My understanding is that the similar mRNA Moderna vaccine only requires storage at -4 C but as to why two similar vaccines require such widely different storage temperatures I don't know.

(Written on 11/14/2020)(Permalink)

I flew an ex-PanAm United 747SP from LAX to Sydney in 1986, very soon after the UAL takeover. The Pan Am lettering had been painted over with UNITED and a smaller version of the United U had been painted over the Pan Am logo. But inside, besides the inflight magazine everything was Pan Am with their logo in a lot of places., I think even some of the flight attendant uniforms were lightly modified Pan Am uniforms. My one and only SP flight...

(Written on 10/30/2020)(Permalink)

Governor is very unlikely, Inslee has it in the bag, but I think the mayor could be in trouble because neither side is really happy with her at the moment. But she's not up for election this year.

(Written on 10/23/2020)(Permalink)

Its a city that attracts great people from other cities, it has one of the most educated populations in the US, the weather is neither too hot nor too cold, it has great transportation connections with Asia, I could go on and on. That said as someone who was born here I'd be happier if we weren't so popular, I preferred it when we were little less known.

(Written on 10/23/2020)(Permalink)

Politics it appears... :(

(Written on 10/23/2020)(Permalink)

Just to clear things up the plan is to sell the Tukwila "Longacres" campus and move the commercial jet HQ back to the old "Boeing World Headquarters" building on Boeing Field in Seattle that was their corporate headquarters before the Chicago move.

(Written on 10/23/2020)(Permalink)

Back in 2018 I flew SEA-FRA and back on Lufthansa 747-400s which was my first 747 flight in over 20 years (BA to London) and I had forgotten just how much better they are than smaller aircraft, even the 777. I've flown 747s many, many times over my lifetime including a rare 747SP flight from LA to Sydney back in the '80s right after United took over PanAm's Pacific service (right after, the United logos had been hastily painted on the outside and everything inside was still labeled Pan American. I will be very disappointed when the last commercial 747 is retired.

(Written on 10/17/2020)(Permalink)

Let Evel Knievel get ON the plane, me I'm getting IN the plane!

(Written on 10/17/2020)(Permalink)

Vietnam Airlines, sorry for the typo.

(Written on 07/04/2020)(Permalink)

Vietname Airlines has 102 planes, VietJet has 75, JetStar has 18 and Bamboo Airways has 25. That's 220 planes there so the number of pilots doesn't seem out of line.

(Written on 07/04/2020)(Permalink)