Friends,

In the spring of 2017, I was asked to be a part of the new flight attendant uniform design team at United. While I ended up leaving the airline that summer, I’m really excited to see that the new uniforms are finally taking flight next month—nearly eight years later.

Last Saturday, my daughters and I caught the arrival of JL12 from Tokyo as we watched planes land at DFW. It was spectacular—and the girls were good sports to enjoy it, too.

I love aviation for many reasons—but maybe most substantially because of what it represents. What it shows us. The wonder of flight is spectacular. The impossibility of defying gravity has become effectively mundane in our world today.

But it’s not.

Flight is extraordinary. And as travel connects us—it transforms us.

This felt no less real to me as a flight attendant: I was just dwarfed by the scale of it all. By how many airplanes full of people are constantly in motion across our vast world—defying gravity, connecting, and therein transforming.

I hope you have the joy of traveling by air somewhere soon—and I hope you find it delightful.

Fly well.

Links

I have yet to visit this lounge, but I am thrilled to see it win the WSJ’s title of worst in the USA.

Nothing beats Continental’s 2000-era safety video with Larry Kellner.

Free Starbucks when you buy a Delta gift card.

The new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at LAX is now a Priority Pass lounge but requires a $35 per-person co-pay to access (I imagine it is worth it).

Delta A330 caught fire in Orlando yesterday, leading to an evacuation; this stands as a good reminder to not wear flip-flops while traveling.

EVA Air (Taiwan) published the schedule for their new non-stop from DFW to Taipei, that launches a month early on October 3rd.

I was unaware of this; great way to triple-check Star Alliance award space when redeeming United MileagePlus miles.

Unbelievable.

Extraordinary podcast series on codependency; I am learning a great deal. And while this has nothing to do with #traveladventures, it is materially good.

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