London Heathrow T2. For some of you, you'll have flashbacks to the Europa Terminal as it used to be called. Well, that's all changed as the new Heathrow T2 is nearing completion. Roof of the new LHR T2 - Image BAA. Well to no-one's surprise, T2 will be the home of Star Alliance with plans for all Star Alliance airlines who operate in and out of Heathrow to move into … [Read more...]
Aeroflot pushes itself around SVO – takes over more terminal space
Aeroflot and the management of Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport have come to agreement to increase the amount of space avalible to Aeroflot and other SkyTeam members at the airport. The plan is for terminals D, E and F to be released to the Aeroflot and its partners from Summer 2014. This leaves only Terminal B & C available at Sheremetyevo to all other carriers - both … [Read more...]
Transaero confirms A380 order
Transaero Airlines have confirmed an order today for four Airbus A380 aircraft. The original memorandum of understanding was signed in October 2011, with the conversion of that memorandum into a firm order, making it the first operator of the WhaleJet in Russia/CIS/Eastern European area. Transaero is planning to deploy these double-decker planes on high density routes … [Read more...]
Transaero formally commits to 4 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Transaero of Russia has confirmed and placed a firm order for four Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The airline has opted for the baseline model of the aircraft - the 787-8. Alexander Pleshakov (Transaero's Board Chairman) states the planes will be used for both Russian domestic routes and international services. Transaero is slotting in these birds to replace the existing Boeing … [Read more...]
British Airways gets the final nod from Russian Authorities to run 747’s…
News from British Airways who have gained approval to fly a Boeing 747-400 on its London (LHR)-Moscow Domodedovo (DME) route This was just two days before the first scheduled flight began Sunday. Transaero seems to be at the heart of this dispute who wished to operate larger capacity aircraft on this route (they currently operate narrowbody aircraft), and wished to … [Read more...]
Transaero orders more aircraft… this time Boeing 747-8i’s….
Remember a couple of weeks ago I wrote about Transaero ordering some Airbus A380's? Well it seems Transareo are at it again, this time ordering big aircraft from Boeing, with a preliminary agreement to order four Boeing 747-8 passenger aircraft. Transaero is planing for these planes to be fitted in a four-class configuration with about 460 seats installed. Transaero is … [Read more...]
Transareo signs MOU for 4 A380’s… with *700+* Seats
Yes, you read that right. 700 seats. Transareo - Russia's 2nd largest airline - will be the first Russian airline to take delivery of Four Airbus A380's according to airbus.com Image - Airbus SARL. Transareo will be planning to operate these aircraft on long-haul routes from Moscow, in a 3 cabin layout seating about 700 passengers. Olga Pleshakova, Transaero … [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...]