There has already been some discussion here about Thai Airways offering nonstop services between New York and Bangkok. Well, it's going to happen!
My apartment has an unobstructed view of the Skytrain as it passes every few minutes and this morning a train passed with advertising for the Thai Airways nonstop New York service! It doesn't say when, but it's coming soon!
If you have a globe and put a string on it and measure the distance from Bangkok to New York, you will soon discover that it's halfway around the world! At least in the northern hemisphere. That's a staggering feat as I see it, but something very welcome, though I wouldn't fly to New York myself.
The world keps getting smaller, and smaller, and smaller! Very cool!