We all remember the Miracle of The Hudson last year (and if you don't, the basic summary - A US Airways A320 ingests birds into the engine in January 2009, ditches into the Hudson River, all passengers and crew survive - in fact I was flying through LaGuardia the day after the incident)There's been a lot of queries what is going to happen to the A320 that was involved. Well … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn Extra – JAL Relaunchs the Red Crown Crane – Japanese Sunrise to Set.
We all know (for those long time readers of this blog) that JAL has been down the pan for some time, and has slowly been reorganising itself. The fruit of the reorganisation and reinvestments will be paying off shortly, and to celebrate the "New" JAL, they've gone distinctly retro with the proposed new paint scheme. Image - JAL. For those of you around long enough, yes … [Read more...]
ME: SkyTeam continues to build it’s “Quality” Alliance – MEA to join.
Middle East Airlines, based in Lebanon will be the next "Quality" member of the SkyTeam annoucment, following it's one of the area's local airlines - Saudi Arabian Airlines - into SkyTeam as well.MEA will sign an agreement to start the joining process on February 28, after long negotiations.Subject too everything being agreed, MEA is due to join SkyTeam in 2012.Oh well. Yet … [Read more...]
Yes yes, trip report…. it’s in progress.. and introducing the Youtube Channel!
... and I'm a bit slow on the pictures at the moment too.However the Youtube Channel is alive! So head over to http://www.youtube.com/kevincm where you can find take off and landing videos, sea crossing videos and other bits and bobs. And no, thankfully you won't have to put up with me doing a VODCast ;) … [Read more...]
** BREAKING ** Boeing annouces yet another delay to the 787 much to no-one’s surprise.
And so Boeing annouce a delay to the 787 "Dreamliner" programme, with first deliveries postponed to Q3 2011.This is to allow Boeing to "to produce, install and test updated software and new electrical power distribution panels".Most of the recent troubles can be pinpointed in a inflight fire incident in November, which has forced Boeing back to the drawing board to … [Read more...]
Gold Run 2: it doesn’t seem 3 days ago I was here…
And greetings from an incident filled Continental flight. Least of all due to crew not knowing their SOP, but for the little medical incident. Off to offload myself from a flight... And head home. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]
Gold run 2: things may be larger in Texas…
But it excludes this loungeNext stop: LHR!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]
Gold run 2: greetings from the maple leaf lounge.
And after dealing with security and customs, it's time to sit down for 10 before heading off to Houston. More a bit later after I've enjoyed Continentals in flight experience....- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]
Gold Run 2: Off again…
4am starts are way too many on this run. But it's time for the off - again. More from YVR- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – SAS 737-600
It's Sunday, and it's automated as I'm probably in the air, or heading to the airport for the return trip. But that doesn't stop any Airplane p0rn appearing. This week - it's a Scandinavian Airlines System Boeing 737-600 being tugged out of London Heathrow Airport More of course next week … [Read more...]
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