Economy Class & Beyond

Jetstar Hong Kong delayed

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Those of you who were hoping Jetstar Hong Kong would take off will now have to wait a little longer it seems. Jetstar Hong Kong was due to commence services mid 2013 - now it seems this is delayed until the end of the year. This is due to regulatory issues with both the Hong Kong and Chinese Governments which have been in a state of change recently. Jetstar Hong Kong is a … [Read more...]

1st April news: Virgin to launch Glass bottomed plane

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Well it wouldn't be the 1st April without some silliness, and today is no different. Apart from Google Treasure Maps, today Virgin Atlantic launches a Glass Bottom Plane. Virgin say: Today we've announced that our world-class engineering crew have been secretly working on the design and production of the world's first-ever glass-bottomed plane, created to ensure passengers … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss Airbus A340-300X

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It's Easter Sunday, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week resting between duties in at Zurich Kloten Airport is a Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300X 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...]

Video Saturday – Around the World with Lufthanasa Cargo

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Time for something a bit different for this Easter Saturday video Saturday - and it takes you behind the scenes of 66 hours a Lufthansa MD-11 going around the world, picking up and dropping off cargo as it goes - from cars to horses to footballs. This was an ARD Production that someone put a wrapper around - however, that doesn't stop it from being a darn good 30 minutes of … [Read more...]

ANA scrubs May 787 flying, hopeful for June

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All Nippon Airlines have confirmed that they will be keeping their 787 grounded till at least May, with routes inculding Tokyo Narita-Seattle Toyko Narita-San Jose Kansai-Seoul Nagoya-Seoul remaining as cancelled for now due to lack of aircraft availability. Whilst ANA is still waiting clearance from aviation authorities, the airline hasn't decided how it is … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce fuel surcharges on awards

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It seems Emirates is joining the fuel surcharge party with awards. Fuel surcharges will apply to all awards in the Skywards scheme from 31st March 2013. You'll be able to pay the Fuel Surcharge in either cash or more Skywards miles and will form part of the taxes and surcharges. Emirates say: Until now, the surcharges have been excluded from Emirates Skywards reward … [Read more...]

A350 Watch: MSN1 gets engines

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From one new plane to another as we keep a beady eye on Airbus and the work going on with the upcoming Airbus A350-900. The good news is today that the first A350-900 - MSN1 has got a pair of flight ready engines, with the first one hung on it. Pictures are always good so lets have some: Ready to be hung Being installed onto the aircraft Slung onto … [Read more...]

787 Watch – Extended Twin Engines Operations to be limited?

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ETOP's - Or Extended Operations is an important thing for twin-jet engined airliners, as it defines the ability of an aircraft of an aircraft to be in range of an airport if one of the two engines fail on a aircraft. ETOP's rating can be found for both narrow-body and wide-body operations... such as the Boeing 787. According to … [Read more...]

Turkish Airlines to increase services to Edinburgh

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Turkish Airlines are preparing to increase their services to the Scottish capital. The current service operates 4 days a week between Istanbul and Edinburgh. This is due to a 5 day a week service from 31st March. The next jump to a 7 day a week (daily service) will be from 20th May. The route is operated by Turkish Airlines Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-800, with … [Read more...]