Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways A380’s take a step closer…

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Thanks to a little Tweet and an Instagram Picture, The British Airways Social Media team has posted a picture of a frame of an A380... that will form one of British Airways A380 fleet. And you'll have to click https://instagr.am/p/JPQdnNIsIR/ to view it. British Airways have 12 A380's on order, to be powered by Rolls Royce Trent 900 Engines. With the new slots that the … [Read more...]

Transaero formally commits to 4 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

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Transaero of Russia has confirmed and placed a firm order for four Boeing 787 Dreamliners.  The airline has opted for the baseline model of the aircraft - the 787-8. Alexander Pleshakov (Transaero's Board Chairman) states the planes will be used for both Russian domestic routes and international services. Transaero is slotting in these birds to replace the existing Boeing … [Read more...]

Nancy Bird Walton to take to the skies and fly home (QF32)

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Remember Flight QF32? 18 months, ago, a Qantas Airbus A380 - VH-OQA "Nancy Bird Walton" experienced an uncontained engine failure over Batam  in 2010, and had to limp back Singapore. As we all know, there were no injuries... save for the airplane itself. Well it's take 18 months of repairs, but it seems Nancy Bird is ready to take to the air again after extensive … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 737-800

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It's Easter Sunday at GhettoIFE towers, and it's time for some more airplane art! This week - and as it's Easter - you all get a present - , it's a series of photos of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 (yes, I checked. I could read the reg off the tail), with tail number N919AN taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. (It goes without saying … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines withdraw 747-400’s from front-line passenger service

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Singapore Airlines - once proponents and a large operator of the Boeing 747-400 have completed passenger operations with the 747-400's, closing a very big chapter of 747 operations with the airline who operated incarnations of the 747 from 1973 up until 2012. Singapore Airlines operated the 747-200 "Super B", the 747-300 "Big Top", and the 747-400 "Megatop". The airline … [Read more...]

BMI updates Facebook post – more of the future revealed…

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Well it seems the end is drawing nearer and nearer.. and on the BMI FaceBook page, an FAQ has been posted. What do we learn from it though? BMI state the intended date from exiting Star Alliance will be to be around 20 April, 2012. BMI, Lufthansa and Star Alliance will be working together to ensure a smooth exit that doesn't leave everyone in the hole. Diamond Club … [Read more...]

An Easter gift from UK Border Agency: Expect delays this weekend

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It seems a lack of manpower is behind this weekend's dire warning that there could be gridlock at the UK Borders The UK Border force says it has a "very solid plan" in place and disruption would be kept to a minimum during the Easter weekend and the weekend after. The UK Border Agency is planning to recruit extra staff to help with the holiday demand. Last year, it seems … [Read more...]

Asiana says 18th April is the exit date of BMI from Star Alliance…

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Sadly my Korean isn't that great (heck, I got by in Korea with 10 words I think), but this web page from Asiana gives a hint: http://asianaclub.flyasiana.com/Korean/Club2008/customer/Notice_View.jsp?Pkid=325 There are two dates in this: 18th April 2012 and 31st May 2012. I'd guess the 31st May may referrer to the Star Alliance Company Plus. Like it or not - the … [Read more...]