It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. The week resting after a flight from Frankfurt is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental at Chicago O'Hare International. Lufthansa have 15 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft in their fleet, with four more to join the fleet, which operate on their long haul fleet. More Airplane Art next … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8
It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 parked outside the Lufthansa Technik hangers at Frankfurt Am Main Airport. 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...]
Air China to increase its fleet
Air China has announced that it will be growing its fleet with an order from Boeing. This order is a mixed bag, so lets get to the details, with the following on the books: 2 B747-8I's 1 B777-300ER 20 B737-800's 8 B777-200F's (Boeing 777 Freighter) There are a couple of interesting wrinkles in this order that are worth highlighting. Looking at the passenger side, … [Read more...]
*** UPDATED *** RC501/Boeing 747-8 Lands Safely, First Flight Complete.
Picture - Boeing Commercial Aircraft - from their live stream. Flight Boeing 501 Experimental landed safely at Panne Field at 16:18PST, with a bounce of a nose. Aircraft has taxied to a stop, and as seen in this image, is being towed so the pilots can disembark and address the press. … [Read more...]
*** BREAKING – Boeing 747-8F heads to first flight *** PICTURES ***
Frame RC501 (Boeing 501 Experimental) took to the air for the first time today, and is currently conducting it's first flight in the Washington State Area. Pictures - Boeing Commercial (from their webcast) More coverage later, but for previous GhettoIFE.com 747-8 Coverage, clicky here to see my analysis here.. … [Read more...]
Analysis: The Boeing 747-8 Series – Win or Fail?
Believe it or not, people are still interested in Quad Engined jets still. But why? A few reasons : No ETOPS requirement. ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) of extending twin engine aircraft that at points during the journey are greater than a 60 minutes' flying time from an diversion point with one engine inoperative. There are different … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]