With the soft launch of the New Doha International Airport - Hamad International Airport in progress, on the 27th May, the flag carrier - Qatar Airways - will move its operations from the current Doha International Airport. Hamd International Airport - Image Qatar Airways The airport is 4km away from the current Doha International Airport, which is built partially on … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways Two for One Business class fares appear again
In what is turning up like a regular promotion, Qatar Airways is offering a two for one business class seat sale. It's very much the usual offer - buy one seat, get one seat free for someone to travel with you, in business class. Example fares as listed by Qatar Airways, Dividing the numbers by two (to get single person prices), there is reasonable value here if you … [Read more...]
Virgin America gets its gates at Dallas Love Field
Virgin America can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as they finally get the gates they been desiring at Dallas Love Field Airport. Virgin America Airbus A319 taxing at Dallas Fort Worth - Image GhettoIFE The airline will sub-lease two gates from American Airlines (which the airline is forced to give up due to the AA/US merger), allowing Virgin America to commence operations … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines looks towards Premium Economy Seats
As the has been one heck of thing last week with Etihad, Air France and others unveiling their new first class (and beyond) products. Whilst this is all well and good, there are a lot of the seats at the back of the plane that need to be filled. Singapore Airlines has been looking for some time at the back of the plane and have announced they will be launching a Premium … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Austrian Airlines Bombardier Dash8-Q400
It's Sunday again, and I've got no hangover from Eurovision (mainly as I didn't drink through it), so it must be time for some airplane art. This week - to celebrate the Austrian win of the Eurovision Song Contest by Conchita Wurst, it's an Austrian Airlines Dash8-Q400 at Brussels National Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can … [Read more...]
It’s Eurovison Song Contest Day!
It's that time of the year where taste goes out the window, songs with odd key changes appear and the wildest bloc-voting goes into high gear. Yes, it can be nothing other than the Eurovision Song contest. It's where countries that are in the European Union or European Broadcasting Union get together and put on a show... which varies from camp, to odd, to downright awful, to … [Read more...]
Air Asia India gets the formal go-ahead
Air Asia India today took another step forward, with the announcement that it has gained approval to commence operations. Air Asia A320 with sharklets - Image Airbus The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation granted it's "Air Operator Permit", and will mark Air Asia's entry into the aviation market - with Air Asia owning 49% of the airline. Tata Group will also be a … [Read more...]
A new regional jet breaks cover – enter the Mitsubush MRJ
Regional Jets. Sometimes an easy way out for carriers to reduce costs, sometimes a way to create vital connections between point to points. Some regional jets aren't that bad (in your writers eyes, the Embraer E-Jet family is pretty good). Some are middling (I personally love the ERJ-145 with the window and aisle seat it offers - some hate it as you can't stand straight), and … [Read more...]
Qantas to send an A380 to Dallas Fort Worth
Qantas are changing the equipment they use between the cities of Sydney, Australia and Dallas Fort Worth, USA. Currently, they operate the route with Boeing 747-400ER aircraft over the 8578 mile/ 13,804 kilometre run on a daily basis, with stops in Brisbane both ways. The equipment swap will be to an Airbus A380, which will offer the full four class service aboard its … [Read more...]
United Airlines updates its iOS App – Now it becomes your IFE device…
So for some reason that I cannot explain, I still have the United Airlines app on my iPhone. Other airline apps are available... and yes, I use them too. Checking the United App update released today (7th May 2104 - Version 2.0.13), there's a curious mention in the description of what the update contains: So for those of you who use you iPads or iPhones and make … [Read more...]
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