It's Sunday again, and it's time for the last Airplane Art of the year. This week, we have members of British Airways Boeing 747-400 fleet parked at Terminal 5 in the early morning as they arrive in from the long haul flights the airline assigns them to. British Airways operate the largest fleet of passenger Boeing 747-400s in the world, with currently 36 active … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER at Heathrow
It's Sunday, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing into Heathrow Airport after a long transatlantic flight is a United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER with winglets. United Airlines operate a fleet of 35 Boeing 767-300ERs, used primarily on their long haul routes, crossing the Atlantic as well as operating to South Americas. This frame - … [Read more...]
The joy of bussing… at Heathrow (or the hell of Gate T5-A10)
Good morning from Terminal 5, where I'm pondering what designer built this wonderful place... because there are certainly never enough gates at Terminal 5. Why? I'm at everyone's non-favourite gate at Terminal 5 - A10. For the uninitiated, T5-A10 is the bussing gate at Terminal 5A - for when an airline runs out of gates. And it's a miserable place to be. And … [Read more...]
Heathrow, Gatwick or a deferral? The Davis Commission report is due on Wednesday
On Wednesday, the UK Government will have a tough decision to make - as well as annoy of lot of local people at the same time. The Davis Commission will be delivering the report on Airport Expansion in the South East of England at 07:00BST tomorrow. Heathrow from the air - Image, Economy Class and Beyond There are three options on the table that the Davis Commission is … [Read more...]
The fight for London Airport expansion: A political hot potato gets hotter…
I've written in the past of the Davis Commissions work in its 2 and a 1/2 year investigation into London Airport expansion - with the dismissal of Boris Island, and it narrowing down expanding Heathrow or Gatwick to additional environmental concerns of the expansion. Well, the good news is that the commission is due to report in the next few months The bad news? Enemies are … [Read more...]
Heathrow Airport WiFi increased free allowance to 4 to 8 hours… but is it worth it?
Heathrow Airport has finally got it into its head that actually providing passengers with free WiFi is a good thing. To begin with, they offered 45 minutes - or 1 hour 30 if you were a Heathrow Rewards member. I wandered into LHR this morning at the crack of dawn (well - dawn hasn't broken yet, but that's besides the point), and saw a new sign on my travels: 4 hours … [Read more...]
Delta partially moves into Heathrow T3
If you fly Delta in and out of London Heathrow, there's some news for you as some your terminals have changed. If you fly between London and Boston New York San Francisco and your upcoming Seattle service you be moving to Heathrow Terminal 3, co-loctating with Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic A340 at Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. Delta Boeing 767 preparing for take off - … [Read more...]
Heathrow Express and Connect at Christmas and New Year
With Gatwick airport pretty hard to get in and out of over the festive season, Heathrow Airport will also be have reduced connectivity too. Heathrow Express - https://www.heathrowexpress.com/timetable-schedule/service-plans 24th December: Last train departs Heathrow T5 to Paddington at 21:12, Paddington to Heathrow T5 21:40. 25th December: No service. 26th December: No … [Read more...]
Top Gear go to help at Heathrow…
A lot of us have a soft spot for BBC's Top Gear Motoring and Entertainment programme (those who keep an eye on my GhettoIFE loads, Top Gear features an awful lot...). Well it seems Top Gear wanted to help out at Heathrow .... and of course bring a sensible safety vehicle... Image - TopGear.com A £250,000 Lamborghini. Well, it's the sort of thing TopGear … [Read more...]
Heathrow tries again with another attempt at a 3rd runway
A few years ago, plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow were put to the ground as a new administration came to power that would not favour it being built. Even a year ago, the political powers that be were saying that a 3rd runway at Heathrow plans were "dead and buried". Yet here we are again, with Heathrow fighting for a 3rd runway, with Gatwick also wanting for a 2nd runway, … [Read more...]
