It's Sunday again so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's an United Airlines Boeing 757-200 in the "new" colours taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. With the next trip oncomming, I may have more than my fill of 757's soon... More Airplane art of course next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400
It's Sunday again, so it's time for this week's Airplane Art. This week, it's Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, with "new" titles parked up at London Heathrow Terminal 3 More of course next week! … [Read more...]
Arik Air orders two 747-8i’s… huh?
Arik Air is an odd beast. With bits of it from Nigerian Airlines, and different investments here and there, it operates a 22 aircraft fleet, focusing on Nigeria and the area, as well as a few long-haul routes (namely, London, New York JFK, Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg). To run the long haul routes, it's drafted in a pair of Airbus A340-500's which can been seen flying some of … [Read more...]
*** UPDATED *** RC501/Boeing 747-8 Lands Safely, First Flight Complete.
Picture - Boeing Commercial Aircraft - from their live stream. Flight Boeing 501 Experimental landed safely at Panne Field at 16:18PST, with a bounce of a nose. Aircraft has taxied to a stop, and as seen in this image, is being towed so the pilots can disembark and address the press. … [Read more...]
*** BREAKING – Boeing 747-8F heads to first flight *** PICTURES ***
Frame RC501 (Boeing 501 Experimental) took to the air for the first time today, and is currently conducting it's first flight in the Washington State Area. Pictures - Boeing Commercial (from their webcast) More coverage later, but for previous GhettoIFE.com 747-8 Coverage, clicky here to see my analysis here.. … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – British Airways 777-200ER
Another Sunday rolls around - so obviously it must be time for some more Airplane p0rn! This week, it's a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER taxing at Chicago O'Hare International More of course - next week! … [Read more...]
787 Update – Can we fix it? Yes we can… eventually!
(I started typing this - then work got in the way. And Drink). It seems Boeing has hired Bob the builder to sort a fix to ZA001 - the first flying frame. And the good news is they've found where and how to fix it. The bad news is it's in the back end of beyond. As usual, Jon at FlightBloggerat has the full technical breakdown, but to sum up a few points: Slippage. … [Read more...]
Analysis: The Boeing 747-8 Series – Win or Fail?
Believe it or not, people are still interested in Quad Engined jets still. But why? A few reasons : No ETOPS requirement. ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) of extending twin engine aircraft that at points during the journey are greater than a 60 minutes' flying time from an diversion point with one engine inoperative. There are different … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]
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