Zenigata2 said...

Zenigata2 at 09:45 AM JST - 2nd April

Lufthansa and Austrian above all, though I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Alitalia because it's my home in the sky, regardless of the delays and hitches (you get used to them after a few times).

Posted in What's your favorite airline and why? at 09:45 AM JST - 2nd April
Zenigata2 at 12:05 PM JST - 29th March

While it's true that the 182nd and last YS-11 rolled off the assembly line in 1973, up to August 2006 there were still 12 of those aircraft in operation. That speaks volumes about the reliability and popularity of that plane.

I hope that the new MHI Regional Jet will be…

Posted in Mitsubishi Heavy announces production of Japan's 1st passenger jet at 12:05 PM JST - 29th March
Zenigata2 at 11:56 AM JST - 29th March

Has anybody watched a movie made by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s and 1960s? He didn't have at his disposal the immense means that a Disney or a Tezuka could count upon, and yet is artwork stands tall above all the Mickey Mouse and Japanese robot…

Posted in Is American animation better than Japanese animation? at 11:56 AM JST - 29th March