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A bit of a shake up at Boeing. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-ceo-calhoun-step-down-2024-03-25/

I had three visits to AUH recently as part of a BA status run. Once to the old Al Dhabi lounge in Terminal 1 and two to the Pearl lounge in the new Terminal A. Access is via CoS with participating airlines, as well as Amex and PP. Visits are limited to 3 hours, so for me to stay longer I added...

It has been a while since I posted a trip report, so this seemed opportune. I have 28 days leave and so I thought I would do a bit of a status run before my BA year ends. Now you would realise that I am good at starting trip reports, but bloody hopeless at finishing them. Well this time it's...

It is time to resurrect the annual dinner in New Zealand. We are heading back to Christchurch on Saturday 9th March. @blackcat20 and I have yet to choose a venue, however it will be convenient to the city. I plan to book at the CHC DT as it is pretty central. In the past when numbers have grown...

@LinaLee and I have decided that lunch in Paris in the spring is just the thing. It is more than a year away, so there should be the odd sale or award fare available. The most likely place for lunch is Les Deux Magots (Les Deux Magots - 6 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés) Nous rejoindrez-vous...

This year has seen travel slowly get back to normal - flights are delayed more, luggage is getting further away from its owner and airline food is no longer the novelty we look forward to. That's normal isn't it? ;) I managed to fly somewhere (that's a win isn't it?) and 33 times to boot. No...

The world is opening up but there are still some restrictions. So to ensure we have the best chance to get to a number of lounges I have decided to head back to SIN once again. The QF F and QR lounges are now open, so adding some variety. Just in case this is all new to you, here are the...

It looks like I will be in AKL on Monday as I head from MEL to ADL. Anyone care to join me for lunch at Giraffe?

I am heading to Tassie later in the month for a bit of 4WDing. (Automobiles - check!) So, I thought, what is the most convoluted way of getting there? I know I have to take the ferry to get across Bass Strait, but how to get to the ferry terminal at the Port of Melbourne? (Boats - check!)...

Is this third year lucky? However many attempts it is, it is time to look forward to getting back into some lounges 'just because'. So here goes nothing. 😎 Presenting the return to the skies SIN OW lounge crawl! In an effort to keep it simple, I am not planning a KUL component. The only...

As the trans-Tasman bubble settles down, a few AFFers are likely to find themselves on an Air New Zealand flight. Posts here if you are passing through.

So Wellington NZ has a chocolate festival on Saturday 3 July. How could I resist? ;) Who would like to join me? P.S. The QF NZ sale ends today.

Completing the trio of NZ dinners I am planning dinner somewhere yummy in Auckland. I am staying at the HH so somewhere within walking distance. As per the other threads, anything can - and may well - happen to derail this. So keep things flexible. Join me at your peril! Edit: Dinner is at...

This travel bubble is so going to burst with all the bookings I have made! :cool: 🤣 But in case it holds, I am heading to Boulcott St Bistro in Wellington for dinner. I have eaten here before and it is fabulous. They have a great wine list, too. Of course all things travel related can...

In an effort to completely burst the AU-NZ travel bubble 🤣 I have booked a trip to NZ! I will be in Queenstown for a few nights so happy to share a table. I won't settle on a location just yet, but I am staying at the HH so it is likely to be convenient to the Frankton end of town. And of...

As we all know the 2020 Asian lounge crawl had to be abandoned before it even began. As I write there is hope of a vaccine sooner rather than later, and QF are taking bookings for later in the year. In an effort to find a public holiday later in the year the weekend of Victoria's football day...

Ok, enough with the doom and gloom. I have started doing some shopping for friends who are in isolation. But I reckon as a community we can all do our bit. So here is my challenge - If you are having to isolate and you need someone to grab some groceries for you, or you can do the grabbing for...

After a fairly formulaic 2019 I hope 2020 brings a bit of a challenge to the front runners.

So what did you manage this year? Did you get to go somewhere new, or was it just the weekly commute? I managed 81 flights and just over 150,000 miles. New airline: UL New aircraft: B748 New airports: AMS, BLR, CGK, CMB, DEL, EDI, ICN and JHB Shortest flight: KUL-JHB (155 miles) Longest...

Has anyone tried the new noise cancelling Airpods? I am interested in how they compare to other in-ear NCs.