It's Sunday again, so it's time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's an Emirates Airbus A380 preparing to turn onto the active runway (09 Right) at Heathrow Airport, as it prepares for the long trip to Dubai. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep … [Read more...]
Video Saturday: How do you manage an airport like Dubai?
It's Saturday, I'm manning a photo booth at a wedding and being a wedding photographer properly for once, so it must be tie time for you on site entertainment. Please extract the screen from your seat (or if you are in an economy seat, please ensure you don't push the screen so hard so it disturbs the person in front of you), as we go to todays IFE. And it's an … [Read more...]
Airbus rolls out an A350 in a new colour scheme
As the Airbus A350 project continues apace, the third Airbus A350 has rolled out of the Toulouse factory, in a rather fetching paint job: Frame MSN2 under tow - Image - Airbus. The 3rd A350 being rather reflective - Image - Airbus SAS. The paintwork is a nod to the carbon fibre composite materials used in the Airbus A350, showing the braiding of … [Read more...]
American Airlines decide which tail they like….
.... and have gone for the new tail that American started painting their planes into. New AA fails in the foreground - Shot at Dallas Fort Worth - Image GhettoIFE. AA 777-200ER at London Heathrow Airport in the new colours - Image GhettoIFE According to Flight, over 60,000 employees from American and US Airways (around 60% of the workforce) went for the new … [Read more...]
Delta’s 717 fleet continue to expand operations
Delta is continuing to expand the use of Boeing 717s (the last generation of an aircraft which history goes back the the Douglas DC-9) with the introduction of 717 operated services for periods. This includes: - Atlanta to Augusta, operating one 717 flight daily from 1st April 2014 until 18 August 2014 - Atlanta to Chicago Midway Airport, operating 13 717 operated flights … [Read more...]
Service Reduction for Emirates in May – July
As Dubai International Airport will be resurfacing one of its runways, during May to July, carriers are being asked to cut back route. This even impacts their largest carrier - Emirates. The first wave was confirmed in June last year, but it seems lots more routes are on the suspension list over the period. The newest update takes aim at Asia and European routes Dubai … [Read more...]
End of Year Review 2013 – July to December
Welcome to the second part of my review of the year, where I look back the stories and blog notes of interest that have raised an eyebrow over the second 6 months of the year: July Top of the news was OZ214 crashing at San Francisco Airport, and an Ethiopian Airlines setting fire to itself. Meanwhile Germanwings relaunched counting Lufthansa's group attempt for a turn … [Read more...]
Biman’s DC10 to continue flying into February
Like the old man who is trying to escape in Monty Python in the "Bring out your dead" scene, Biman Bangladesh are extending the operation of their last McDonald Douglas DC-10 into the middle of February 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FvX_Suj11s It will continue on the Dhaka to Kuwait route operating as follows: BG043 DEPART DAC 20:55 ARRIVE KWI 00:05+1 Operates … [Read more...]
GhettoIFE’s review of 2013 – January to June
Welcome to my review of the year, where I look back the stories and blog notes of interest that have raised an eyebrow over the first 6 months of the year: January: Without doubt, the story that really heckled everyone was the grounding of the world-wide Boeing 787 fleet. This followed a inflight incident aboard an ANA 787 in flight, and a fire on the ground at … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific buys itself some very big Christmas presents
It seems that Cathay Pacific is keeping a very close eye on the future, with the recent orders it has made. Firstly, it has become the first Asian airline to order the Boeing 777X aircraft, with the airline signing for 21 frames based on the 777-9X. The airline hopes to have the aircraft delivered between 2021 and 2024. Cathay Pacific will the fifth carrier to order … [Read more...]
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