Media Liaison

Thromby Air is pleased to announce the appointment of a new media mouthpiece, Mr Pat C. Sticknose.  Mr Sticknose, while knowing very little about the airline industry, will be happy to provide one syllable answers to your questions. Thromby Air: Accessible and...

Aviation Podcasters (video)...

The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.Get the latest Flash Player or Watch this video on YouTube. Every year there is a week long airshow at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in the north eastern part of the United States, that attracts thousands of aviation enthusiasts from around the world. This airshow is called Airventure. In recent years the fledgling aviation podcast fraternity has, if able, made their way there for an annual get together called Podapalooza. Podcasts, for those that don’t know, are downloadable “radio style” shows which focus specifically on topics of interest.  For anyone with an interest in aviation, there are a range of different podcasts and styles. If you enjoy aviation podcasts consider helping out a starving podcaster… throw them a bone, a donation,  or moral support — they really do a great job in fostering the aviation community. This episode of Thromby Air is a tribute to the aviation podcasters. Here’s a few Aviation Podcasts to get you started – there are many more too. A full list can be found at The Voices in Your Head: Plane Crazy Down Under (Australia) Airplane Geeks (USA) Flaps (UK) Uncontrolled Airspace (USA) Airspeed...

Tastes Like Check-In

We know that people will do just about anything to reduce their weight prior to our Pay By The Pound check-in procedure.  These people will be very hungry… do not miss the opportunity to sell them some expensive “food!” Thromby Air: The Industry’s Shortest Weighting...

Yes Men and Dumb Advice Jul10

Yes Men and Dumb Advice...

It is important to surround yourself with people who agree with you, or at least who tell you that they do.  Diversity of opinion is not helpful to your self esteem and can result in better ideas than you would come up with alone — not helpful if you want to take all of the credit for yourself! Thromby Air – We Say...

Space Shuttle

At Thromby we salute the final flight of the Space Shuttle… the ultimate in high cost travel.  It just goes to show that sometimes you’ve got to spend a little extra! Final Flight of the Space Shuttle: 8-20th July, 2011 Live Mission Coverage: NASA...