As Boeing 787s are making their way out to airlines at a reasonable rate, the first European Airlines to receive one has now been delivered to LOT Polish Airlines. LOT Polish Airlines 787 - Image: The Boeing Company. LOT are pretty excited about the 787, with Marcin Pirog, chief executive officer of LOT stating: "This is a historic moment for LOT" "I am convinced … [Read more...]
LOT prepares for Boeing 787 operations
LOT Polish Airines will become the first European airline to launch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service. According to Airlineroute.net, LOT is planning to operate the following: Warsaw – Chicago Commences 16th January 2013, Up to 10 times weekly by 20th May 2013 Warsaw – Toronto Commences 1st February 2013, operating 8 times weekly by 6th June 2013 Warsaw – New … [Read more...]
LOT 767 Gear up incident at Warsaw
Major news from Warsaw, with news of a LOT Boeing 767 having to land with a landing gear failing to deploy before landing. Flight reports video footage from Reuters... and it doesn't look good. The 767-300ER - forming flight LO016 from New York - Newark to Warsaw was carrying 220 passengers and 11 crew. Thankfully all were safely evacuated from the … [Read more...]
The News Roundup, US Immigration, EK
It's Friday, so it's time to wrap up this week in Civil Aviation and ponder what people were thinking this week: US Immigration Considers $10 on ESTA service. I'm not going to repeat this here - head to my Soapbox entry. EK Send a A380 to BHX I wasn't going to cover this.. but hey. Here it is - an Emirates Airbus A380 landing safely at BHX (does that mean BHX … [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...]