Economy Class & Beyond

Flight number OZ214 retired

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One of the traditions after a major incident is that after a while, the flight numbers related to that incident can be retired by the airline in question. It seems Asiana Airlines is to retire the OZ214/213 pair operating between Seoul Inchon and San Francisco,  that was related in the San Francisco crash earlier this month. From the 12th August, these flights will be … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines trims capacity between Singapore and London

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Singapore Airlines is adjusting its capacity between Singapore Changi and London Heathrow, with two services going over from A380 operation to Boeing 777-300ER's in the next timetable. The changes are due to go into effect from the winter timetable - 27th October 2013. Here's the revised schedule: Singapore to London SQ306 DEPART SIN 01:15 ARRIVE LHR 07:20 … [Read more...]

Boeing rolls out the first 787-9

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Whilst there 787-8 is going through some issues, the future of the 787 programme continues apace. Whilst the 787-10 (which was confirmed at Paris 2013) is still a while away, the 787-9 is a lot closer than most think - with the first aircraft rolling out in new Boeing house colours First 787 rolled out of the paint shop - Images - The Boeing Company. The … [Read more...]

Boeing requests ELT inspection on aircraft

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Boeing has asked airlines all over the world to inspect the Honeywell Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT's). The service call has gone to certain operates operating: - Boeing 717's, - Boeing 737NextGen (-600, 700, 800, 900 and 900ER), - Boeing 747-400's, - Boeing 767's - Boeing 777 aircraft To allow inspections the ELT ahead of a possible action by the Airworthiness … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Retro Airbus A321

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It's Sunday again, so it's time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A321 (D-AIRX) painted in the retro Lufthansa colour scheme at Frankfurt Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]

United installs and flys the first Split Scimitar Winglet’d 737.

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A few weeks ago, I enthused about United putting a new style of winglet on the end of its Boeing 737-900ER's - the Split Scimitar Winglet provided by Aviation Partners Boeing. Well it seems things have progressed forward, and the first plane with a pair of Split Scimitar wingtip devices has taken to the air: United Airlines Boeing 737-800 with the Split Scimitar … [Read more...]

British Airways adds priority boarding as a Bronze benefit

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Priority boarding does have its pluses - normally as a first grab for the overhead bins, or the first bus if you're stuck at Gate A10 at Heathrow. In the past, this was extended to First, Club World, Club Europe, BA Executive Club Gold and Silver Members, and OneWorld Elites. Now, BA Executive Club Bronze members and Oneworld Ruby (the lowest tier in the Oneworld elite … [Read more...]

Bombardier CSeries First Flight – Delayed. Again

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It seems there are more issues with the Bombardier CSeries, as the first flight of FTV-1 (Flight Test Vehicle 1) has been further delayed. The manufacture needs more time to complete system integration. According to Bombardier: "While the process has taken more time than we had expected, we are pleased with the results and are very comfortable taking more time to ensure the … [Read more...]

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