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Blog 6: You Still Look Out the Window First Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ632 | Route: Singapore (SIN) to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 | Seats: 44A & 44B, Economy Class Window and Aisle You still look out the window first. Even now, as the plane taxis, your forehead presses softly against the plastic…

Blog 5: The View from the Right Seat Flight: Lufthansa LH716 | Route: Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) | Aircraft: Boeing 747-8 | Seat: First Officer’s Right Seat, Flight Deck To be honest, I still can’t believe I’m sitting here. Right seat, Flight LH716, Frankfurt to Tokyo, co-piloting a Boeing 747-8—the Queen of the…

Thirty-Six Thousand Feet and Still Thinking Flight: Lufthansa LH716 | Route: Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) | Aircraft: Boeing 747-8 | Seat: Captain’s Left Seat, Flight Deck Captain Martin Weber adjusted his headset and glanced at the array of glowing instruments in front of him. Everything was smooth. Airspeed steady. Altitude perfect. No turbulence…

In the Aisle Between Time Zones Flight: Emirates EK215 | Route: Dubai (DXB) to Los Angeles (LAX) | Aircraft: Airbus A380 | Crew Rest: Behind Row 60 Somewhere over the Arctic Circle, Leena refilled her cart for the fifth time. The cabin lights had been dimmed, passengers nestled under Emirates blankets in various stages of…

A Flight Without Rest Flight: British Airways BA168 | Route: Shanghai (PVG) to London Heathrow (LHR) | Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER | Seat: 2A, Business Class Window I barely look up when the flight attendant approaches. “Ms. Liu, would you prefer the Western or Chinese menu for dinner?” I offer a polite smile—professional, measured. “I’m fine,…

The Flight to a New Life Flight: United Airlines UA889 | Route: Beijing (PEK) to San Francisco (SFO) | Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | Seat: 42K, Economy Window I pull my mask up a little higher, trying to cover my face as I shuffle forward in line. My eyes are still slightly red—just moments ago,…