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    Why Planes Used to Have Black Nose Cones and Why They Don’t Anymore

    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 29, 2025

    Over the years, we’ve gone over a lot of reasons why certain things on planes are the way they are. These are some of them: Why some planes’ emergency exit …

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    Funny (And Sometimes Naughty) Interpretations Of Flight Safety Cards

    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 21, 2025

    When you cater to people who may or may not speak/read/understand the primary language(s) of an area, companies will often offer instructions that are only in picture form, with no …

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    Why Do Passengers Board and Disembark on the Left Side of Airplanes?

    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 15, 2025

    Have you ever noticed that if you have a reservation on a commercial airline, you almost always board and disembark on the plane’s left side? Have you ever wondered why …

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  • Travel

    Why Are Plane Windows Round?

    by SharonKurheg February 23, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 23, 2025

    You’ve just boarded your aircraft and maybe you’re feeling a little smug because you already know so much stuff, like why planes still have ashtrays (even though smoking on planes …

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  • Airports

    Why There’s a Runway in the Middle of a Florida Swamp

    by SharonKurheg February 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 13, 2025

    The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of Florida. At more than 4,300 square miles, it’s deemed the largest subtropical wilderness in the United …

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  • Airlines

    2.1M Flights, 124M Biscoff Cookies, & More: American Airlines by the Numbers in 2024

    by SharonKurheg January 3, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 3, 2025

    I’ve always liked numbers. Numbers and statistics. I was the kid who would count things, just for the sake of counting them (as Halloween and Christmas approached, if we were …

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  • Airports

    Small Airport With Big Claim to Fame is Permanently Closing Today

    by SharonKurheg December 26, 2024
    by SharonKurheg December 26, 2024

    When you get down to basics, airports are merely part of the process of getting someone from Point A to Point B. However, in the effort of fairness, some airports …

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  • Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks

    The Little-Known Airport On Walt Disney World Property

    by SharonKurheg November 10, 2024
    by SharonKurheg November 10, 2024

    Most visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there, they take ground …

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    The Concorde’s Legendary Dual Landing at Orlando Airport

    by joeheg November 6, 2024
    by joeheg November 6, 2024

    In October 1982, EPCOT Center opened at Walt Disney World in Orlando, heralding a new chapter that would begin Orlando’s journey to becoming the Theme Park Capital of the World. …

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    The One Active Division of Pan Am That’s Still Up & Running

    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2024
    by SharonKurheg August 25, 2024

    During “the golden age of flying,” the U.S. had 3 iconic airlines among others: Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Pan American World Airways (Pan Am). They were …

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