Economy Class & Beyond

Bombardier CSeries returns to flight testing

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After a grounding period of a few months, the Bombardier CSeries flight testing resumed on Sunday, with FTV-2 returning to the sky. Bombardier CSeries FTV2 taking off, recommencing test flights - Images, Bombardier via Twitter The flight test resumes after the grounding of the flight flights after an an engine-related incident that occurred on the ground on the 29th May … [Read more...]

Ryanair goes shopping – buys 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft

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Ryanair - if you like them or not -  they know how to turn a profit, an income, and manage their fleet. That includes their current 737-800 fleet, and its future fleet. That fleet is 300 strong, based on the Boeing 737-800 family, with 180 orders on the book for more 737-800s (and older aircraft to be returned to lessors Well, it seems the Irish giant is looking towards to … [Read more...]

Emirates to boost capacity on its Brussels service

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Emirates will be uprating their recently introduced Dubai to Brussels route (well, it started on the 5th September, so it's four days old officially), switch the equipment used from the current Boeing 777-200LR (the long-range 777) to the more capacity driven Boeing 777-300ER (the extended range, but with higher capacity). Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red – no more?

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Virgin Atlantic has been trying to boost its UK capacity by the introduction of Little Red - its response for British Airways taking over British Midland - and wet leasing Aer Lingus aircraft to operate services on its behalf to Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Virgin Atlantic Little Red Airbus A320 - Image GhettoIFE. However the past 18 months of operations have not … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Boeing 777-300ER

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, resting after a long journey is a British Airways Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow Terminal 5, in the far C Gates. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! British Airways operate a fleet of twelve of this Boeing 777-300ER … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – All Nippon Airways

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It's Saturday again, so it must be time to place your luggage in the overhead compartment, stow your tray table, and bring your seat into the upright position as we go to this weeks safety video. As airlines change their polices regarding the use of electronic devices when their civil aviation authorities let them, new video are coming out to update them. This is true in the … [Read more...]

United Airlines takes delivery of their first Boeing 787-9

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North America's first Boeing 787 operator - United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft. United Airlines Boeing 787-9 during test flights, Image - The Boeing Company. For the planes future, its will be handling long haul routes for united, with a Los Angeles to Melbourne route planned for the aircraft - which will be the longest distance route the … [Read more...]

Lufthansa strike today (5th September 2014)

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It's time for another strike today, as Vereinigung Cockpit is going after the Lufthansa, with another strike announced for today (5th September 2014). Lufthansa Airbus A321 Retrojet - Image GhettoIFE The full list of cancellations can be found at http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/de/flight_services/cancelled_flights?nodeid=1410039030&l=en&cid=18002, with 211 … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair to allow gate-to-gate electronics use

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Following along from other countries and other airlines, The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department is allowing airlines to use personal electronic devices from the 15th September. The net upshot is that the first airlines to take advantage of this will be Cathay Pacific and DragonAir. Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 arriving at Hong Kong International Airport DragonAir Airbus … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic cuts down its non-US network

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It seems the influence of Delta is being made more apparent with Virgin Atlantic taking an axe to four of its long haul services that don't serve the USA. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow T3, Image GhettoIFE These include routes from London to: Cape Town (seasonal) last outbound on 26 April 2015 and the final flight from Cape Town to London on 27 April … [Read more...]