In this issue:

• What's Involved in a Diversion?
• Singapore Airlines Business Class Deal: Tokyo To Sydney From $2,234
• Introducing Thailand’s New Airline: Really Cool Airlines
• Emirates Reveals an Updated Livery – What’s New?
• GeminiJets April 2023 New Release – Antonov AN-225 Mriya
• Flair Airlines Has Four Aircraft Seized – What Happened?
• Video: World’s Largest Airline Kitchen – Emirates Flight Catering

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What's Involved in a Diversion?

Diversions are an everyday occurrence in aviation. Most go unnoticed by the general public and are typically left out of the media, however some notable instances are often captured by passengers and broadcast to the world.

Among these published cases are often a confused, scared, curious and even angry collection of comments, questions and emotions that are not answered by airlines.

In this article, I will be covering what’s involved in a diversion from an operations standpoint and some of the complications that can arise leading to the many questions passengers may have.

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Singapore Airlines Business Class Deal: Tokyo To Sydney From $2,234

Note: This ticket is non-refundable, I would advise you to book the flight once you have a fixed travel plan. Singapore Airlines is offering great business-class fares where you can travel roundtrip from Japan to Australia for $2,234 on its amazing combinations of A350s, B777s, or A380s. This is one of the cheapest Singapore Airlines […]

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Introducing Thailand’s New Airline: Really Cool Airlines

Today marks an exciting moment for Thailand’s aviation industry as a brand new Thai full-service carrier called Really Cool Airlines is officially announced. This new airline will potentially compete directly with Thai Airways by offering lucrative onboard products and amenities. About Really Cool Airlines Really Cool Airlines is a Thai full-service airline founded by Patee Sarasin, […]

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Emirates Reveals an Updated Livery – What’s New?

Emirates has unveiled an updated livery, the 3rd iteration of its official aircraft brand colors to include a new tail design, wingtips and bolder lettering. In this new livery, the tailfin and wingtips have been updated, with the UAE flag on the tailfin featuring dynamic, flowing 3D artwork, and the wingtips painted in red with […]

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GeminiJets April 2023 New Release – Antonov AN-225 Mriya

I have been collecting GeminiJets since they launched 20 years ago! During depressing times, I have found that model collecting can really take away some of the stress! Special Offer This is a sponsored post to showcase the latest GeminiJets airplane model releases. Hope you find something you like. To purchase GeminiJets, go to DiecastJets.com and use code SAMCHUI at checkout for up […]

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Flair Airlines Has Four Aircraft Seized – What Happened?

Ultra Low Cost Canadian airline, Flair Airlines, has had four of their aircraft repossessed in a sudden and unexpected commercial dispute which has been pinned down to not paying lessors on time. On March 11th 2023, lessor Airborne Capital Ltd repossessed four aircraft placed at Flair Airlines after they alleged Flair owed the company $1 […]

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Video: World’s Largest Airline Kitchen – Emirates Flight Catering

I visited the world’s largest airline kitchen - Emirates Flight Catering. On an average day, the kitchen produced 225,000 meals and over 1 billion meals since its inception. Join me for the eye-opening behind the scenes tour.

My tour started at the end of an A380 flight, over 100 used trollies, leftover food, and dirty items arrived at Emirates Flight Catering for offloading and cleaning. On average, over 3 million items are being cleaned every day by mega washing machines. The cleaned trolley and item are then board on a “monorail” to travel to the other side of the building for packing.

The next stop is the hot food kitchen. Emirates has a separate kitchen section for Western food, Asian food, Arabic food and Indian food. Executive chef James Griffith showed me around each section. After the food is cooked, they go into chillers for 4 hours before arriving at portioning and packaging for flight. I witnessed the cooking by specification and weighting of food to ensure consistency. At the tray build-up area, new trays and portioned food were then loaded onto the cleaned trolley. All catering were then kept chilled before being taken by high loader truck into the airplane for passengers.

Last, I visited World’s largest vertical farm, Bustanica which produces fresh lettuce for Emirates Flight Kitchen from farm to fork in just 14 hours! The vegetables were grown sustainably without using soil and fertilizer.

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