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Skies of Japan: What Happened in Japanese Aviation in May 2019?

Skies of Japan: Aviation News from Japan – May 2019 (Video & Full Transcript)

Today – as you can see from the cover image – I have a slightly different post than usual. After considering putting more effort (or maybe I should say “at least some effort”) into my YouTube channel for quite a while now, I finally decided to do so – starting with a monthly show titled Skies …

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ANA Discover Japan and JAL Japan Explorer Pass: Discounted Domestic Flights for Visitors to Japan

ANA Discover Japan and JAL Japan Explorer Pass: Discounted Domestic Flights for Visitors to Japan

Thanks to high-speed “Shinkansen” trains traversing the country from Hakodate in the north all the way to Kagoshima in the south and more than ten airlines connecting dozens and dozens of airports in a dense network of domestic flights, there is probably no country that is easier to get around than Japan. On top of …

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Economy Class vs. Business Class: What Are the Differences and Is It Worth Paying More for the Latter?

Economy Class vs. Business Class: What Are the Differences and Is It Worth Paying More for the Latter?

Whether you are about to spend money on your dream vacation or book some flights using your hard earned miles, you might be wondering whether it is worth paying extra to fly in business class as opposed to economy class. While I wrote an overview of the different travel classes that you can fly in as …

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From Testing Aircraft Engines to Fighting Fires: 7 Unique Uses of the Boeing 747

From Testing Aircraft Engines to Fighting Fires: 7 Unique Uses of the Boeing 747

When the 747 entered into service back in 1970s, it revolutionized air travel. Over the last couple of decades, though, more fuel efficient aircraft were developed which led us to the point where nowadays only twenty or so airlines use the 747 for carrying passengers. While there are also airlines that use the freighter version …

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The Best Way to Get from Haneda and Narita Airports to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

The Best Way to Get from Haneda and Narita Airports to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

Japan is, together with the United States, France, China, and Hong Kong, one of the few countries in the world where you can find Disney theme parks. More specifically, its home to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea known together as Tokyo Disney Resort. While most people make their way to the theme parks (which, unlike their …

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Inside Armstrong Building 703: The Home of NASA’s State-of-the-Art Research Aircraft

Inside Armstrong Building 703: The Home of NASA’s State-of-the-Art Research Aircraft

While NASA is best known for the work it does in connection with space travel and exploration, every day the agency’s engineers, researchers, and other staff work hard to make advances in the field of aeronautics as well. One of NASA’s divisions responsible for that is the Armstrong Flight Research Center – known until 2014 as …

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Haneda vs. Narita: Which of the Two Tokyo Airports Should You Use?

Haneda vs. Narita: Which of the Two Tokyo Airports Should You Use?

Until a couple of years ago, very few international flights used Haneda airport and very few domestic flights used Narita airport. As such, travelers had very little choice in which Tokyo airport to use. Domestic passengers were lucky to be able to use the conveniently located Haneda airport, and international passengers were in most cases …

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Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A320 Economy Class

Review: Hong Kong Airlines A320 Economy Class from Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita

The smallest aircraft and the only narrow-body type in Hong Kong Airlines’ fleet is the A320. While the airline mainly uses the type on shorter flights in the region, to destinations in China and Vietnam for example, they are also deployed on some longer flights to Japan and Korea. I flew on the Hong Kong …

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