Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Vueling Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again (and also my birthday), so it must be time for some more airplane art. Today, it's a Vueling A320, mirrored into the glass at Barcelona El Prat Airport. 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...]

Airbus completes the first flying A350 frame

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For those who like shiny new planes and are now at a loss now the 787 has finally rolled out, lets turn our attention to the Airbus A350XWB. Airbus has completed the first frame of its new A350XWB that will be certified to fly as part of the test campaign. Images - Airbus SAS The frame - MSN001 exited the assembly line in Toulouse, and has been through work … [Read more...]

Planes with Sharklets? Check!

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Oh this would please Doctor Evil so much - it also pleases me too. Most of us who have boarded a modern short haul plane (and quite a few long haul planes), can't help but see on the end of the wing, a wingtip device - be it a: Winglet (as seen on Boeing 747-400's, Airbus A330/A340's), Wingtip Fences (Airbus A320 family, Airbus A380), Blended Winglets  (Boeing … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – EasyJet Airbus A319

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's an EasyJet Airbus A319 resting at a clear night at Birmingham Airport, ready for its next turn back to Belfast International Airport. 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...]

Etihad converts options – more A330’s and A321’s on the way

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Whilst not buying bits of other airlines or forming deep codeshares, Etihad runs an airline as well. Etihad has signed a firm order with Airbus for new equipment. For longer range traffic, they have ordered  two  Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans (the A330-200 is range optimised as opposed to the A330-300 which is payload … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra – Airbus A350 Tailfin

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It's Wednesday, so it must be time for some Airplane Art Extra! This special comes from Airbus S.A.S. who have unveiled the fully painted horizontal stabiliser of their new Airbus A350 aircraft Image - Airbus S.A.S. This vertical stabiliser will be integrated into the first Airbus A350 (MSN1), standing at a proud 10 meters high. For the vertical stabiliser … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A318’s

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It's Sunday so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's the "fleet" of British Airways Airbus A318's stabled at London City Airport after completing their legs from New York. Both will return to New York as BA1 and BA3 later that day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week its a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 sitting at London Heathrow in the evening sunlight (and parked at the Terminal 5 hard stands) waiting for its next turn. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art … [Read more...]