Air France is preparing for a winter timetable change to keep those of you who need some winter sun warm, with the airline one its Airbus A380 double decker planes to Miami. The top of an Air France A380 (it was the best I could do!) at Paris Charles De Gaulle. Image, GhettoIFE The route is currently booked to operate between Paris and Miami between 1st December 2014 and … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Qantas A380s at Heathrow
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, resting under cloudy skies are a pair of Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft at London Heathrow Airport parked away from the gates as they await their evening returns duties to Australia.. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More … [Read more...]
Emirates launches the shortest distance A380 route
Emirates seem to have an abundance of Airbus A380 aircraft, and it seems the airline will deploy the double decker superjumbo plane on a 1 hour and 45 minute flight between Dubai and Kuwait. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing for take off at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. I think Lucky could probably squeeze in at least one shower during that flight length, but he'd have … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways further delays A380 entry into service.
It seems that there are issues with some of the latest Airbus A380s to enter service with Qatar Airways delaying entry into service dates of their new superjumbo aircraft. Qatar Airways Airbus A380 in flight - Image Qatar Airways For Qatar Airways, this is the 2nd change of launch dates of A380 operations within three days, with the Doha to Heathrow service remaining … [Read more...]
Qantas prepares to pull back A380s from Hong Kong
As Qantas continues to suffer, it is still attempting to reshape its Asian network, with the big Airbus A380 featuring on the Sydney to Hong Kong route due to be removed from the route, and switched to allow the Dallas route to operate. Qantas Airbus A380 at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. Currently, the route is operated throughout the year, five days a week. This is … [Read more...]
Qantas to send an A380 to Dallas Fort Worth
Qantas are changing the equipment they use between the cities of Sydney, Australia and Dallas Fort Worth, USA. Currently, they operate the route with Boeing 747-400ER aircraft over the 8578 mile/ 13,804 kilometre run on a daily basis, with stops in Brisbane both ways. The equipment swap will be to an Airbus A380, which will offer the full four class service aboard its … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Delta Boeing 737–700
It's Sunday again so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week taxiing as dusk falls over to New York JFK airport, is a Boeing 737–700. There's also a game to play in this image - can you spot the two Air France aircraft in this photo too? I''ll give you some hints: There's an A380 and Boeing 777 in this picture... all you have to do is find them! The image … [Read more...]
Airplane Painting Saturday – China Southern A380
It's Saturday so it is time to release the controller to the side of your seat, extended your Personal TV and close the blinds as we go to this weeks video. This week, it's a China Southern Airbus A380 going into the paint hanger for its first full paint job after being freshly built. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66zz__uZNM Another video next week. … [Read more...]
Video Saturday – Approaching into San Francisco, The Cockpit View
It's Saturday again, and it's time to put your seatback in the upright position, ensure you luggage is in the overhead bin and your tray table is stowed as we go to this week's video. This week, for those of us who have flown aboard A380s (or with some airlines, Boeing 777s and A330s) one of the more interesting flying sights is the pilot's view when coming into land. On some … [Read more...]
Asiana Airlines A380 takes another step closer
At GhettoIFE, I have very soft spot for Asiana Airlines (Mainly for some excellent customer service experience, but also for some amazing flying experiences... like flying in a First Class Cabin as the only paying passenger). As such I take a bit of an interest in what this airline does. Asiana Airlines put in an order for its Airbus A380s - a fleet of six aircraft - some … [Read more...]