Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates to deploy an A380 to Barcelona

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Emirates continues to expand the usage of it's Airbus A380 fleet by adding another destination - this time Barcelona. The A380 will take over from the existing single rotation a day. DEPART DXB 08:15 ARRIVE BCN 13:20 DEPART BCN 16:25 ARRIVE DXB 00:50+1 Operates Daily Operates with Boeing 777-300ER to 31st January 2014 Operates with Airbus A380 from 1st February … [Read more...]

Thai Airways cancels A380 operations to London

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Thai Airways has formally cancelled plans to operate their new Airbus A380's between Bangkok to London Heathrow. The aircraft was due to be deployed on the run from the 1st December to operate one rotation of the two Thai fly. The delay has been put down to the fixes that are being applied wing ribs to Thai's new aircraft - the faults dating to 2012. As aircraft reach the … [Read more...]

British Airways takes delivery of their first Airbus A380

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Hot on the heels of getting their first Boeing 787, British Airways today is having its first Airbus A380 delivered. Image - Airbus G-XLEA (Droll, very droll) left Toulouse at 8:55CET, as flight BA9158P/BAW380 - http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW380 with a compliment of crew and 50 guests aboard (yours truly not invited sadly) and touched down safely at Heathrow Airport … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show Day 1 – The Rise of the E-Jet E2

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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...]

China Southern upgrades some routes starting this winter

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China Southern is upgrading certain routes for the winter timetable, with some good additions for those of you who need to connect in the Far East, Australia, Russia Specifically, there are improvements for services from Guangzhou to Brisbane, Sydney and Moscow-Sheremetyevo. Guangzhou – Brisbane goes from 5 times weekly to Daily, with the following timetable: CZ381 DEPART … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce A380 to Zurich

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For those who love the A380, and also love Switzerland, good news! Emirates will be operating an A380 service between Dubai and Zürich. Emirates operate two services a day, with one rotation being upgraded. The A380 schedule looks something like this: EK087 DEPART DXB 08:25 ARRIVE ZRH 12:00 EK088 DEPART ZRH 14:35 ARRIVE DXB 23:40 Operates to 31 December 2013 as Boeing … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce A380 to Brisbane

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As Emirates continue to refine their network, more A380's seem to be serving more destinations. Their next stop seems to be at Brisbane as part of a stopover onto Auckland. The timetable looks like this: EK434 DEPART DXB 10:25 ARRIVE BNE 06:05+1 DEPART 07:50+1 ARRIVE AKL 14:15+1 EK435 DEPART AKL 18:30 ARRIVE BNE 19:15 DEPART 21:00 ARRIVE DXB 05:20+1 Effective from 1st … [Read more...]

British Airways confirm first A380 routes

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British Airways have confirmed the routes the first A380's will be rostered on. London Heathrow - Los Angeles - Commences 15th October 2013 London Heathrow - Hong Kong - Commences 15th November 2013 Exact schedules are on BritishAirways.com as the timings and flight numbers do vary.   Tickets for both routes are on sale today. Whilst these will be the first regular … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines to operate A380’s on Kuala Lumpur to Paris route

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The route to Paris is set to get a whole lot bigger as Malaysia Airlines is set to introduce A380 operations from Kuala Lumpur to Paris. The route which is currently operated by a Boeing 777-200 will be switched over to Airbus A380 operation from the 1st March 2013. The schedule for the flights is as below: MH20 DEPART KUL 23:50 ARRIVE CDG 06:10+1 MH21 DEPART CDG … [Read more...]