Team Leader for Canadian tour operator/airline. 29 years in travel industry. Husband, father, avgeek. Love all things travel / transport.
Poole, England
Joined November 2012
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In October 2026, we delivered 74 aircraft to 45 customers including @KLM's first #A350 and added 202 gross orders to the books.
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Never approach wildlife. You don't know what it's been through, and it doesn't know what you've been through. Neither of you needs this.
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First trailer for ‘ONE LAST ORDER’.
The documentary follows a drive-thru worker on her final day of work after 34 years. While she expects a quiet farewell, her town has other plans.
Releasing November 24 on Netflix.
Looking forward to @TiltStickOfc appraisal of Roma’s first goal against Man U this evening.. 😂⚽️
I don’t think there was a Man U player within 50 feet of that goal scorer… unforgivable.. hilarious but unforgivable… #MUNROM
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✈️ 90 years connecting Paris and Santiago, Chile!
Since 1936, the route has brought people and cultures closer together. Today, we celebrate everyone who has helped shape this remarkable journey.
Happy anniversary!
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#OnThisDay in 1908, the 'Great Southern Journey', part of Shackleton's British Antarctic 'Nimrod' Expedition 1907-09, set out to attempt the Geographic South Pole.
After accompanying Robert Falcon Scott during the 'Discovery' expedition's South Pole attempt, Ernest Shackleton returned south at 33-years-old to lead his own expedition, determined once more to be the first to reach the South Pole. Shackleton, joined by Frank Wild, Eric Marshall and Jameson Adams, departed from their base at Cape Royds, Ross Island.
After man-hauling for two-and-a-half months, and only 97 nautical miles from the Pole, Shackleton famously made the decision to turn for home. The men reached a new furthest south record at 88°23’S, by 9 January 1909. Along the way the party discovered and named the Beardmore Glacier and become the first people to see and travel on the South Polar Plateau.
📸Wild, Shackleton, Marshall and Adams (from left) aboard the 'Nimrod' after returning from the Great Southern Journey. Canterbury Museum.
#inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica #shackleton #nimrod #OTD
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‘ELLO HEATHROW! 🇬🇧 Our friends at @British_Airways just UPGRADED their nonstop flights from TPA to London with a beautiful Dreamliner aircraft, so we threw a party to celebrate! 😍 And, they’ve switched to Heathrow instead of Gatwick to make global connections easy! Let’s go! ✈️
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Certified: 🔟
The 737-10 has received FAA certification, marking a major milestone for Boeing and the development team that brought the final member of the 737 MAX family to this point.
✈️Strong fuel efficiency for denser markets
✈️Greater flexibility for airlines serving high-demand routes
✈️Commonality across the 737 MAX family
Congratulations to #TeamBoeing and our partners who developed the 737-10 over many years, and guided it through extensive testing, evaluation and certification. Thank you to our customers who are building the future with the 737-10 and 737 MAX family.
More: boeing.mediaroom.com/2026-10…
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#OnThisDay in 1915, water began pouring into Shackleton's expedition ship 'Endurance'. Shackleton was leading the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) with the objective of attempting to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. However, the ship had become trapped in the sea ice and the men had been living on the ship for months as the pressure from the ice began to slowly crush it.
A few days later, on 27 October, Shackleton gave the order to abandon ship. All provisions and equipment were transferred to camps on the ice before the ship disappeared into the depths of the Weddell Sea a month later on 21 November. The men drifted north for months on their ice floe camp, and any ambition of crossing Antarctica dissipated. The mission had become one of survival and sparked one of the greatest polar adventures of all time.
📸 'Endurance' heeling over to port due to ice pressure. Canterbury Museum
#inspire #explore #discover #Antarctica #OTD
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A fantastic day to fly over the Rocky Mountains. Canada really is the most fantastic country - wonderful people, stunning scenery and a lovely place to visit - I can't recommend it enough!
