Well, it's Saturday, so it must be time to the paint gun out as Emirates demonstrate how one of their A380's gets painted (Video - Airbus S.A.R.L.). More aircraft repainting will be winging it's way to you next week! … [Read more...]
Emirates upscales another service to A380 on Dubai-London run
The shy and retiring airline that's known as Emirates has decided to upscale it's operations to London again, and have disposed of a 777 and switched it to... an A380. Flight EK29/30 from the 24th of January 2012 will go A380, adding more capacity on the run, and from the timings, perfect connection timings for some of their other Eastbound services For those interested … [Read more...]
Emirates go and order another 50 planes…
Emirates have kicked off the Dubai Airshow in style, with an order from Boeing for a grand total of 50 (Yes, 50) Boeing 777-300ER's At list, the order is worth $18 Billion. Knowing Emirates, they probably got a knock-down on that price. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and CEO of Emirates states "The 777's reliability, performance and operating economics have … [Read more...]
EK: Dubin ahoy!
Emirates is gearing up for a new route - to Dublin Ireland. Commencing on 9th January 2012, the route will operate: DEPT DXB 07:00 ARR DUB 11:30 DEPT DUB 12:55 ARR DXB 00:25+1 Times are local Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 with First, Business and Economy Class. Now before all you Emirates fans get too excited, you'll notice the magic … [Read more...]
The fallout of NW253 – Trouble on EK004 (LHR-DBX).
It seems what some considered as "little things" are making airlines lock down quickly. Three people made verbal threats on the plane as it was taxing at Heathrow. The plane was brought back to stand, and Police swarmed on board. These people were arrested, and the plane brought back onto Heathrow T3, with armed police and sniffer dogs checking the plane out. Other … [Read more...]
The Friday News Roundup
It's Friday, and I've been under the weather with a cold, so lets do a roundup before I go for another bucket full of lemsip... Qantas - From Bad to Worse to Bad Qantas is having one hell of a rough time it seems, with the latest traffic numbers down again by 1.4% year on year. Things are slowly improving, but it's a hard road for the flying Kangaroo TUI Group cancels … [Read more...]
The Friday News Roundup
It's Saturday, so it's time to look at the commercial aviation world with raised eyebrows and see what's going on this week. (Apologies for the delays - call it sleep) Qantas - No Upturn just yet Qantas report that don't expect an upturn in traffic, with a 88% drop in profits for the first half of the year. Seems that Kangaroo is going to have to do some more bouncing … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Emirates B777-300
It's that time of week again - and to celebrate EK thinking about sending an A380 to BHX, here's one of their 777-300 birds landing at the very same airport. … [Read more...]
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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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