内部ZA003: 另一个StarMegaDo第一
当我看到了今天的庆祝活动原定行程，我想那在潘恩场在埃弗雷特登陆, 华盛顿将是当天的重头戏. 这是一个机场，没有看到商业化运营的航空公司的服务和对喷气机在飞行是相当罕见的，除非你是波音公司的试飞员. 我们惊慌失措，试图找到行李快递公司的司机 (这是一个整体“诺特尔故事) 我也聊天与波音组织者之一，她让我在行程的其他细节: 我们打算要 内 一 787 梦幻测试飞机.
波音公司已在过去几个月采取巡回演出几架波音787飞机，但他们并不真正让环顾四周，只是船上的人. 的确, 今天我们几个导游指出，他们从来没有1任内. 仍, 不知何故，我们成功地说服他们，这是一个好主意，我们进去. 他们允许我们这样做是令人难以置信的亲切.
我们范围内的楼梯进入机舱, 在那一刻, 成为纪录的一部分. 我们的第一个非业界人士，是在飞机上. 随着我们接近 200 与会者参观了飞机，我们也显着增加的总人数已经参观一般. 我们没有完整运行的飞机，就像我们在法兰克福对A380, 主要是因为它仍然是一个测试飞机，仍然主要被用于确保事情真的如预期，使飞机可交付的工作. 它甚至没有完全配备室内.
它确实有足够的位安装, 然而, 使我们步行通过令人难忘. 我们到了我们头上捅到驾驶舱. 它是所有的玻璃和巨大的数字屏幕，而不是传统乐器. 不少变化的富矿，在一天，我正坐在早在我的凤凰访问. 整个主控制台是液晶显示屏，集成的电子飞行甲板到驾驶舱，而不是在巨大的粘合剂. 也相当宽敞的驾驶舱, 一对夫妇跳席位，并站在房间的另一人或两个.
船员休息区 - 安装到上面的客舱空间 - 大得惊人. 我想他们削减两到三张床就已经令人难以置信的局促. 相反，他们显得相当宽敞，舒适的.
架空箱，显然是只具备举办4个，每包12“X16”X25“. 这是巨大的. 它没有给我看，像“25”的尺寸是真实的，但我没有一个卷尺方便，他们不会让我爬在一个检查出来 (运行的那部分的家伙居然指出，他一直警告我和架空箱，当我问).
也许最重要的是，这架飞机被安装在一个经济舱座位的几行 3-3-3 组态. 一直备受关注的常客社区大多数航空公司宣布他们的意图去排9 787 飞机，而不是8了解，波音公司最初声称是专为. 坐在我惊喜的是多么舒适的客舱感到惊讶今天的席位. 我知道有很多不仅仅是座椅宽度, 但事情可能不那么可怕，因为担心.
，就是这样. 这次访问是短暂的 - 只有大约 15-20 分钟 - 但令人难以置信的乐趣和真正的一个了不起的经验. 而另一首为StarMegaDo.
没有照片 (我们) 因为企业的安全政策，但他们的人了，我希望尽快张贴了几本集团.
The Presidents Club Pub Crawl
Before we get too deep into today’s charter activities, a quick story: Faced with four hours to kill following the CO presentation Thursday afternoon, 15 of us decided on a pub crawl… through the Presidents Clubs. Exploiting the PC’s unique ability to issue gate passes for members and up to two guests, the group started at Terminal E and progressed through the alphabet in reverse, visiting Terminal C South, C North, B, and A in a state of increasing inebriation. Three of us — Scott, Marty and myself — snuck out to the KLM lounge for a bit, bringing the total group tally to six. By the time we caught up them again, the Clubs had begun calling ahead to warn of our group’s approach. “They’re coming,” the receptionist at C South informed her counterpart at C North. “All they want is a few pictures.”
“And drinks!”
At each stop, there were photos. 首先, it was a group shot outside the Club in Terminal E; then one in front of the counter at Terminal C South. By C North, we were behind the counter. In B, we were in the front of the bar. 终于, by the time we reached the Club in Terminal A — by which time the first (annual?) Presidents Club Margarita Contest was nearing its conclusion — we were behind the bar. (Photos below). As for the contest results:
1. Dina at Terminal B. The secret of her success? Adding a splash of amaretto to the mix.
2. Keri at Terminal A
3. Charles at Terminal C South
4. Veronica at Terminal E
5. Unknown at Terminal C North. “Definitely the strongest, though,” the judges ruled. “His goal was to get alcohol into you as quickly as possible.”
He succeeded.
Field trip in First Class
I’m pretty sure that the first class service on today’s LH440 from Frankfurt to Houston was not typical. With eight people hanging out in two of the seats upstairs at one point it was much more reminiscent of a field trip than a flight. Even with the extra bodies up there is was a quite fun and pleasant experience.
As we sat around sharing travel stories and canapés it was an opportunity to truly enjoy some of the best that air travel has to offer. At triple the normal capacity seated in the first class beds, it was still quite a bit more comfortable than my assigned seat in the economy cabin. And the food and beverage choices were definitely a few steps above.
There was plenty of champagne to be had, as well as a few bottles of Baileys consumed, several beers and a glass or two of Johnnie Walker Blue, and that was just during the bit of the flight that I was invited up to visit.
The food spread was quite impressive, 太. From finger sandwiches to fresh fruit to a quite impressive caviar presentation, everything I saw was top notch.
哦, and some fun with the amenity kits, 太:
It really did seem much more like summer camp or a field trip than a 10 hour flight across the Atlantic.
The Seat Guru
There are a few new faces on the second go-round of Star Mega DO, and one happens to belong to Matt Daimler, a.k.a Phatteus, who founded Seatguru.com nearly a decade ago. “It started in 2001 as one plane, with one map,” 他说：, and wasn’t much more than a hobby until revenue Google AdSense began turning it into a real business circa 2004. He sold the site to Expedia in 2007 (today his card says “Founder” and his role is effectively an evangelist) and his current wish is to see Seatguru’s maps incorporated into the most popular iPhone apps like Flight Tracker.
He still tells the story of learning how fare classes work. While traveling with a friend circa 1996, their flight was canceled and the airline was forced to rebook them on another carrier, issuing paper vouchers to do so. Seeing a “Y” written on the voucher, Matt’s friend asked what it meant. Informed “Y” meant coach and an “F” was required to be rebooked in first, his friend decided to fix that. Using a pen, he doctored the “Y” into an “F.” And it worked.
星空联盟成员的意见征求FlyerTalk – USATODAY.com
通过本Mutzabaugh, 今日美国
你是否想知道星空联盟的总部看起来像?
很多人对FlyerTalk “在兆丰” 常客行程做, 数十停下来拍照星空联盟的地图和标志 (在这里看到) 该集团的总部附近的法兰克福机场今天早些时候.
这之际，数十名FlyerTalk成员会见了星空联盟官员今天在法兰克福作为世界上最大的常客征求他们对潜在的未来的产品回馈组.
星空联盟首席执行官承兴业阿尔布雷希特于手，以解决集团, 感谢他们的忠诚，他们联盟及其载体.
星空联盟成员专程从远在夏威夷和澳大利亚 “在兆丰” 事件, 这是隶属于FlyerTalk，给旅客进入星的高层管理人员. 该MegaDo旅行开始在纽约，并会继续在休斯敦, 菲尼克斯和西雅图地区的星期五晚上.
“我认为访问 [到联盟和航空公司的管理人员] 是不可思议的,” 来自澳大利亚FlyerTalk成员告诉我.
星空联盟的官员邀请FlyerTalk成员参加了一系列研讨会，其中 “FlyerTalkers” 在鼓励他们对产品的反馈给该联盟正在考虑在未来加入.
SMD VS. OMG
确定, 今天是不同于其他任何一天. 我的意思, 究竟有多少天你开始在各种各样的里程用完的 70+ 成员特别频繁的传单秘密社会? 无论如何, 我只是在大门口我的招标时间为我的下一个等待连接的方式，当我遇到一些年轻的女士们感叹他们对一些话题，显然带来了喜悦和兴奋，以自己的兴趣聆听. 所选择的术语，OMG. 在今天的词汇OMG表示噢我的上帝或噢，我的善良, 这是一个惊叹号声明. 由于感叹号表达的是一种感觉, 从我嘴里接下来的话将- SMD. 你知道, 约万星感觉惊叹号做. 说出来, 感慨地说. 我们, 女士们，先生们越来越在天空，隆隆向前行军准备到机场迎接我们的门，今天晚些时候. 让我再说一遍 … SMD.
