Economy Class & Beyond

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways

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Big Plane, Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways The Introduction Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) - THIS SECTION Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 Special

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It's Sunday again, so it must time for an Airplane Art special! This week - well, what else could it be really - it's British Airways brand new Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Airport. Look out for the full GhettoIFE review of British Airways A380 in Club World this week! The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Swiss International Airlines, resting at Zurich Airport awaiting its first turn of the day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week!   … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Airlines 787 fallout: Transport Canada orders ELT inspections

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The fallout of the fire aboard the Ethiopian Airlines 787  continues, with Transport Canada announcing that it ordering airlines to inspect the Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) for possible wiring issues that could lead to a fire according to the Wall Street Journal The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch is continuing its investigation - with only the Special Bulletin … [Read more...]

EasyJet firms up A320neo/ceo Order

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Easyjet has firmed up its agreement with Airbus over its next aircraft order - which has been agreed at shareholder level to purchase its new fleet The new fleet being ordered will be made up 135 Airbus A320 series aircraft split into two batches: 35 A320ceo  (current engine option) 100 A320neo (New engine option) Easyjet also has options for 100 further … [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...]

Airbus’s first A350XWB safely on the ground

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Airbus has successfully completed the first A350 XWB test flight today, with frame MSN001 competing a test flight around the south of France. The plane touched down safely at Toulouse airport after completing a 4 hour sortie. Here's some pictures of the plane landing safely. Images - Airbus via their YouTube feed. For Airbus, there is a very long road ahead as they … [Read more...]

A350 to take its first flight on Friday

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This is a bit hot as I've just come in from work, but this should make a few people excited, with multiple sources (WSJ, Reuters Aero) confirming that  Airbus will be taking their first Airbus A350XWB into the air for the first time on FRIDAY 14th JUNE.  A350 out of the paint shop picture - Image - Airbus. First flight is of course subject to weather … [Read more...]