Emirates seem to have changed their plans to shift the Dubai to London route, with a move forward. EK007/EK008 will move forward as planned from the 28th October 2012 EK028/EK030 which was due to switch to A380 operations on 1st February 2013 will now instead switch on the 10th December 2012 The new timetable from 10th December is as follows: Dubai - London … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A320
It's Sunday again, and that can mean that it is time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A320 taxing at London Heathrow Airport on a dull September day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Qantas A380 at Sunset
It's Sunday, so it must be time for some airplane art. Rather than raiding though the archive of stuff I've shot, it's one from the end of my Japan trip - a Qantas Airbus A380 sitting pretty in the evening sun at London Heathrow Airport (Yes, it's clickable to view the large version!) More of course next week! … [Read more...]
Coming to the London 2012 Games? Some dates to AVOID Heathrow
As we enter countdown for the London 2012 Olympic games, Heathrow Airport has published a few interesting titbits on how it's going to cope. Heathrow predict that 80% of overseas London 2012 visitors will flow through the airport, and are even constructing a temporary "Olympic Terminal" to assist for the games (operating from 13-15 August). More importantly, Heathrow has … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Air Canada A319
Well, this is the last of the week's extension of Airplane art, time to something a little bit special at Air Canada's morning hub - London Heathrow Airport T3. The plane in the foreground is an Air Canada Airbus A319 (yes, an AC A319 at LHR) on tow after completing it's leg from Newfoundland St Johns, with a pair of Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER's in the background - and … [Read more...]
BMI… A bucketful of losses….
The Telegraph has been eyeing what state BMI is in and what it could be worth.. and the losses it could be stemming. And the numbers don't make good reading.... BMI is on target to loose £145 million this year, with the liabilities that remain at a staggering £362 million. It seems that Morgan Stanley did the numbers, and it didn't turn out what they expected with the … [Read more...]
ORD XI: Lounging around LHR
Well you've heard of Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities"... well this is a Tale of Two LHR T1 Lounges. I'll leave you to fill in the names of which is which ;) One is bright, yet the other is is a dingy place One has edible food, one has a joke One is on one side of the airport, the other another. One seems to have plenty of staff floating around, one … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 777-200
It's Sunday, and in GhettoIFE land, that means it's our other regular feature - Airplane art. For those who ask, it's when I go travelling, I like to take pictures of planes (as well as many other things). Airplane art used to be known as Airplane p0rn, but as I've moved the site over to a more family friendly site, I'll make it more family friendly. And yes, it hurts a … [Read more...]
Heathwick? What an awful idea….
Hitting the press today in the United Kingdom has been the idea of "Heathwick" (with the Telegraph breaking it first, followed by the BBC The idea is to some simple - slap in a High Speed Rail link to operate between London Heathrow and London Gatwick Airports around the M25, running at 180mph to 15 minutes and create a "virtual hub" between the two airports. Ministers … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – British Airways Airbus A321
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane p0rn This week, it's a British Airways Airbus A321 and not a 777-200 (as I posted earlier) taking off from London Heathrow Airport More of course next week! … [Read more...]