A320-200neo [opb SAS Ireland]
27JUN18 FI455 LHR-KEF 757-200 (W)

10AUG18 NY170 RKV-AEY DHC-8 Q400
13AUG18 NY121 AEY-RKV DHC-8 Q400

7SEP18 FI450 KEF-LHR 767-300ER (W)
7SEP18 TK1986 LHR-IST 777-300ER
8SEP18 TK2428 IST-AYT 737-800 (W)
9SEP18 TK2411 AYT-IST A330-300
9SEP18 TK1971 IST-LHR 777-300ER
9SEP18 FI455 LHR-KEF 757-200 (W)

19OCT18 FI863 KEF-SFO 767-300ER (W)
19OCT18 UA995 SFO-ORD 757-300 (W)
20OCT18 UA1778 ORD-SRQ A319-100
27OCT18 FI884 TPA-KEF 757-200 (W)

9NOV18 FI528 KEF-TXL 757-200 (W)
11NOV18 FI529 TXL-KEF 757-200 (W)

Booked:
19DEC18 FI204 KEF-CPH 757-300 (W)
22DEC18 SK595 CPH-KEF A319-100

27DEC18 DL247 KEF-JFK 757-200 (W)
27DEC18 DL2751 JFK-TPA 717-200
4JAN19 DL2616 TPA-JFK 717-200
5JAN19 DL246 JFK-KEF 757-200 (W)

Will add my 2019 trips here for now...maybe time for a dedicated thread soon:

11APR19 FI631 KEF-BOS 767-300ER (W)
11APR19 B6997 BOS-ATL A320-200
12APR19 F92000 ATL-SRQ A320-200
22APR19 FI884 TPA-KEF 757-200 (W)

Planned:
FEB19 skiing trip

FEB19 weekend trip to Manchester

MAR19 weekend trip to London

MAY19 vacation to either Bali or Tanzania

Nothing exotic for me just a few domestic hops.

Jan
MCY-MEL JQ A320

Mar
MEL-MCY JQ A320
MCY-MEL JQ A320

Apr
MEL-SYD QF A332
SYD-MEL QF B738

Jul
MEL-SYD QF A332
SYD-MEL QF B738

Sep
MEL-SYD QF B738
SYD-MEL QF B738

Oct
MEL-SYD QF A332
SYD-MEL QF B738
MEL-SYD QF B738
SYD-MEL QF B738
MEL-ADL QF B738
ADL-MEL QF B738

Nov
MEL-SYD QF B738
SYD-MEL QF B738

(December 24 2017 VX 1861 DEN-SFO A320)
January 2 UA 948 SFO-DEN B788

January 14 WN 3214 RNO-LAS B737

January 25 NK 720 LAS-DEN A320
January 28 F9 71 DEN-LAS A321

February 2 AA 1619 LAS-LAX B738
February 2 AA 1461 LAX-DEN B738
February 5 UA 707 DEN-LAS B739

February 27 F9 1286 LAS-DEN A320
March 4 F9 71 DEN-LAS A321

March 16 NK 562 LAS-DEN A320
March 18 F9 71 DEN-LAS A321

April 19 UA 1657 LAS-DEN B738
April 22 F9 769 DEN-LAS A321

May 10 NK 720 LAS-DEN A320

May 12 F9 765 DEN-LAS A320

May 22 F9 680 DEN-MCO A321
June 5 F9 681 MCO-DEN A321

June 27 F9 663 DEN-SFO A321
June 30 F9 596 SJC-DEN A320

July 30 F9 777 DEN-LAS A321
August 1 F9 774 LAS-DEN A320

August 22 F9 771 DEN-LAS A321

September 1 F9 780 LAS-DEN A321
September 3 F9 771 DEN-LAS A321

September 6 F9 774 LAS-DEN A321
September 10 F9 777 DEN-LAS A321

October 4 F9 774 LAS-DEN A321
October 7 F9 769 DEN-LAS A321

November 1 F9 774 LAS-DEN A321
November 4 F9 769 DEN-LAS A321

November 7 F9 1676 LAS-MCO A320
November 13 F9 1679 MCO-LAS A320

November 20 UA 764 LAS-DEN B739
November 25 F9 773 DEN-LAS A319

December 12 F9 772 LAS-DEN A320

December 28 F9 676 DEN-MCO A321
(January 10 2019 F9 679 MCO-DEN A321)

My Final 2018 List. Most flying I’ve ever done in a year.

FLOWN

25 JUN / BA 103 / LHR - YYC / B788 / J / (1st B788, 40th BA Flight)
03 JUL / WS 137 / YYC-YVR / B738 / W / (4th B738, 1st WS Flight)
04 JUL / H3 315 / CXH-CXH / DH3T / Y / (1st DH3T, 1st H3 Flight)
05 JUL / 8P 1611 / YVR - YAZ / B190 / Y / (1st B190, 1st 8P Flight)
08 JUL / 8P 1618 / YAZ - YVR / SF34 / Y / (1st SF34, 2nd 8P Flight)
09 JUL / BA 84 / YVR - LHR / A388 / F / (9th A388, 41st BA Flight)

28 AUG / VK 4051 / LGW-VIE / A321 / Y / (4th A321, 1st LV Flight)
28 AUG / VK 2022 / VIE-MXP / A321 / Y / (5th A321, 2nd LV Flight)
29 AUG / VK 2021 / MXP-VIE / A321 / Y / (6th A321, 3rd LV Flight)
29 AUG / VK 4052 / VIE-LGW / A321 / Y / (7th A321, 4th LV Flight)

07 SEP / BA 1340 / LHR-LBA / A319 / J / (14th A319, 42nd BA Flight)

30 SEP / BA 2167 / LGW-TPA / B77E / Y / (4th B77E, 43rd BA Flight)
03 OCT / AA 4682 / TPA-MIA / E175 / Y / (1st E175, 1st AA Flight)
03 OCT / BA 206 / MIA-LHR / B744 / W / (9th B744, 44th BA Flight)

12 OCT / BA 478 / LHR-BCN / A20N / J / (1st A20N, 45th BA Flight)

14 OCT / BA 662 / LHR-LCA / B763 / J / (6th B763, 46th BA Flight) (My Final BA 767 Flight)
21 OCT / BA 665 / LCA-LHR / A320 / J / (27th A320, 47th BA Flight)

BOOKED

23 NOV / WY 104 / LHR-MCT / B789 / Y / (1st B789, 3rd WY Flight)
24 NOV / WY 603 / MCT-DXB / B38M / Y / (1st B38M, 4th WY Flight)
29 NOV / WY 612 / DXB-MCT / B739 / Y / (1st B739, 5th WY Flight)
30 NOV / WY 101 / MCT-LHR / B789 / Y / (2nd B789, 6th WY Flight)

Flown:
January 2 --- CLD-LAS --- Elite Airways --- Canadair CRJ-700
January 3 --- LAS-MSP --- Sun Country Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
January 3 --- MSP-BOS --- Sun Country Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
January 19 --- BOS-PDX --- Alaska Airlines --- Boeing 737-900
January 19 --- PDX-RNO --- Horizon Air --- Bombardier Q400
January 21 --- RNO-LVK --- JetSuite --- Embraer Phenom 100
January 22 --- RNO-OAK --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
January 22 --- OAK-DEN --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
January 22 --- DEN-BOS --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
February 3 --- BOS-ATL --- Delta Air Lines --- Airbus A321
February 4 --- ATL-BOS --- Delta Air Lines --- Airbus A321
February 16 --- BOS-BWI --- Spirit Airlines --- Airbus A319
February 17 --- BWI-SAN --- Spirit Airlines --- Airbus A319
February 19 --- SAN-BOS --- JetBlue Airways --- Airbus A321
February 23 --- BOS-IAH --- United Airlines --- Boeing 737-900
February 24 --- HOU-HOU --- Everts Air Cargo --- Boeing 727-200
February 26 --- HOU-ATL --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
February 26 --- ATL-BOS --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
February 28 --- BOS-BNA --- JetBlue Airways --- Airbus A320
March 2 --- SUS-SUS --- American Air Charter --- Rockwell Sabreliner 65
March 2 --- BLV-AZA --- Allegiant Air --- Airbus A319
March 3 --- P08-E60 --- Win Aviation --- Short C-23B Sherpa
March 3 --- E60-P08 --- Win Aviation --- Short C-23B Sherpa
March 9 --- FLG-PHX --- Mesa Airlines --- Canadair CRJ-900
March 9 --- PHX-SAN --- American Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
March 11 --- MYF-MYF --- San Diego Air Tours --- Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000
March 11 --- SAN-JFK --- Delta Air Lines --- Boeing 737-800
March 12 --- JFK-BOS --- Endeavor Air --- Canadair CRJ-900
March 16 --- BOS-LGW --- Norwegian Long Haul --- Boeing 787-9
March 19 --- LGW-EDI --- easyJet --- Airbus A319
March 19 --- EDI-PVD --- Norwegian Air International --- Boeing 737 MAX 8
March 27 --- BOS-RDU --- JetBlue Airways --- Embraer E190
March 28 --- GSO-DCA --- PSA Airlines --- Canadair CRJ-200
March 28 --- DCA-BOS --- American Airlines --- Airbus A319
March 30 --- BOS-YUL --- Westjet Encore --- Bombardier Q400
April 2 --- YUL-YGL --- Air Inuit --- Boeing 737-200
April 2 --- YGL-YUL --- Air Inuit --- Boeing 737-200
April 2 --- YUL-BOS --- Air Canada Jazz --- Canadair CRJ-900
April 9 --- BOS-LGA --- American Airlines --- Airbus A319
April 9 --- LGA-CHO --- Envoy Air --- Embraer ERJ-140
April 9 --- CHO-CLT --- Envoy Air --- Embraer ERJ-140
April 9 --- CLT-BOS --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
April 17 --- BOS-SAN --- Alaska Airlines --- Boeing 737-900
April 18 --- OCN-OCN --- GoJump Oceanside --- PAC 750XL
April 21 --- SAN-SFO --- United Airlines --- Airbus A320
April 21 --- SFO-PHL --- United Airlines --- Airbus A320
May 5 --- BOS-DFW --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
May 5 --- DFW-PHX --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
May 10 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 10 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 10 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 10 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 14 --- CTW-SDX --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 14 --- SDX-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 14 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 17 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 27 --- XXX-XXX --- Aerogelic Ballooning --- Cameron Balloons A-250
May 28 --- CTW-GCW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 28 --- GCW-P23 --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 28 --- P23-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
May 29 --- FLG-PHX --- SkyWest Airlines --- Canadair CRJ-700
May 29 --- PHX-SAN --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
July 4 --- SAN-SFO --- United Airlines --- Airbus A319
July 4 --- SFO-LIH --- United Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
July 6 --- PAK-XXX --- Niihau Helicopters --- Agusta A109
July 6 --- XXX-PAK --- Niihau Helicopters --- Agusta A109
July 8 --- LIH-LAX --- United Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
July 21 --- SAN-SFO --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
July 22 --- SFO-SAN --- United Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
July 27 --- SAN-MSP --- Sun Country Airlines --- Boeing 737-800
July 28 --- OSH-OSH --- Expiramental Aircraft Association --- Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor
July 28 --- WS17-WS17 --- Expiramental Aircraft Association --- Bell 47G
July 29 --- ATW-ATW --- Expiramental Aircraft Association --- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
July 29 --- MSP-SAN --- Delta Air Lines --- Airbus A321
August 15 --- SAN-PHX --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
August 15 --- PHX-FLG --- SkyWest Airlines --- Canadair CRJ-700
August 17 --- AZA-BIS --- Allegiant Air --- Airbus A319
August 20 --- BIS-AZA --- Allegiant Air --- Airbus A319
August 22 --- CTW-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
August 22 --- CTW-SDX --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
August 22 --- SDX-CTW --- Kestrel Aviation Services --- Flight Design CTLS
August 24 --- FLG-PHX --- SkyWest Airlines --- Canadair CRJ-700
August 24 --- PHX-ORD --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
August 24 --- ORD-LHR --- American Airlines --- Boeing 787-8
September 13 --- LGW-JER --- easyJet Europe --- Airbus A319
September 13 --- JER-LGW --- easyJet Europe --- Airbus A319
September 28 --- GLA-TRE --- Loganair --- Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter
September 28 --- TRE-GLA --- Loganair --- De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
September 28 --- GLA-LGW --- British Airways --- Airbus A319
October 5 --- LHR-VIE --- Austrian Airlines --- Airbus A321
October 6 --- LHBS-LHBS --- Goldtimer Foundation --- Lisunov Li-2
October 6 --- LHBS-LHBS --- Goldtimer Foundation --- Polikarpov Po-2
October 6 --- BUD-STN --- Ryanair --- Boeing 737-800
October 23 --- LHR-MAD --- British Airways --- Boeing 767-300
October 23 --- MAD-SCU --- Cubana de Aviacion --- Ilyushin Il-96-300
October 23 --- SCU-HAV --- Cubana de Aviacion --- Ilyushin Il-96-300
October 24 --- HAV-MEX --- Interjet --- Airbus A321
October 24 --- MEX-TIJ --- Interjet --- Airbus A321
October 28 --- SAN-DFW --- American Airlines --- Airbus A321
October 29 --- DFW-LHR --- American Airlines --- Boeing 777-300
November 7 --- LTN-CDG --- easyJet --- Airbus A319
November 7 --- LBG-LTN --- Omni Aviation --- Learjet 40
November 17 --- LHR-LAX --- United Airlines --- Boeing 787-9
November 18 --- SAN-SJC --- Southwest Airlines --- Boeing 737-700
November 19 --- MCC-SCK --- Private --- Boeing 727-100
November 19 --- SCK-MCC --- Private --- Boeing 727-100
November 19 --- SAC-SQL --- Attitude Aviation --- Cessna 182

In Progress - I'm on this flight now:
November 20 --- SFO-LHR --- United Airlines --- Boeing 777-200

Coming Up:
November 23 --- LGW-GIB --- easyJet --- Airbus A319
November 25 --- GIB-LGW --- easyJet --- Airbus A319
December 8 --- LGW-LAX --- Norwegian Air UK --- Boeing 787-9
December 14 --- CLD-AZA --- California Pacific Airlines --- Embraer ERJ-145

Flown
January 2018
JFK-ICN OZ B772 HL7700
ICN-HKG CX A333 B-LAN
HKG-BNE CX A359 B-LRO

March 2018
BNE-SYD QF B738 VH-VZH
SYD-IAH UA B789 N36962
IAH-EWR UA B763 N644UA

April 2018
EWR-ORD UA B772 N795UA
ORD-MSY UA B738 N14231
BTR-IAH UA B145 N21537
IAH-SYD UA B789 N17963
SYD-BNE QF B738 VH-XZN
BNE-SYD QF B738 VH-VZM
SYD-BNE QF B738 VH-VZZ

June 2018
BNE-SYD VA B738 VH-VUJ
SYD-AYQ VA B738 VH-YFQ
AYQ-SYD VA B738 VH-YFW
SYD-BNE VA B738 VH-VUW
BNE-AKL CI A359 B-181906
AKL-APW OL B738 I-NEOS (Opb NEOS)
FGI-PPG OL DHC6 5W-FAW
PPG-FGI OL DHC6 5W-STF

July 2018
APW-NAN FJ B738 DQ-FJH
NAN-SYD FJ B738 DQ-FJH
SYD-BNE QF B738 VH-VXD
BNE-BCI-LRE QF DH8D VH-QOF
LRE-BNE QF DH8D VH-QOX

August 2018
BNE-SYD QF B738 VH-VZU
SYD-LAX UA B789 N38950
LAX-EWR UA B752 N17105
EWR-IAD UA A320 N454UA
IAD-FRA UA B772 N209UA
FRA-EWR UA B772 N77012

September 2018
EWR-IAH UA B772 N78017
IAH-SYD UA B789 N27957
SYD-BNE QF B738 VH-VXD

October 2018
BNE-SYD QF B738 VH-VZI
SYD-IAH UA B789 N27964
IAH-EWR UA B763 N662UA
ACK-BOS 9K C402 N69SC
BOS-EWR B6 E190 N373JB
EWR-LAX UA B752 N17126
LAX-MEL UA B789 N36962
MEL-BNE QF B738 VH-VZU

Booked
November 2018
BNE-SYD QF B738
SYD-IAH UA B789
IAH-EWR UA B763

December 2018
EWR-YOW AC CRJ2
YOW-YYZ WS DH8D
YYZ-YYC WS B763
YYC-YVR AC B38M
YVR-ZNA H3 DH3T
ZNA-CXH JB S76
YVR-SFO UA A320
SFO-SYD UA B789
SYD-BNE QF B738
BNE-AKL NZ B77W
AKL-LAX NZ B77W
LAX-AKL NZ B77W
AKL-BNE NZ B77W

Closing out the year with two quick trips to the US/Canada in a period of 10 days!

My (New) (Probably) Final 2018 List. Most flying I’ve ever done in a year.

FLOWN

25 JUN / BA 103 / LHR - YYC / B788 / J / (1st B788, 40th BA Flight)
03 JUL / WS 137 / YYC-YVR / B738 / W / (4th B738, 1st WS Flight)
04 JUL / H3 315 / CXH-CXH / DH3T / Y / (1st DH3T, 1st H3 Flight)
05 JUL / 8P 1611 / YVR - YAZ / B190 / Y / (1st B190, 1st 8P Flight)
08 JUL / 8P 1618 / YAZ - YVR / SF34 / Y / (1st SF34, 2nd 8P Flight)
09 JUL / BA 84 / YVR - LHR / A388 / F / (9th A388, 41st BA Flight)

28 AUG / VK 4051 / LGW-VIE / A321 / Y / (4th A321, 1st LV Flight)
28 AUG / VK 2022 / VIE-MXP / A321 / Y / (5th A321, 2nd LV Flight)
29 AUG / VK 2021 / MXP-VIE / A321 / Y / (6th A321, 3rd LV Flight)
29 AUG / VK 4052 / VIE-LGW / A321 / Y / (7th A321, 4th LV Flight)

07 SEP / BA 1340 / LHR-LBA / A319 / J / (14th A319, 42nd BA Flight)

30 SEP / BA 2167 / LGW-TPA / B77E / Y / (4th B77E, 43rd BA Flight)
03 OCT / AA 4682 / TPA-MIA / E175 / Y / (1st E175, 1st AA Flight)
03 OCT / BA 206 / MIA-LHR / B744 / W / (9th B744, 44th BA Flight)

12 OCT / BA 478 / LHR-BCN / A20N / J / (1st A20N, 45th BA Flight)

14 OCT / BA 662 / LHR-LCA / B763 / J / (6th B763, 46th BA Flight) (My Final BA 767 Flight)
21 OCT / BA 665 / LCA-LHR / A320 / J / (27th A320, 47th BA Flight)

BOOKED

23 NOV / WY 104 / LHR-MCT / B789 / Y / (1st B789, 3rd WY Flight)
24 NOV / WY 603 / MCT-DXB / B38M / Y / (1st B38M, 4th WY Flight)
29 NOV / WY 612 / DXB-MCT / B739 / Y / (1st B739, 5th WY Flight)
30 NOV / WY 101 / MCT-LHR / B789 / Y / (2nd B789, 6th WY Flight)

12 DEC / FR 3632 / STN-BRE / B738 / Y / (5th B738, 3rd FR Flight)
12 DEC / FR 3631 / BRE-STN / B738 / Y / (6th B738, 4th FR Flight)
18 DEC / FR 113 / LGW-DUB / B738 / Y / (7th B738, 5th FR Flight)
18 DEC / FR 116 / DUB-LGW / B738 / Y / (8th B738, 6th FR Flight)

Akiestar wrote:

Akiestar wrote:

So far, my only planned trip for the year is an upcoming trip to Brazil, which I got because ET was offering super-cheap fares (75% off compared to other airlines) from Manila.

*9/18: ET 649, MNL-HKG-ADD (359)
*9/19: ET 506, ADD-GRU (788)
*9/19: G3 1096, GRU-GIG (738)
*10/11: G3 1099, GIG-GRU (738)
*10/12: ET 507, GRU-ADD (788)
*10/12: ET 648, ADD-HKG-MNL (359)

I'm hoping to squeeze in at least one AR flight as well since I'm aiming to visit Buenos Aires. As it's my first time to South America, any and all recommendations are welcome!

Other trips not yet planned for the year include possible trips to AKL (maybe March-April), SIN (also March-April), DPS (May), PDX (June) and CPT (July), but everything's still up in the air.

I regretfully had to cancel my trip to Brazil, which was excruciatingly painful.

What happened was that I ended up moving! Work has since brought me to Los Angeles, and so now that I live here, it no longer was feasible for me to take three weeks off from work to go to Manila so I could fly to Brazil. Someday I'll visit you, Rio.

But life does give lemons to make lemonade, and I did squeeze in a lot more travel! Compared to previous years though, a lot of my flying this year has been on MU since I've been flying to Asia often.

*3/23: 5J 803, MNL-SIN (333)
*4/6: 5J 804, SIN-MNL (333)

*4/14: MU 212, MNL-PVG (321)
*4/14: MU 577, PVG-LAX (77W)

*4/22: DL 1162, LAX-JFK (752)
*4/23: DL 4026, JFK-PIT (CR9)
*4/30: DL 1361, PIT-DTW (M90)
*4/30: DL 1876, DTW-LAX (739)

*7/14: DL 156, LAX-CDG (77L)
*7/15: AF 864, CDG-CPT (343)
*7/23: KL 598, CPT-AMS (77E)
*7/24: KL 603, AMS-LAX (77E)

*9/1: MU 578, LAX-PVG (77W)
*9/2: FM 9327, PVG-CAN (333)
*9/4: MU 2818, CAN-NKG (320)
*9/4: MU 2855, NKG-LAX (332)

*9/12: MU 578, LAX-PVG (77W)
*9/13: MU 211, PVG-MNL (320)
*9/16: MU 212, MNL-PVG (320)
*9/16; MU 577, PVG-LAX (77W)

*10/18: DL 1170, LAX-CMH (738)
*10/22: DL 1327, CMH-LAX (738)

*10/28: DL 2048, LAX-JFK (76A)
*10/28: DL 468, JFK-TLV (333)
*11/7: AF 1121, TLV-CDG (320)
*11/7: AF 66, CDG-LAX (388)

Still looking to fly back to PIT for Christmas, and somewhere for Thanksgiving!

So since I posted this, I actually made it to Austin for the first time to attend a hackathon!

*11/16: DL 1135, LAX-AUS (319)
*11/19: DL 1758, AUS-LAX (319)

And while I ultimately decided to not go somewhere for Thanksgiving, I did manage to scrounge enough miles to redeem a ticket to Pittsburgh and NYC for Christmas and the New Year, which will be my last trip for 2018.

*12/20: DL 1344, LAX-MSP (75A)
*12/20: DL 5016, MSP-PIT (CR9)
*12/27: DL 5950, PIT-LGA (E75)
*1/4: DL 5919, LGA-PIT (E75)
*1/7: DL 822, PIT-SLC (319)
*1/7: DL 1228, SLC-LAX (738)

Halfway through my Europe trip

13NOV QF 51 BNE-SIN A330-202 VH-EBP
13NOV QF 1 SIN-LHR A380-842 VH-OQH
17NOV AF 1381 LHR-CDG A319-111 F-GRHZ
17NOV AF 1740 CDG-AMS A318-111 F-GUGI
18NOV KL 1233 AMS-CDG B737-8K2 (WL) PH-BXK
21NOV FI 543 CDG-KEF B767-319ER (WL) TF-ISW
23NOV NY 112 RKV-AEY DHC8-Q402 TF-FXI
23NOV FNA 536 AEY-GRY DHC6-300 TF-NLD
23NOV FNA 537 GRY-AEY DHC6-300 TF-NLD
23NOV NY 147 AEY-RKV DHC8-Q402 TF-FXI

Upcoming

26NOV FI 318 KEF-OSL B757-200 (WL)
26NOV DY 612 OSL-BGO B737-800 (WL)
26NOV DY 645 BGO-OSL B737-800 (WL)
29NOV SK 362 OSL-TRD B737-700
29NOV SK 4572 TRD-BOO-TOS B737-600
05DEC WF 920 TOS-ALF DHC8-300
07DEC SK 4409 ALF-TOS-OSL B737-800 (WL)
07DEC SK 809 OSL-LHR A320-200N
09DEC QF 10 LHR-PER B787-9
10DEC QF 654 PER-BNE B737-800(WL)

This was a year of firsts for me:

Flown:

02/17/18 4B MCE-OAK *First time in a PC12

09/08/18 UA5663 SMF-LAX E175 * First Embraer
09/08/18 UA415 LAX-EWR 772 * First 777

99% of my flying has been with WN. I made a point to try new things on this trip. Now that the WN -300's are retired, I wanted to try some other jets that are becoming rare.
09/14/18 WN1447 LGA-ATL 73G
09/14/18 WN1783 ATL-JAX 73G *We were supposed to fly to RDU on that day, but we switched to Jacksonville due to Hurricane Florence which cut two more flights out of this trip.

I had not flown with Delta since the Song days.
09/19/18 DL 1733 ECP-ATL MD-88 *First MD-80
09/19/18 DL67 ATL-SLC 757-300 *First -300
09/19/18 DL4641 SLC-FAT CRJ-700 *First CRJ

Booked:
11/28/2018 G4 #3 FAT-LAS MD-80 *This is the last scheduled MD-80 at Allegiant. Since I live in Fresno, I could not miss this opportunity.
11/29/2018 G4 #2 LAS-FAT A319 *First A319 too

2019:

Whenever WN finally announces their schedule for Hawaii.

04/17/19 WN2025 OAK-LAS 73G
04/17/19 WN2142 LAS-ATL 73G

04/21/19 DL1317 ATL-JAX MD-90* Hopefully this does not change. I am really hoping to get one before they go away.

Already posted:
20-FEB | TG462 | MEL-BKK | A359 | HS-THH
20-FEB | TG672 | BKK-KIX | A388 | HS-TUF
03-MAR | TG673 | KIX-BKK | A388 | HS-TUB
04-MAR | TG461 | BKK-MEL | A359 | HS-THH
21-MAR | QF95 | MEL-LAX | B789 | VH-ZNB
21-MAR | AS3302 | LAX-MEX | E175 | N182SY - New Airline
22-MAR | AA2546 | MEX-LAX | B738 | N317PG - New Airline
22-MAR | QF16 | LAX-BNE | B744ER | VH-OEI - New Type
24-MAR | QF617 | BNE-MEL | B738 | VH-VYL
11-APR | QF436 | MEL-SYD | A332 | VH-EBK
11-APR | QF571 | SYD-PER | A332 | VH-EBD
12-APR | VA678 | PER-MEL | A332 | VH-XFH
14-APR | UA99 | MEL-LAX | B789 | N38955
14-APR | AS3302 | LAX-MEX | E175 | N192SY
16-APR | AS237 | MEX-LAX | B738 | N525AS
16-APR | UA98 | LAX-MEL | B789 | N38955
12-MAY | VA239 | MEL-ADL | B738 | VH-VUY
13-MAY | VA204 | ADL-MEL | B738 | VH-YFP
16-JUL | AI309 | MEL-DEL | B788 | VT-ANV - New Airline
18-JUL | AI135D | DEL-MAD | B788 | VT-ANC
03-AUG | IB1100 | MAD-BCN | A320 | EC-LUL - New Airline, First A320 with SL
04-AUG | LH1817 | BCN-MUC | A321 | D-AIDF - New Airline
04-AUG | LH480 | MUC-DEN | A359 | D-AIXI
04-AUG | UA4714 | DEN-ELP | E145 | N21144 - New Airline (UA Express), New Type
06-AUG | UA4768 | ELP-DEN | E145 | N11150
06-AUG | LH447 | DEN-FRA | B744 | D-ABTK
07-AUG | LH1122 | FRA-MAD | A321 | D-AISF
09-AUG | VY1500 | MAD-BCN | A320 | EC-MFN - New Airline
10-AUG | LH1137 | BCN-FRA | A321 | D-AIRF - First A321-100
10-AUG | LH446 | FRA-DEN | B744 | D-ABVT
10-AUG | UA4714 | DEN-ELP | E145 | N11119
12-AUG | UA4768 | ELP-DEN | E145 | N24128
12-AUG | LH447 | DEN-FRA | B744 | D-ABVY
13-AUG | LH1114 | FRA-MAD | A320 | D-AIPZ
30-AUG | LH1121 | MAD-FRA | A321 | D-AISJ
30-AUG | LH440 | FRA-IAH | A388 | D-AIMA
30-AUG | UA4440 | IAH-CUU | E145 | N12563
02-SEP | UA4105 | CUU-IAH | E145 | N12201
02-SEP | UA1192 | IAH-IAD | B763 | N669UA
02-SEP | UA989 | IAD-FRA | B77E | N782UA
03-SEP | LA705 | FRA-MAD | B789 | CC-BGF - New Airline
14-SEP | EY76 | MAD-AUH | B789 | A6-BLN - New Airline
14-SEP | EY460 | AUH-MEL | B77W | A6-ETK
15-SEP | QF49 | MEL-SFO | B789 | VH-ZNC
15-SEP | UA412 | SFO-MEX | B738 | N14231
17-SEP | UA1064 | MEX-EWR | B737 | N29717
17-SEP | TP202 | EWR-LIS | A332 | CS-TOQ - New Airline
18-SEP | TP1026 | LIS-MAD | A320 | CS-TNG
19-SEP | IB6409 | MAD-MEX | A346 | EC-LFS - New Type, actually departed on 20th
20-SEP | 4O2126 | MEX-MTY | A321 | XA-PAT - New Airline, First A321SL
22-SEP | 4O2107 | MTY-MEX | A320 | XA-MTO
22-SEP | IB6406 | MEX-MAD | A346 | EC-KZI
23-SEP | IB2100 | MAD-BCN | A321 | EC-JRE
24-SEP | LH1135 | BCN-FRA | A321 | D-AIRF
25-SEP | LH440 | FRA-IAH | A388 | D-AIMF
25-SEP | UA6294 | IAH-ELP | E175 | N87303
26-SEP | UA6039 | ELP-IAH | E175 | N85354
26-SEP | UA1192 | IAH-IAD | B763 | N677UA
26-SEP | UA163 | IAD-MAD | B752 | N17128

New:
08-OCT | VY1200 | MAD-BCN | A320 | EC-LOB
08-OCT | LH1133 | BCN-FRA | A321 | D-AISD
09-OCT | LH440 | FRA-IAH | A388 | D-AIML
09-OCT | UA6294 | IAH-ELP | E175 | N89313
11-OCT | UA6154 | ELP-IAH | E175 | N82314
11-OCT | UA748 | IAH-EWR | B763 | N644UA
11-OCT | UA51 | EWR-MAD | B772 | N777UA - First 777-200, also first 777 delivered
20-OCT | IB3160 | MAD-LHR | A321 | EC-ILO
20-OCT | AA81 | LHR-DFW | B77W | N723AN
20-OCT | AA6004 | DFW-MFE | CRJ9 | N244LR - First CRJ-900 and American Eagle
22-OCT | AA5938 | MFE-DFW | CRJ9 | N918FJ
22-OCT | AA80 | DFW-LHR | B77W | N721AN
23-OCT | BA462 | LHR-MAD | A321 | G-EUXD - New Airline
08-NOV | AZ61 | MAD-FCO | A320 | EI-DTK - New Airline
08-NOV | AZ758 | FCO-ICN | A332 | EI-EJO
12-NOV | AZ759 | ICN-FCO | A332 | EJ-EJP
12-NOV | AZ64 | FCO-MAD | A320 | EI-IKU

jporterfi wrote:

jporterfi wrote:

Booked

4/28/18 SFO-LHR VS 42 B789
5/05/18 LHR-EWR VS 1 A346 <-- I was pleasantly surprised to find the A346 on this! It will likely be my first and last ride on this type.
5/08/18 JFK-SFO B6 1415 A320

Update:


FLOWN:

4/28/18 SFO-LHR VS 42 B789
5/05/18 LHR-EWR VS 1 A346 <-- I was pleasantly surprised to find the A346 on this! It will likely be my first and last ride on this type.
5/08/18 JFK-SFO B6 1415 A320

5/13/18 OAK-DEN WN 3946 B73G
5/18/18 DEN-LAX WN 5598 B73G
5/18/18 LAX-OAK WN 570 B73G

5/19/18 OAK-LGB WN 4678 B73G
5/21/18 LGB-OAK WN 1568 B73G

BOOKED:

7/14/18 OAK-SAN WN1696 B73G
7/19/18 SAN-OAK WN 2271 B73G

10/12/18 SFO-LHR BA 286 A388
10/13/18 LHR-EDI BA 1448 A321
10/22/18 EDI-DUB EI 3251 AT72
10/22/28 DUB-SFO EI 147 A332

Update #2:

FLOWN
4/28/18 SFO-LHR VS 42 B789
5/05/18 LHR-EWR VS 1 A346
5/08/18 JFK-SFO B6 1415 A320

5/13/18 OAK-DEN WN 3946 B73G
5/18/18 DEN-LAX WN 5598 B73G
5/18/18 LAX-OAK WN 570 B73G

5/19/18 OAK-LGB WN 4678 B73G
5/21/18 LGB-OAK WN 1568 B73G

7/14/18 OAK-SAN WN1696 B73G
7/19/18 SAN-OAK WN 2271 B73G

10/12/18 SFO-LHR BA 286 A388
10/13/18 LHR-EDI BA 1448 A321
10/22/18 EDI-DUB EI 3251 AT72
10/22/28 DUB-SFO EI 147 A332

BOOKED:

12/1/18: SFO-LHR UA930 B77E
12/8/18: LHR-YYZ AC857 B789
12/9/18: YYZ-ORD OO3984 E145
12/9/18: ORD-SFO UA1847 B753

FLOWN:

February 9-11
STL-MCO WN2007 Y
MCO-STL WN4409 Y

March 18-24
STL-EWR WN2187 Y
EWR-STL WN3418 Y

March 26-April 1
STL-SEA AS(OO)3409 Y+
SEA-OGG AS805 Y
OGG-SAN AS854 Y+
SAN-STL WN4919 Y

May 25-28
STL-SAN WN5648 Y
SAN-STL WN544 Y

May 31-June 4
STL-SLC DL2800 Y+
SLC-DEN WN1763 Y
DEN-STL WN5580 Y

June 10-30
STL-ORD AA1003 Y
ORD-CLT AA2167 Y
CLT-MDW WN4095 Y
MDW-STL WN5165 Y

July 22-29
STL-SAN WN3690 Y
SAN-LAS WN4138 Y
LAS-STL WN5095 Y

August 1-9
STL-MIA AA(YX)4408 Y
MIA-STL AA2226 Y

August 24-26
STL-DFW AA1616 Y
DFW-STL AA2761 Y

August 31-September 3
STL-OAK WN2423 Y
OAK-STL WN548 Y

October 5-7
STL-SAN WN2433 Y
SAN-STL WN5716 Y

November 23-25
STL-LGA WN940 Y
LGA-STL WN5998 Y


BOOKED:

December 22-30:
STL-MCO WN2965 Y
MCO-LGW BA2036 Y
LGW-MCO BA2037 Y
MCO-STL WN3694 Y

Jan:
Avianca BOG-MDE A321
Avianca MDE-BOG A318
Avianca BOG-MDE A319

Feb:
EasyFly EOH-PEI J41
Avianca PEI-BOG A318
Viva Air BOG-MDE A320
VivaAir MDE-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-BOG A321
Avianca BOG-LIM A332
Avianca LIM-BOG A332
Avianca BOG-MDE A321
Avianca MDE-BOG B787

Mar:
Avianca BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-BOG A321
Avianca BOG-SCL B787
Avianca SCL-BOG A319
VivaAir BOG-MDE A320
VivaAir MDE-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-LIM EM190
Avianca LIM-BOG B787

Apr:
Satena BOG-EOH AT42
Satena EOH-BOG AT42
LATAM BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-LIM B787
Avianca LIM-BOG B787
Avianca BOG-MEX B787

May:
Copa MEX-PTY B738
Copa PTY-BOG B738
Avianca BOG-MDE A321
Avianca MDE-BOG A321
Turkish BOG-PTY A332
Turkish PTY-IST A332
Turkish IST-GYD B738
Turkish GYD-IST A320
Turkish IST-BOG A332

Jun:
Avianca BOG-MDE A319
Avianca MDE-BOG A319
Copa BOG-PTY B738
Copa PTY-LIM B738
Copa LIM-PTY B738
Copa PTY-BOG B738
Avianca BOG-ADZ A320
Avianca ADZ-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-UIO A320
Avianca UIO-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-MDE A319
Satena EOH-BOG AT42
Wingo BOG-CCS B737-700
Wingo CCS-BOG B737-700

Jul
Avianca BOG-CLO A320
Avianca CLO-BOG A321
Avianca BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-LIM B787
LATAM LIM-AQP A319
LATAM AQP-LIM A319
Avianca LIM-BOG B787
Satena BOG-EOH EM145
Avianca MDE-BOG A320

Aug:
United BOG-IAH B738
United IAH-MUC B767-300
United MUC-IAH B767-300
United IAH-BOG B757-200
Avianca BOG-GRU A332
Avianca GRU-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-MDE A320
Avianca MDE-BOG A332

Sep:
Satena BOG-EOH AT42
Avianca MDE-BOG A320

Oct:
Copa BOG-PTY EM195
Copa PTY-LAX B738
Copa LAX-PTY B738
Copa PTY-BOG B738
Avianca BOG-CLO A320
Avianca PEI-BOG A319
Avianca BOG-LIM A332
Avianca LIM-BOG A320
Avior BOG-CCS B734
Avior CCS-BOG B734

Nov:
Lufthansa BOG-FRA A346
Lufthansa FRA-LHR A321
Lufthansa LHR-FRA A320
Lufthansa FRA-BOG A346
Avianca BOG-SAL EM195
Avianca SAL-LAX A321
Alaska LAX-SJC EM175
Alaska SJC-LAX Em175
Avianca LAX-BOG B787
Avianca BOG-PEI A320
Avianca PEI-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-MUC B787
Avianca MUC-BOG 787
Avianca BOG-BAQ A321
Avianca BAQ-BOG A320

Dec: booked
Satena BOG-EOH AT42
VivaAir MDE-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-UIO A320
Avianca UIO-GYE A320
Avianca GYE-UIO A320
Avianca UIO-BOG A320
Avianca BOG-LIM B787
Avianca LIM-BOG B787
Lufthansa BOG-FRA A346
Lufthansa FRA-MUC A321
Lufthansa MUC-FRA A321
Lufthansa FRA-BOG A346

Updated with one last business trip to Zurich for this year (and hopefully a CS300) as well as some Christmas-time flying.

Flown

26/01/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A319-100 OE-LQZ
28/01/2018 VCE-SXF U2 A319-100 OE-LQZ
05/02/2018 TXL-ZRH LX A320-200 HB-IJN
06/02/2018 ZRH-TXL LX A321-200 HB-IOM
10/02/2018 SXF-MXP U2 A319-100 G-EZBX
11/02/2018 MXP-SXF U2 A319-100 G-EZFK
23/02/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A319-100 G-EZBN
25/02/2018 VCE-SXF U2 A319-100 G-EZBN
22/03/2018 TXL-ZRH LX A320-200 HB-IHZ
22/03/2018 ZRH-TXL LX EMB-190 HB-JVN opb Helvetic
30/03/2018 TXL-BRU SN A319-100 trip cancelled
30/03/2018 BRU-BIO SN A319-100
02/04/2018 BIO-BRU SN A319-100
02/04/2018 BRU-TXL SN A319-100
03/05/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A319-100 G-EZIW
07/05/2018 VCE-SXF U2 A320-200 G-EZUL
11/05/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A320-200 G-EZUN
14/05/2018 VCE-ZRH LX A319-100 HB-IPX
15/05/2018 ZRH-TXL LX A319-100 HB-IPT
18/05/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A320-200 G-EZUW
21/05/2018 VCE-SXF U2 A320-200 G-EZUW
24/07/2018 TXL-VCE U2 A320-200 OE-IZF
26/07/2018 VCE-SMI V7 B717-200 EC-MGT
03/08/2018 SMI-ATH GQ ATR 42-500 SX-EIT
03/08/2018 ATH-BEG JU A320-200 YU-APG
04/08/2018 BEG-TXL JU A319-100 YU-APE
28/08/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A319-100 OE-LKG
10/09/2018 VCE-TXL U2 A319-100 OE-LKN
22/09/2018 SXF-MXP U2 A319-100 G-EZBX
23/09/2018 MXP-TXL OE B737-800 EI-DPW opb Ryanair
28/09/2018 TXL-LCY BA EMB-190 G-LCYO
30/09/2018 LCY-TXL BA EMB-190 G-LCYW
05/10/2018 TXL-MXP OE B737-800 EI-GDK opb Ryanair
07/10/2018 MXP-TXL OE B737-800 opb Ryanair change of plans
07/10/2018 LIN-TRS AZ EMB-190 EI-RNC
10/10/2018 VCE-SXF U2 A319-100 G-EZAU
12/10/2018 TXL-MXP OE B737-800 EI-DPP opb Ryanair
14/10/2018 MXP-TXL OE B737-800 EI-DPP opb Ryanair
19/10/2018 TXL-MXP OE B737-800 EI-GJB opb Ryanair
21/10/2018 MXP-TXL OE B737-800 EI-FRR opb Ryanair
26/10/2018 TXL-MXP OE B737-800 EI-GDX opb Ryanair
28/10/2018 MXP-TXL OE B737-800 EI-GDX opb Ryanair
02/11/2018 SXF-MXP U2 G-EZDL A319-100
05/11/2018 MXP-TXL U2 G-EZOP A320-200

Planned

10/12/2018 TXL-ZRH LX CS300
11/12/2018 ZRH-TXL U2 A319-100
21/12/2018 SXF-VCE U2 A319–100
23/12/2018 VCE-TXL U2 A319-100
25/12/2018 TXL-BRU SN A320-200
25/12/2018 BRU-LIN SN A319-100

NOV 18 | CBR-MEL | QF853 | B737-800 | VH-VZH | 5A
NOV 18 | MEL-HBA | QF1013 | B737-800 | VH-VZE | 4F

NOV 18 | HBA-MEL | QF1362 | B737-800 | VH-VYA | 20D
NOV 18 | MEL-ZZF-HBA | QF2902 Chartered Antarctica Scenic Flight | B747-438ER VH-OEJ | 55G, 55K Economy Class Standard | separate Trip report planned 2019

NOV 18 | HBA-SYD | QF1584 | B717-200 | VH-YQT | 3A Upgrade to Business
NOV 18 | SYD-CBR | QF1525 | B717-200 | VH-YQT | 18F

No significant delays, but did have knock-on effects from the weather events of the days prior, leading to my first flight being delayed and only just making a connection to my second trip. It was a reminder to me to not make connections under an hour unless absolutely unavoidable. My backup plan was there were two more, later flights to my destination, which is what happened to my luggage. Ugh. I suspected during the flight that my checked in was not loaded. Considered only taking a carry-on for this trip, but then decided to pack enough to need. Don’t regret the decision this time, but if I did it again I would just max out the carry on. One less thing to worry about.

Once on board I was excited for a new route, one that I had watched many times from the ground, I have now finally have taken the opportunity to look down from cruise altitude, but presented me with mostly cloud! The landmarks that I could make out made for a memorable experience and photo opportunities. I was also fortunate that I could see out the window as the previous aircraft I was on looked like it had been through or been sitting in a dust storm. ~

The extra 738 QF1362 flight will be part of my trip report as we needed to fly back to MEL to start our Antarctica journey, as the runway at HBA failed QF engineering inspection to permit a fully-loaded 744 to take off from this original departure point. ~

I really enjoyed my upgrade to Business on HBA-SYD and the longer than usual flight for me, a two hour approx. This is the third time I’ve flown Business on a 712 but the first time I’ve ever flown this route. I used up nearly all my accumulated Qantas Frequent Flyer points to upgrade for this flight, needing 17,500. Photo opportunities were limited with cloud, but I was able to glimpse some known Bass Strait landmarks to make it interesting. We also did a direct overflight of CBR which was a first for me on a commercial flight. ~

I spent four hours at SYD in Qantas T3. Now that is a terminal I like to relax around. My first priority though was to look through the Qantas Heritage Museum. Spent nearly an hour and was much bigger than I thought, and the view! It is worth seeing the museum just for the views of the airport and runways. It had been nearly two years since I was at SYD, and now got to know it much better, for future visits and flying QF. ~

My flight to CBR was delayed, but once in the air, the flight was very short, about half an hour. I enjoyed a white wine to toast my six flights in three days – a lot for me. I am glad the shortest one was the final one. The catering on the flights was adequate, up to expectation of QF domestic inflight catering as it stands in 2018 ~

Highlights: new routes, an upgrade and use of HBA Qantas Club Lounge, being able to select seats near the front of the aircraft, and first time ever to HBA. No turbulence worth noting, and no anxiety-related flying.

Negatives: nearly missing my connection, the stress of having my checked in luggage separated from me and arrive on a later flight (at least it was the same day), a lot of cloud cover on route, and rain and windy weather, mainly at the HBA destination. ~

I had no idea when booking these flights that the weather would be so unfriendly to flying and schedules in late November in Australia, and consider myself lucky that I was barely affected, given the weather events which followed again that week around SYD.

These flights were also changed around by QF more than once after I initially booked so the end product (the routes and times e.g.) thankfully all worked out OK. I concluded I got good value for money as a result as I didn’t initially book via SYD IIRC.

Two more flights booked for 2018 to finish off the year, with a total of eighteen for the twelve months.

Back home from my Europe trip

13NOV QF 51 BNE-SIN A330-200 VH-EBP
13NOV QF 1 SIN-LHR A380-800 VH-OQH
17NOV AF 1381 LHR-CDG A319-100 F-GRHZ
17NOV AF 1740 CDG-AMS A318-100 F-GUGI
18NOV KL 1233 AMS-CDG B737-800 PH-BXK
21NOV FI 543 CDG-KEF B767-300ER TF-ISW
23NOV NY 112 RKV-AEY DHC8-Q400 TF-FXI
23NOV FNA 536 AEY-GRY DHC6-300 TF-NLD
23NOV FNA 537 GRY-AEY DHC6-300 TF-NLD
23NOV NY 147 AEY-RKV DHC8-Q400 TF-FXI
26NOV FI 318 KEF-OSL B757-200 TF-FIV
26NOV DY 612 OSL-BGO B737-800 LN-DYC
26NOV DY 645 BGO-OSL B737-800 LN-DYU
30NOV SK 362 OSL-TRD B737-700 SE-RET
30NOV SK 4572 TRD-BOO-TOS B737-600 LN-RRY
05DEC WF 920 TOS-ALF DHC8-Q300 LN-WFS
07DEC SK 4409 ALF-TOS-OSL B737-800 LN-RRF
07DEC SK 809 OSL-LHR A320-200N EI-SIE
09DEC QF 10 LHR-PER B787-9 VH-ZNE
10DEC QF 654 PER-BNE B737-800 VH-VXN

Contemplating whether to do a trip report.

27/01 LHR MAD BA B767 GBNWA
27/01 MAD LHR BA B787 GZBKN
25/03 LHR PER QF B787 VHZND
25/03 PER MEL QF B787 VHZND
01/04 MEL PER QF B787 VHZNA
01/04 PER LHR QF B787 VHZNA
14/04 LHR ZRH LX A321 HBIOD
14/04 ZRH LHR LXA321 HBIOO
21/04 LHR ATH BA A320 GEUUC
21/04 ATH LHR BA B767 GBNWA
02/05 LHR TXL BA A320 GEUUL
02/05 TXL LHR BA A320 GEUUI
12/05 LHR HEL AY A321 OHLZS
12/05 HEL LHR AY A321 OHLZI
23/05 LHR WAW BA A320 GTTNB
23/05 WAW LHR BA A320 GEUUH
09/06 LHR CPH BA A319 GEUPL
09/06 CPH LHR BA A319 GEUPU
13/06 LHR LYS BA A320 GEUUS
13/06 LYS LHR BA A320 GEUYC
23/06 LHR VIE BA A320 GEUUZ
23/06 VIE LHR BA A320 GEUYB
30/06 LHR PRG BA A320 GEUUM
30/06 PRG LHR BA A320 GEUYC
11/07 LHR MUC BA A320 GTTOE
11/07 MUC LHR BA A321 GMEDU
22/07 LHR MAD BA B767 GBZHC
22/07 MAD LHR IB A350 ECMXV
25/07 LHR CGN 4U A319 DAGWG
25/07 CGN LHR 4U A320 DAIQB
11/08 LHR AMS KL B737 PHBXA
11/08 AMS LHR KL B737 PHBGW
18/08 LHR MAD BA B767 GBZHB
18/08 MAD LHR IB A340 ECJPU
07/09 LHR MUC LH A321 DAIDE
07/09 MUC NUE LHC C900 DACNO
09/09 NUE FRA LH A321 DAISW
09/09 FRA LHR LH A320 DAINF
22/10 LHR BLQ BA A321 GMEDN
22/10 BLQ LHR BA A321 GEUXC
06/10 LHR VIE OS A320 OELXA
06/10 VIE LHR OS A320 OELBL
12/10 LHR FRA LH A320 DAINB
12/10 FRA SZG OS E195 OELWJ
14/10 SZG FRA OS E195 OELWF
14/10 FRA LHR LH A320 DAINB
24/10 LHR MAD BA B767 GBNWZ
24/10 MAD LHR IB A319 ECKOY
03/11 LHR OSL BA A319 GEUPG
03/11 OSL LHR BA A319 GEUPN
09/11 LHR KEF FI B757 TFISK
11/11 KEF LHR FI B767 TFISO
23/11 LHR DUS BA A320 GEUYN
23/11 DUS LHR BA A321 GMEDN
30/11 LHR CDG AF A319 FGRHF
30/11 CDG AMS AF A320 FHEPE
30/11 AMS LHR KLCH E190 PHEXE
01/12 LHR AMS KL B737 PHBXM
01/12 AMS LHR KLCH E190 PHEZB
05/12 LHR TXL BA A319 GEUPM
05/12 TXL LHR BA A320 GEUUM
08/12 LHR MUC BA A321 GEUXJ
08/12 MUC LHR BA A321 GEUXL

Highlight flying on the first nonstop flight from the UK to Australia and a Icelandair B757, my first B757.
My last BA B767 LHR MAD 24th Oct

Other firsts. ..
Qantas B787
BA B787
Germanwings A320
Austrian E195
Icelandair B757 and B767
Iberia A350
Lufthansa Cityline CRJ900

Upcoming:
12/21 PSC-SEA-PDX
12/26 PDX-SEA-PSC

November
11/4 PSC-SLC-ORD
11/7 ORD-MSP-PSC

October
10/10 PSC-SEA-NRT
10/18 NRT-SEA-PSC

June
6/22 PSC-SEA
6/24 SEA-PSC

April
4/11 PSC-SEA-SFO
4/12 SFO-SEA-PSC

March
3/3 PSC-SEA-PSP
3/11 PSP-SLC-PSC

Having flown the last two legs for this year I set my personal record of 42 flights within one calender year. Final list:

JAN
CAI-MUC, MS787, EgyptAir B737-800
MUC-NUE, LH2160, LH Cityline CRJ900

MAR
NUE-HAM, EW7075, Eurowings A320

APR
NUE-FRA, LH147, LH Cityline CRJ900
FRA-DEL, LH760, Lufthansa A380-800
DEL-KTM, 9W264, Jet Airways B737-800

MAY
PKR-KTM, YT680, Yeti Airlines JS41

KTM-DEL, 9W259, Jet Airways B737-800
DEL-MUC, LH763, Lufthansa A340-600
MUC-NUE, LH2156, LH Cityline CRJ900

NUE-DUS, EW9063, LG-Walter Dash8Q-400
DUS-FRA, LH087, Lufthansa A319
FRA-NUE, LH150, Lufthansa A319

NUE-MUC, LH2157, LH Cityline CRJ900
MUC-ADB, LH1780, Lufthansa A320

JUN
ADB-IST, TK2319, Turkish B737-800
IST-ADB, TK2324, Turkish B737-900ER

ADB-IST, TK2319, Turkish B737-800
IST-NUE, TK1505, Turkish A321

JUL
NUE-MUC, LH2159, LH Cityline CRJ900
MUC-OSL, LH2454, Lufthansa A320
OSL-HAU, SK320, Cityjet CRJ900

HAU-OSL, SK319, Cityjet CRJ900
OSL-FRA, LH867, Lufthansa A320
FRA-NUE, LH150, Lufthansa A319

AUG
NUE-FRA, LH149 Lufthansa A319
FRA-GRU, LH506, Lufthansa B747-8

GRU-FRA, LH507, Lufthansa B747-8
FRA-NUE, LH144, Lufthansa A319

MUC-HND, LH714, Lufthansa A350-900

SEP
HND-FRA, LH717, Lufthansa B747-8
FRA-NUE, LH150, Airbus A320

OCT
NUE-IST, TK1504, Turkish A321
IST-DAC, TK712, Turkish A330-300

DAC-IST, TK713, Turkish A330-300
IST-NUE, TK1505, Turkish A321

NOV:
MUC-LYS, LH2246, LH Cityline CRJ900
LYS-ALG, AH1037, Air Algerie B737-800

ALG-QSF, AH6212, Air Algerie B737-800

DEC
QSF-ALG, AH6213, Air Algerie B737-800

ALG-FRA, LH1317, Lufthansa A320
FRA-NUE, LH148, LH Cityline E190


Firsts in 2018:
Aircraft: A340-600, A350-900, A380-800, Jetstream 41, Embraer 190
Airlines: Yeti Airlines, Cityjet
Airports: ADB, GRU, HAU, KTM, LYS, OSL, PKR, QSF

18/06/18 - EI130 - BDL-DUB - B752 (EI-LBR)
19/06/18 - EI3350 - DUB-NCL - AT72 (EI-FMK)
26/06/18 - EI3351 - NCL-DUB - AT72 (EI-FAW)
26/06/18 - EI131 - DUB-BDL - B752 (EI-LBR)

DEC 2018 | Qantas QF811 | CBR-MEL | 737-800 | VH-VZE | 18C
DEC 2018 | Qantas QF812 | MEL-CBR | 737-800 | VH-VXH | 4A

My last two flights for 2018. Cabin bags were not weighed at the boarding gate as per the new policy, on either of the flights. On QF811, when I got to my row, there was someone sitting in my seat! They then ‘insisted’ I take the window seat. I obliged, and said if the flight attendants didn’t mind, I didn’t. Had it been the middle seat I wouldn’t have accepted it. My booking preference on these flights is set to aisle as I’ve flown the sectors so often. No chance to pre-move my seat allocation to further up the front this time as this was a near or full flight. The flight was excellent. I enjoyed the take-off to the south, which doesn’t happen that often, the good weather en route, and seeing the taxiway queues at MEL, ‘the sea of wings’ at the peak travel of Christmas time. At MEL I also saw an Air Canada 789 flight departing direct to Vancouver – something a bit different.

I met an Airport Chaplain on my travels. I did not know these people even existed. I had some time to ask questions to find out more, and then searched online later for more information. They provide onsite support to staff, management and airline crew, people with special needs, stress or loss, including passengers, and support in the event of a major airport incident. They told me that MEL is ‘a small city’ with around 16K people. Source: https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/Cor ... Chaplaincy When I got back to my home port I happened to notice that CBR, like most airports I guess, has a prayer room. Discovered it by accident on the way to the rest rooms.

My return flight QF812 was routine, but a standout in two ways. I got to move closer to the front once again, in those very roomy leg row seats in Row 4, behind Business. I was also on a Wi-Fi-enabled aircraft, my second time now, so that took up a lot of my time on this short flight. Weather was quite good – a bit of turbulence south of Canberra. My ears were not good this time, and I had just recently had them checked so it took me by surprise. Ah, the flight was over all too soon. Currently four flights booked for 2019. Details posted after the trips. My plans are for approximately at least another eight flights (sectors), yet to be confirmed.

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