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    What Flight Attendants Are Actually Doing When They Greet You

    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2026
    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2026

    One of the first things you notice when boarding a plane is a flight attendant greeting you. What most passengers don’t realize is that the greeting does more than just …

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    The Tiny Triangle on Airplane Cabins Most Passengers Never Notice

    by SharonKurheg March 14, 2026
    by SharonKurheg March 14, 2026

    Some people travel a lot. And I mean A LOT. They probably already know about all the “little things” about airplanes, like: Why plane windows are so small, why they’re …

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    Planes Hit Birds All the Time — Here’s the Gross Part No One Ever Talks About

    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 20, 2026

    You undoubtedly know the story about Miracle on the Hudson. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff due …

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    How Aviation Geeks Identify Airplanes at a Glance (and How You Can, Too)

    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 10, 2026

    Those of you who are aviation geeks amaze me. I mean, you can glance at a plane and know what it is. How do you even DO that??? Me? I’m …

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    Think Bed Bugs Are Just a Hotel Problem? Here Are the U.S. Cities Where They’re Thriving

    by SharonKurheg January 8, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 8, 2026

    You probably saw the articles recently about the lawsuit a family filed against Delta and KLM, claiming their international flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam was infested with bed bugs. Bed …

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    Why the Airbus A220 Doesn’t Look Like an Airbus (or a Boeing)

    by joeheg September 26, 2025
    by joeheg September 26, 2025

    A while back, we wrote about how you can quickly tell whether you’re looking at a Boeing or Airbus aircraft just by glancing at a few key design features (that …

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    A New (To Me) Term for Lice on Planes

    by SharonKurheg August 26, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 26, 2025

    Compared to a bunch of you reading this, I’m still a relative newbie when it comes to travel. It’s really my husband who does the credit card churning, hotel planning, …

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    Why Are Some Flags on American Planes Painted Backwards?

    by SharonKurheg July 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg July 29, 2025

    As years go on, airlines change their logos, liveries and, occasionally, their names. Case in point, American Airlines is currently on their fifth logo since 1934: American’s liveries have also …

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    What’s The White Vapor On Planes That Blows Into The Cabin?

    by SharonKurheg June 1, 2025
    by SharonKurheg June 1, 2025

    You may have read that some lawmakers in Florida have recently decided to use their constituents’ hard-earned tax money to write and pass a bill banning activities that would “alter …

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    Why Are Airplane Windows So Small?

    by SharonKurheg April 27, 2025
    by SharonKurheg April 27, 2025

    Have you ever noticed that the inside of airplanes is HUGE, but their windows are tiny? What’s up with that? Well, it turns out there are a couple of reasons… …

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