Tag: Sunrise’s

27 JAN

This Instagram-famous pilot’s photos of thunderstorms, blinding sunrises, and the Northern Lights show what it’s like to work from the cockpit at 37,000 feet

Instagram/jpcvanheijst 34-year-old Christiaan van Heijst, Dutch senior first officer and cargo pilot, flies the Boeing 747-8 and -400 Freighter — and he’s racked up 8,000 hours of flying time. Van Heijst is also a travel blogger and photographer. He takes photos of the incredible views he enjoys from the cockpit via his Instagram account, then writes about them […]

12 SEP

Sunrise’s Nat and Mel’s heated sport debate

SUNRISE stand-in reporter Mel McLaughlin has gone head-to-head with Natalie Barr over sport in an awkward segment. It was the battle of which sport is more popular among children; cricket or basketball. Barr, 49, who has two sons, stood firm on her belief that basketball was the top choice but sports guru McLaughlin wasn’t convinced. […]