Turkish Airlines is continuing with its fleet expansion, with the airline adding an extra five aircraft to their Boeing 777-300ER order, taking the order from 15 aircraft, up to 20 aircraft. The five aircraft are options that Turkish Airlines had in their last 777-300ER order, which the airline has taken up. This will take the Turkish 777-300ER fleet up from the current … [Read more...]
Paris Air Show Day 1 – The Rise of the E-Jet E2
Well the first day of the Paris Air Show has been and gone. Lets look at the news of the day New planes from Embraer The big headline of the day is Embraer, who are going after Bombardier with the latest refresh of the E-Jets - the E-Jet E2. Rendering - Embraer The Embraer E2 is an evolution of the current Embraer E-Jet series with three new aircraft … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (Star Alliance Special)
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - it's an albino Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER on taxi at London Heathrow Airport, painted up in a very nice alternative to the Star Alliance colour scheme. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane … [Read more...]
Etihad switches to Boeing 777-300ER for New York Service
Etihad will be changing their deployment from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK, shifting from A340-500 operation to Boeing 777-300ER's flying the route. The daily from 1st June 2013 with 777-300 equipment configured as: - 8 Diamond First Class seats - 40 Pearl Business Class seats - 280 Coral Economy Class seats As well as all the usual onboard amenities, the plane will feature … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
It's Sunday again, and as I'm back home and not working on madness inducing things - it's time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in the new company colours resting at London Heathrow Terminal 3 between duties. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your … [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...]
Cathay Pacific increases frequency from Hong Kong to Heathrow
Cathay Pacific is increasing its lions share of services between Hong Kong and London, with the addition of a FIFTH daily rotation between the two centres. Service CX239/CX238 will form the 5th rotation, using slots vacated by Air New Zealand who are throwing in the towel between Hong Kong and London. For what is turning almost into a shuttle service between the two … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER resting after its long trip from Hong Kong at London Heathrow 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...]
More 777’s on the way China Airlines, Turkish and a delivery for AA
In the rush of yesterdays sale of 49% of Virgin Atlantic from Singapore Airlines to Delta, there was some other interesting news of a Boeing 777 nature. And it seems the popularity of the 777-300ER continues with two airlines signing for more aircraft. First up is China Airlines, who are to order 6 777-300ER's. China Airlines 777-300ER's are due to replace the airlines … [Read more...]
Emirates upscales Dubai to Glasgow route
Emirates is preparing to up-scale the Dubai-Glasgow route. Currently, Emirates operates two flights a day - one operated by a Airbus A340 (EK25/26), whilst the other is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (EK027/EK028). The airline is planning to up-scale the operation so that both services are operated using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 1st January 2013. For Emirates, … [Read more...]
