Qatar Airways will be launching a route from Doha to Philadelphia. This will be first route that connects the Gulf region directly from Philadelphia to commence in 2014 with a daily service. Exact detail below: QR727 DEPART DOH 0:100 ARRIVE PHL 07:50 PHL 77W D QR728 DEPART PHL 10:40 ARRIVE DOH 06:15+1DOH 77W D Commences 02 April 2014 Operates Daily Booked … [Read more...]
So calm you’ll sail through… Hmm… I doubt that…
Well that was the most painful transfer at LHR ever. What was meant to be a quick 20 transfer turned into a 60 minute affair thanks to a catalogue of errors. First up, a 40 minute delay due to high winds. Not ideal, but I'll live with it. The bus that was meant to connect with the plane T1 didn't make it - so it was transfer via Flight Connection Centre. For those of you … [Read more...]
Dublin… in a word.
WET. Good morning from Dublin's Fair City, where it is pretty darn wet today - with a bumpy ride in to Dublin due to the wetness. Next Stop: Heathrow. All this to save £180+.... … [Read more...]
Off we go again!
SO the beginning of a trip again - Good morning from Birmingham Airport! (Well I would call it Birmingham International Airport, but the branding team might come and do evil to me in the middle of the night...) Well, once again I'm sitting in an airport departure lounge, waiting for a go to gate command to be issued. This time, its light as possible on the way … [Read more...]
Win with GhettoIFE! – Remove before flight keyrings up for grabs!
Well I'm in the air sometime this week, so it's time to run a "Where in the world is Kevin" quiz. Up for grabs are some of these lovely "Remove Before Flight Keyrings" - with a total of 5 up for grabs! I told you they were lovely! However, there's are twist to how to win these as we'll be playing this on Twitter! You'll need to follow me on Twitter @GhettoIFE … [Read more...]
Japan Airlines firms up 787 route relaunches
Japan Airlines is on track it seems with its 787 fleet testing as it confirms the routes that are to resume/commence on the 1st June. In addition, JAL will have a second crack of launching the the Narita-Helsinki route due on the 1st July which was suspended initially due the the 787 grounding. The Japan Airlines 787 route list looks like this: From 1st June - Tokyo Narita … [Read more...]
Through a Lens: Tube in Motion
It's Wednesday, so it's time for through a lens. Shot at Baker Street Station - Metropolitan line section … [Read more...]
Bombardier CSeries moves closer to first flight
One jet I haven't talked much about is the upcoming Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The CSeries is going to be the next step up from the CRJ series of aircraft, with a design that would hold from 110 to 150 people in an aircraft. The first unit will be the CS100, with capacity for 110-125 passengers. The plane would be powered by 2 Pratt and Whitney PW 1500G Geared Turbofan … [Read more...]
Etihad switches to Boeing 777-300ER for New York Service
Etihad will be changing their deployment from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK, shifting from A340-500 operation to Boeing 777-300ER's flying the route. The daily from 1st June 2013 with 777-300 equipment configured as: - 8 Diamond First Class seats - 40 Pearl Business Class seats - 280 Coral Economy Class seats As well as all the usual onboard amenities, the plane will feature … [Read more...]
SAS to dispose of Wideroe
In an attempt to shore up cash, Scandinavian Airline Systems is to dispose most of its Wideroe unit. 80% of the shares are to be sold to a group of investors, with an option to sell the final 20% of Wideroe in 2016. For SAS it's the best of both worlds - it gets the cash from the sale, whilst maintaining links with Wideroe to provide regional services. The sale is valued … [Read more...]
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