Economy Class & Beyond

Delta to purchase a lot of CRJ’s

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Good news if you like CRJ's... or terrible news if you hate CRJ's and fly Delta. Delta have placed an order for 40 Bombardier CRJ900's, with options for another 30 CRJ900's if needed. The jets will be operated by Delta Connection carriers as needed, and will configured with 76 seats in a two-class layout, configured with 12 first class seats, 12 Economy Comfort Seats and … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to roll out Premium Economy seat on Long Haul Services

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For some time, Lufthansa has been umming and ahhing over a Premium Economy product, and it seems the airline has finally given into deploying a PE product in its Intercontinental fleet. According to Lufthansa, they are planning what they are calling a " substantially upgraded economy product",with details to be finalised in 2013 In the Press release, Lufthansa … [Read more...]

China Southern to get 10 more Airbus A330’s

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It seems that the tensions over European Union's Emission-Trading System are easing, with news that China Southern Airlines is to get 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Long haul orders seem to have been logged jammed with arguments over the ETS, with significant orders put on hold if they were being brought for use in China. China Southern says that the aircraft … [Read more...]

Airbus completes the first flying A350 frame

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For those who like shiny new planes and are now at a loss now the 787 has finally rolled out, lets turn our attention to the Airbus A350XWB. Airbus has completed the first frame of its new A350XWB that will be certified to fly as part of the test campaign. Images - Airbus SAS The frame - MSN001 exited the assembly line in Toulouse, and has been through work … [Read more...]

Fastjet eyes the remains of 1Time

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It seems Fastjet is eyeing up 1Time carefully, and is in negotiations to buy the carrier. 1Time was forced to suspend flights in November when it ran into serious cashflow problems. However, Fastjet sees this as an easy entry into South African aviation market. The plan would be for Fastjet to pay a nominal fee to acquire the airline and reach a settlement with 1time's … [Read more...]

Planes with Sharklets? Check!

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Oh this would please Doctor Evil so much - it also pleases me too. Most of us who have boarded a modern short haul plane (and quite a few long haul planes), can't help but see on the end of the wing, a wingtip device - be it a: Winglet (as seen on Boeing 747-400's, Airbus A330/A340's), Wingtip Fences (Airbus A320 family, Airbus A380), Blended Winglets  (Boeing … [Read more...]

British Airways introduces gate-to-gate IFE

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It seems the march of Gate-to-Gate In-Flight Entertainment continues, with British Airways now allowing use of its IFE systems through all phases of the flight - take off, cruise and landing. BA has worked with the CAA, trialling the modified IFE product, and checking safety of using such a product. This will allow BA to deliver the entertainment product beyond the 20 … [Read more...]