Economy Class & Beyond

UA/CO: CO’s International 757’s to start serving from IAD, regauging of services begins

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What some may feel is hell in a can, the 757's that Continental have are good at flying transatlantic routes that are by their nature "thin and long". The Combined United will be starting to fly these aircraft from Washington Dulles - a stones throw away from the Newark Hub they're used to being at. This part of the regarding of services, be they upscaling, downscaling or … [Read more...]

QF: Nancy Bird to fly again.

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It seems that Nancy Bird, the Qantas A380 damaged in the QF32 Engine incident will fly again later this year. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce states:"We'll be in the air by the end of the year with that aircraft"However..."it could take as long as September until it is fully repaired."Since the incident, Nancy Bird has been stuck at Changi parked in a corner. Repairs are estimated to … [Read more...]

Analysis: Boeing attempts to hit the mark with the 747-8i, but forgets its own product line….

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This is the one event I didn't cover as I was out travelling this weekend, and that's the rollout of the passenger version of the new generation 747 - The 747-8 Intercontinental.Firstly, lets get to the pictures:Images (c) The Boeing Company. Now whilst Boeing have rolled out the new plane - these are destined for a mix of Lufthansa, Korean Air and a mix of private customers.As … [Read more...]

LH: If you’re going to San Francisco, will you take an A380 with Lufty….

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Lufthansa have announced they are to operate an Airbus A380 to San Fransico from Frankfurt.The equipment change occurs from 10th May 2011, replacing the 747-400 equipment that currently runs on this route. Timings are:LH454 DEPT FRA 09:35 ARRIVE SFO 11:55 LH455 DEPT SFO 14:20 ARRIVE FRA 10:05+1 San Francisco becomes the 5th A380 destination for Lufthansa who currently serve … [Read more...]

QF: A380’s to return to LA!

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For those of you want your A380 fix from LA, you can now get it from the 16th January.The A380 will operate from Melbourne to Los Angeles on 16 January, Sydney - Los Angeles route will recommence with the equipment later this month.A Qantas spokesperson says:"After extensive engineering analysis and close consultation with Rolls-Royce, Airbus and the European and Australian … [Read more...]

OZ: Goes on the attack and orders 6 A380’s

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It seems Asiana is going on an attack to match Korean Air's recent 747-8I order, and is going to order 6 Airbus A380's for it's fleet.First delvierys are schedude for 2014, with Airbus saying  “(Asiana) plans to operate the aircraft with a premium layout on key routes to Europe and the US”. Asiana of course, is impressed saying "With the A380 Asiana will … [Read more...]

KE: Goes for the lowest density A380

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Korean Air have annouced how they're going to configure their A380's.And it's an intresting configuration, with 301 Economy seats down the back, 94 business seats on the top deck for business class, and 12 seats at the front.That's 407 seats only on the plane - which isn't a lot in comparatively to some other carriers (Air France's 538 seats come to mind).The A380's are to … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Emirates A380

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to put your seat into the upright position, stow your tray table and pay attention to this weeks safety video from Emirates and their A380 product In English...and in ArabicMore next week! … [Read more...]

SQ: No more economy for you on the top deck!

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Singapore Airlines has dissapointingly decided the stragegy of having Economy on both decks of an A380 is to come to an end with the delivery of new aircraft next year according to Business TravellerWhat as a nice cabin in a A340/A330'eqse 2 x 4 x 2 seating (as opposed to the main deck holding 3 x 4 x 3) in a very "mini-club" cabin will become harder to get hold of when the … [Read more...]