Today, the first variant of the Airbus A320neo family took to the sky - with an Airbus A321neo making its first flight. Airbus A321neo taking off from Airbus Hamburg on its first flight - Image, Airbus The Airbus A321neo made its first flight from Airbus's base in Hamburg today, making a five hours and 29 minutes sortie, where tests were conducted and to validate the … [Read more...]
Jetblue goes to Airbus for more aircraft
JetBlue are rather busy. As well as taking delivery of their first Airbus A321, they have placed an order for 35 new aircraft today. The order is split between: 15 A321ceo (current engine option) 20 A321neo (new engine option) In addition, the airline has also chosen to up-size some of its existing orders converting: 8 A320ceo to 8 A321ceo 10 A320neo to 10 … [Read more...]
Farnborough Day 4 Roundup
Well Day 4 of Farnborough has wound up with a bunch of big orders. Lets see who's flashed the cash today... United Airlines have signed for 50 Boeing 737-900ER's and 100 Boeing 737-MAX 9's, taking the 737 order book to over 10,000 units. See http://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2012/07/12/united-to-order-150-boeing-737s/ for more on this news Bombardier and Air … [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...]