Some of the world’s most recognizable brands were born in Seattle, such as Starbucks, Amazon, Microsoft, and, of course, Boeing. If you’re visiting Seattle and […]
Aviation Geekery
The QANTAS Founders Museum in Longreach, Queensland
Introduction The Founders Museum in Longreach is dedicated to the history of QANTAS Airways. However, while the museum has a good working relationship with the […]
The Curated Legend of Swissair at the Verkehrshaus Lucerne
Unless you had the good fortune to experience Swissair as a passenger or an employee, I think it’s difficult to put into words the kind […]
A Visit to the Aeropark Museum at Ferihegy Airport in Budapest
Here’s the link to the museum’s website. WARNING: If descriptions of grown men geeking out at the sight of an airliner make you uncomfortable, you […]
A Visit to the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace at Le Bourget Airport in Paris
Introduction The Musé de l’air et de l’espace is housed in what used to be the terminal building of Le Bourget airport, located to the […]
A Visit to Concorde at the Intrepid Museum in New York
Surely, you didn’t think I would write a piece about British airliners and not mention Concorde. That would be, in a word, sacrilegious. Sadly, I […]
Duxford – The British Airliner Collection at the Imperial War Museum
The start of World War II meant the abrupt end to the once proud British aircraft building industry. In the wake of cessation of hostilities […]
Visit to the National Dutch Aviation Museum in Lelystad
If you’re a bit of an aviation geek or a kid that never really grew up, you should seriously consider a visit to Lelystad airport […]