Economy Class & Beyond

Malaysia Airlines downgrades its Paris route to a Boeing 777

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Malaysia Airlines is hurting - lets make no bones about it. It's changing routes around (with severe cuts in Asia), and is now looking at its route map further afield, with its Kuala Lumpur to Paris Charles De Gaulle route taking a cut. Currently, the route is operated by an Airbus A380. This will be downgraded from the 4th August 2015 to a Boeing 777-200ER. Malaysia … [Read more...]

Thai Airways A380 to operate Bangkok to London Heathrow service

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Thai Airways has confirmed they will be commencing Airbus A380 operations between Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and London Heathrow. Image - Thai Airways. The route has been mooted on and off, with a switch to A380 operations from the 1st July now confirmed and loaded in the booking systems. However, Thai Airways will be cutting back to one flight a day between Bangkok and London … [Read more...]

Two-Class Emirates A380s on the way to Copenhagen

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Another day, another Emirates capacity boost, with the airline upgrading its route between Dubai and Copenhagen - with the airline swapping the existing Boeing 777-300ER for a new variant of the Airbus A380 from 1st December 2015. However, the A380 that will be used in this deployment will be different from the norm in the Emirates fleet - in that it will be a two class … [Read more...]

Emirates to take a 2nd A380 to Manchester

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It seems that loads are suffice enough for Emirates to increase capacity between Dubai and Manchester, with a 2nd service to be swapped from two Boeing 777-300ERs and an Airbus A380 to two A380s and one  Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing to depart - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The EK19/20 rotation will switch from a Boeing 777-300ER to an Airbus A380, with … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qantas Airbus A380 “Nancy Bird Walton”

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Qantas Airbus A380 - the first one delivered to their fleet - Nancy Bird Walton at London Heathrow Airport. This A380 was first of the fleet delivered to Qantas and named after one of the pioneers of Australian aviation - Nancy Bird Walton. This aircraft has had an interesting life, mainly it … [Read more...]

Video Saturday: Emirates 3C checks

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It's Saturday again, please bring deploy your tray table, grab some wine and snacks as we head to this weeks video. This week, Emirates take you behind the scenes at their engineering base at Dubai, when they send one of their Airbus A380 aircraft in for its first 3C engineering check, requiring the removal of engines, seats, facilities, as the aircraft is stripped down for … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways next A380 destination: Bangkok

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Qatar Airways are continuing to move forward with A380 deployments now deliveries of the aircraft have begun, with the next planned destination to be Bangkok. Qatar Airways Airbus A380s at Airbus Hamburg Delivery Centre - Image, Qatar Airways. The A380 will be utilised on the QR836/QR833 rotation, operating the following timetable: QR836 DEPART DOH 01:55 ARRIVE BKK … [Read more...]

Emirates add an A380 service to Milan

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With the addition of an A380 service to Rome, it seems Emirates is continuing its attack on Alitalia and Etihad, with the addition of an Airbus A380 service between Dubai and Milan. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing to take off at Heathrow - Image, GhettoIFE Emirates currently operate a three times a day service between Dubai and Milan Malpensa utilising Boeing 777-300ER. One … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to use A380s double-daily between Doha and London

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Qatar Airways have finally taken delivery of their first Airbus A380, with plans to receive a total of four of the super-jumbo aircraft. Two of Qatar Airways Airbus A380s - one being delivered to the airline on 17th September, Image Qatar Airways via Flickr As a result, routes are starting to come out, with London being the first destination for this double-decker plane, the … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines to send an A380 to Auckland

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With the successful pact of Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand who have approval to start a joint-venture alliance, Singapore Airlines has confirmed it is to operate one their Airbus A380 aircraft on the Singapore - Auckland route. Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 taxing at Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE Singapore Airlines will deploy the A380 from 27th October 2014, swapping … [Read more...]