Economy Class & Beyond

A heavy Lufthansa landing…

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There are some who say "any landing you walk away from is a good one". I suppose these Lufthansa pilots landing this Airbus A340-600 would be saying that after this landing at Tokyo Narita Airport in heavy crosswinds... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK5Nm_rKu50 That has got to smart. The plane - D-AIHR - rolled safely to the gate with all passengers and crew safe. … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific to return to Manchester

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As I'm fond of reminding some people "There is life beyond London and the South East of England". I know for most people down south this is a shock, but it is a truth as there is thriving industry and commerce in Scotland, the North East, the North West, the Midlands, Wales, Nortern Ireland and the South West of England. And this is true to flying. Amazingly, not all of us … [Read more...]

Get ready for American Airlines/US Airways crossfleeting…

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Crossfleeting? It's the point where fleets of different airlines start to mix and mingle. As the merger of American Airlines and US Airways continues apace, the fleets of the two airline will start to intermingle, with US Airways planes flying AA flights, and vice versa. So, what's going over to where? US Airways aircraft will operate American Airlines services from the 1st … [Read more...]

Air France to offer SeatPlus on Short and Medium Haul Routes

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SeatPlus is Air France's extra legroom/comfort product, giving 10cm or 4" of extra legroom during flights. So far, it's been available on Air France Long Haul flights. However, it's now available on Short Haul and Medium Haul flights too, with SeatPlus mainly targeting exit row seats.  This includes flights from Paris to as far as Israel and North Africa. Air France Airbus … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra – United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

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It's Wednesday, and it's time for some Airplane Art Extra. Quickly following behind the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner rolling out of the Boeing paint shop, another one has rolled out, this time in the markings of United Airlines. Images - United Airlines This aircraft - like the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 will be joining the test aircraft cadre being used to … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines prepares A380s to India

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After spending a lot of time dealing with the regulatory oversights needed, thep first Airbus A380 operator is to head to Mumbai and Delhi And its Singapore Airlines leading front and centre with services between India and Singapore. Singapore Airlines A380 taxing - Image GhettoIFE The timetable for services looks like below: Singapore – Delhi SQ402 DEPART SIN 02:35 … [Read more...]

MH370: The Hunt for the Black Boxes as pings received

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Black Boxes provide a useful hint to what went on during a flight - especially in the case of a disaster. Flight data recorder - Image Honeywell Aerospace It's important to remember that there are two black boxes aboard a plane (painted orange, so they can be found in dark and murky conditions). The Cockpit Voice Recorder  - The Voice Recorder can record up to 2 hours of … [Read more...]

Gogo looks towards high speed airborn Internet access

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With a lot of people shifting towards using in-flight WiFi/Internet services, the demand for bandwidth and speed becomes more important. Gogo announced a new service today called 2Ku - a Wifi service aimed both at International services as well as US Domestic services, operating over Air to Satellite connections (as opposed to Gogo's usual Satellite to Air to Ground … [Read more...]

Airbus release interior pictures of the upcoming A350

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Whilst airlines continue to refit older aircraft, Airbus is forging ahead with the Airbus A350 project, release a lot of pretty pictures of the first A350 that has been fitted with a cabin (as opposed to test equipment). MSN002 is the first Airbus A350 aircraft to have a passenger cabin fitted. Lets take a look at the pictures: Inside the test cabins - testing the load, … [Read more...]

American Airlines introduce its new Boeing 777-200 seating

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American Airlines today introduced its new Boeing 777-200 seating today. Lets have a look at the press photos to see what is in our future. Firstly, the plane will go from a Three-Class Product to a Two Class Product - in effect jettisoning First Class for more business class seats. There will be 45 Business Class Full flat seats installed. The seats will each have direct … [Read more...]