A few more details have emerged and have been confirmed since Asiana Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco Airport. The Boeing 777-200ER (registration HL7742) landed short of the runway, hitting the sea wall and ripped its tail off in the process, causing the plane to crash at the airport. The aircraft bounced twice, then spun around and departed from the left side of Runway … [Read more...]
UPDATE 6: Asiana Boeing 777 Crashes at San Francisco Airport
Breaking news with an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER operating OZ214 crash landing at San Francisco International Airport. The airplane was coming in from Seoul, South Korea and apparently crashed sometime after touching down on Runway 28. The Flightware map is at http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/AAR214/history/20130706/0730Z/RKSI/KSFO Image: KTVU … [Read more...]
KLM celebrates Comic Sans day… I celebrate the need for new glasses.
In my other lives, there is a font I would remove and have destroyed from all computers in the world. And that font is Comic Sans. Whilst its uses are great in a classroom or at a school, using in professional documents should be a crime punishable by some humiliation (or forcing them to make me coffee..) - and putting it on a web site is a crime that requires designers to … [Read more...]
Mmmmm! BAcon! Intresting Times – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways
Mmmmm! BAcon! – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways Back to DIA, AA Admiral's Club Index: A Conference… why not? Early morning New New Street, Aer Lingus EI263 London to Dublin A Dublin transit, DAA Lounge BA827 Dublin to London Heathrow The Hell of A Heathrow Transit, BA F Lounge BA219 – London Heathrow to … [Read more...]
Happy 4th July
Just a quick message to wish my readers in the United States of America a Happy 4th July. Image - San Francisco MegaDO08 - Holga 120N on Fuji Velvia 100 The final part of the trip report will be out a bit later on today! … [Read more...]
British Airways takes delivery of their first Airbus A380
Hot on the heels of getting their first Boeing 787, British Airways today is having its first Airbus A380 delivered. Image - Airbus G-XLEA (Droll, very droll) left Toulouse at 8:55CET, as flight BA9158P/BAW380 - http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW380 with a compliment of crew and 50 guests aboard (yours truly not invited sadly) and touched down safely at Heathrow Airport … [Read more...]
Swiss does something unSwiss like – Light fares from Geneva
A lot of us like Swiss International Airlines - be it their great service, consistent quality or even the nice lounge at Zurich. Well, Swiss is trying to pull a fast one with the launch with services between Geneva and London Airport - Geneva Economy Light and Geneva Economy Flex. So what's the difference other than price? Geneva Economy Light - No Checked Luggage - No … [Read more...]
Air India to relaunch Delhi – Birmingham UK service with a 787
Some time ago, Air India ran a Delhi - Birmingham - Toronto service, that was curtailed as Air India wished to retain slots at Heathrow. Well, it seems Air India is returning to Birmingham with the confirmed launch of Delhi to Birmingham service, which will be operated with Boeing 787 aircraft. The schedule looks a bit like this: AI113 DEPART DEL 13:30 ARRIVE BHX 18:00 … [Read more...]
FCO Travel Advice on Egypt
With the protests in Egypt, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has modified its travel advice for travel advice: The FCO recommends against all but essential travel to Egypt - except for the resorts on the Red Sea in South Sinai and those resorts on the Egyptian mainland in Red Sea area. The FCO recommends British Nationals already in Egypt in areas where we advise … [Read more...]
Mmmmm! BAcon! Homeward Bound – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways
Mmmmm! BAcon! – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways Homeward Bound Index: A Conference… why not? Early morning New New Street, Aer Lingus EI263 London to Dublin A Dublin transit, DAA Lounge BA827 Dublin to London Heathrow The Hell of A Heathrow Transit, BA F Lounge BA219 – London Heathrow to Denver Staybridge … [Read more...]
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