Economy Class & Beyond

A350 Watch: MSN1 rolls out with wings, ready for testing

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It's time to turn our attention to the other major player in the big airplane game - Airbus - and their upcoming Airbus A350. The First Flying A350 - MSN1 - Images Airbus SAS This first frame now is structurally complete with its wing and winglets, as well as fairing panels and the main landing gear doors. The plane has also completed a series of indoor tests, … [Read more...]

Etihad buddies up further with… Garuda Indonesia

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Another day, another Etihad partnership update it seems. This time, Etihad and Garuda Indonesia will be adding codeshares, and adding earn and burn between the two airlines frequent flyer programmes. themselves. Garuda Indonesia will be adding Etihad's EY flight code on routes from Jakarta to: Amsterdam via Abu Dhabi Balikpapan Denpasar … [Read more...]

British Airways and Cathay Pacific expand codeshares

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In the wake of the Joint Business Agreement split-up by Qantas and BA, Qantas has gone off with new partner Emirates, whilst British Airways has decided it seems to spend time with Cathay Pacific. As a result, the following routes from/to Hong Kong will have BA flight codes added, and operated by Cathay Pacific. Hong Kong <> Brisbane Hong Kong – Brisbane – Cairns … [Read more...]

Things NOT to do when missing a flight…

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Can be summed up in this Youtube Video: From the YouTube Video: "A Chinese official was caught on video losing his temper after he missed his scheduled flight at Changshui International Airport. A man and his wife were captured on surveillance video preparing to board their flight in China. Although everything starts out routine at first, it doesn't take long for the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – US Airways Airbus A321 (Now with a Poll!)

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the evening sun is a US Airways Airbus A321 (and not a Boeing 757) resting at New York John F Kennedy International Terminal 7. Ohhhhkay. We're all fighting what this is... so lets take a poll! The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you … [Read more...]

787 Watch: Boeing proposes a fix…

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It's time for another edition of 787 watch, with late breaking news that Boeing is proposing a fix to the 787 issues. The FAA has released a statement Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari, FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta and other FAA officials met with senior executives from The Boeing Company today to discuss the status of ongoing work to address 787 battery … [Read more...]

More operators accept A320’s … with Sharklets!

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The spread of the midlife update of the A320 - the A320E with Sharklets wingtip devices is spreading further. A quick re-cap on what a Sharklet first though - It's a device on the end of a wing that increases the lift generated at the wingtip, whilst reducing the educe the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices, leading to better performance of an aircraft in terms of … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to take a cut to First Class Cabins

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Lufthansa is to take an axe to some of its first class seats aboard its international services by 25% according to Bloomberg. The cuts will be targeted in two ways - on certain routes (such as Vancouver) and plane classes (Airbus A340-300 and Boeing 747-400). Chief Executive Officer Christoph Franz says: "They’ll serve routes where there is simply no more demand for … [Read more...]