by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 18, 2013 | Airlines |
Though off topic from my usual posts, I thought this was relevant enough to pass along…..
As I was reading the InterWeb this evening, I came across an interesting story on Foxnews.com that refers to an upcoming documentary that challenges the “OFFICIAL” cause behind the tragic events behind TWA’s Flight 800. For those of you not familiar with TWA Flight 800, the aircraft exploded shortly after takeoff from New York’s JFK. It had been destined for Paris, France but exploded near East Moriches, NY on July 17, 1996.
The documentary is scheduled to air on EPIX in July and claims to have former NTSB investigators involved with the investigation ready to reveal what may have really happened. According to this article, the investigators were placed under a gag order and the NTSB may have falsified the reason behind the disaster. Officially, the NTSB concluded that the explosion that downed the aircraft was caused by a spark inside of a fuel tank that ignited the jet fuel.
It has been widely speculated that a missile may have actually downed the aircraft but both the FBI and NTSB ruled out that potentiality during their investigations. In light of recent Whistleblower activity and alleged cover ups, sadly nothing would surprise me at this point. I’m certainly going to be tuning into the program.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 17, 2013 | Airlines |
Via Twitter, Brussels Airlines is holding a contest whose winner will win a ticket for a flight from Brussels to Washington DC.
Basically you need to submit a recommendation for something to do in Washington DC via Twitter to Brussels Airlines, and they’ll pick their favorite one. You’ll need to access the link that I provided above which will take you to the image you see here. You’ll need to retweet that picture along with your suggestion and a hashtag to #WELOVEDC in order to enter.
The winner will be selected during the inaugural event ahead of Brussels’ maiden flight from Washington DC to Brussels on June 18.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 17, 2013 | Airlines |
Recently I attended a “Lufthansa Academy” session in New York where journalists gathered to listen to Lufthansa discuss their initiatives and plans on a variety of subject matter. Last week’s session focused solely on how Lufthansa handles fuel — everything from sourcing and pipeline partnerships, bio-fuel, hedging, etc. was covered. I wound up taking 15 pages of notes and will summarize the session into a few posts in the near future.
During my time in NY, I also had the opportunity to discuss fleet management with a few people from Lufthansa and gained insights into the future distribution of the 747-8i fleet and what new cities may see her in the near future (i.e. I just might know where she’s going next). Based on these conversations and knowing where the -8i is going next, I think it’s a great reason to put together a bit of a contest that will award a lucky winner a Lufthansa Fan Gift Pack.
The contest will focus on which Non-USA city will be the next city to be “Awarded” the 747-8i. I won’t provide a list of cities to choose from since that may tip you off, so you’ll need to think of a city yourself and leave it as a comment in this thread. Listing ONE city as a comment will act as your entry. You can leave multiple comments if you have more than one city in mind.
Please note that I said NON-US City. There is already much speculation about the next US destination and most people have an idea of what it is thus making it inappropriate to include a US city in the contest. Also note that a city that has seen the 747-8i in the past and is getting it back (like Bangalore) is NOT ELIGIBLE and will not count as a new city.
The contest will be open for entries until MY EMAIL TIME STAMP on Lufthansa’s Press Release from FRANKFURT that reveals the next destination. I’m using the FRANKFURT press release instead of the USA based press release because the FRANKFURT one is usually released a few hours before the USA version.
What’s in the Fan Pack? Let’s just say it will be a Quackin’ good one!
A few of terms and conditions for the contest:
*Entry can only be made by leaving a comment to this thread.
*Only one City can be listed per entry. Entries/Comments with multiple cities will be deleted.
*No limits on the amount of entries.
*If there is more than 1 eligible winning entry, all eligible entries will be assigned a number and a random number generator will select the winner.
