It's Sunday, and it's times for some more airplane art. This week we have a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER taxing at London Heathrow airport after a storm in the Heathrow Area. Garuda Indonesia recently commenced operations at London Heathrow Airport after moving from London Gatwick Airport. The airline operates a fleet of 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with six … [Read more...]
The miracle of Scotch Magic Tape (or how to be imperfect and get away with it)
If you've worn glasses in your life - you will knock the sinking feeling when your hear a nasty crack... the sound of your glasses frame cracking. And it does help to take them off before you fall asleep... but life sometimes doesn't play that way as we all well know. And whilst that's inconvenient to say the least when you're at home (least of all - costly... have you seen … [Read more...]
Trump Hotels have been hacked… again
In what should come as no surprise to anyone, it seems that Trump Hotels have suffered a data breach... again. The Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to Krebs on Security, it seems the Trump hotel chain - this is the second time this has happened in under a year - this time affecting properties in New York, … [Read more...]
How do you add an extra 14 seats on an A380? Redesign the back staircase….
We all know and love the Airbus A380 as a big people moving people machine - but there's always room for adding more seats aboard it with what Airbus calls "smart design". The design change is involves the removal of the rear spiral staircase, and installing a straight staircase. This allows toilet and galley modules to be moved around, creating more space for … [Read more...]
Air Asia chooses new slimline seats from Mirus Aircraft Seating
When it comes to low cost carriers, the idea isn't to have the most spacious product out there - rather the idea is to densely pack in your passengers to make as much revenue as possible. And ideally keep the passengers somewhat happy. Air Asia has chosen Mirus Seating (who are exhibiting at Aircraft Interiors Expo) to supply it's new Hawk seat to be fitted to: New Airbus … [Read more...]
Airbus vs Boeing Space bin – who wins?
The correct answer is as passengers - we all do. Good morning from the floor area Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 where I've been playing with overhead bins. Yes again. Why? Well apart from the satisfying sound of a lock clunking, it's good news the both major airframers are developing deeper bins. As airlines continue to pile on fees, or unbundle their posits, … [Read more...]
TAP Portugal announces cabin upgrade programme – expect dense seating
TAP Portugal today announced plans with Airbus to refit their cabins, as well as sharing seat upgrade plans. Trey Urbhan (TAP) and Xavier Bertran (Airbus) TAP are planning to roll out a three cabin offering in regional and international service - as well a trying to compete against the EasyJets and Ryanairs of the aviation world. So get ready - because TAP is … [Read more...]
Avio interiors release a lower cost Premium Economy Class seat… will it work?
More from the show floor at Aircraft Interiors Expo - this time with Avio Interiors launching a new Premium Economy seat - the C4 Columbus. So what do we have here? In this demonstration unit - it's a 3 across seat designed for the Premium Economy market. With a suggested seat pitch of 38", they recline 10" to a rather impressive recline. The seats are fitted … [Read more...]
The First A330neo “Airspace by Airbus” customer is…
TAP Portugal! Trey Urbhan (TAP Portugal) and François Caurdron (Airbus) - images Economy Class and Beyond. Yesterday - Airbus revealed its Airspace by Airbus mockup which I revealed yesterday. Well today, the first customer of the cabin is TAP Portugal. TAP will also be first to fly the Airbus A330neo. They will be having the Airspace by Airbus … [Read more...]
Looking at the Airspace by Airbus A330neo cabin….
Airbus revealed the mockup of its A330neo cabin today - branded as "Airspace by Airbus". Airbus it seems are continuing to innovate in the cabin space by making it a lot more friendly than cabin have been in the past - and to create a signature brand for the cabins that are upcoming for the A330neo series aircraft. So what doers the cabin look like? I'm at Aircraft … [Read more...]
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