by Ilpana | Feb 16, 2019 | A350, Airbus, B747-400, B747-8, Boeing, Emirates, Frequent Flyer, Qantas, United Arab Emirates
A380 terminated at 14 as B747 turns 50 Boeing ushered in the age of the wide-body airliner 50 years ago on February 9, 1969 as its first 747, RA001, departed Runway 16R at Snohomish County Paine Field in Washington at 11:34 AM. Certification and commercial service...
by Ilpana | Dec 16, 2018 | Space Force, Space Tourism, Supersonic, Virgin Galactic
Two former marines have guided Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to space but that now raises questions as to where space officially begins. Mark Stucky, 60, and Frederick Sturckow, 57, departed from Virgin Galactic’s hangar in Mojave, California reaching...
by Ilpana | Dec 9, 2018 | A350, Airbus, ANA All Nippon Airways, B777X, Boeing, Cathay Pacific Airways, Etihad Airways, General Electric, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways
Since the Boeing 777 was first introduced in 1995 as a replacement for the B747 and B767 it has gone from strength to strength, being adopted by the world’s top airlines such as Emirates and Cathay Pacific and developing four variants. Building upon the lessons...
by Ilpana | Dec 8, 2018 | ANA All Nippon Airways, Arab, Cathay Pacific Airways, Eva Air, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Skytrax, Thai Airways, Thai Airways
Earlier this year at the Langham Hotel in London, airline leaders and managers converged for the coveted annual World Airline Awards. Awarded by Skytrax, the list of accolades includes the best airlines, best low-cost airlines, best regional airlines, best cabin crew,...
by Ilpana | Dec 5, 2018 | Frequent Flyer, Qantas
There are plenty of offers available this month which will make membership with Qantas all the more worthwhile for both frequent and leisure flyers. Travellers can save $89.50 on their Qantas Frequent Flyer membership fee when they sign up for a Qantas Cash card (to...
by Ilpana | Oct 17, 2018 | Aerion Supersonic, General Electric, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Mach, Supersonic
Aerion Supersonic unveiled the initial design of their 12-seater, Mach 1.4-capable AS2 business jet on Monday after announcing it had overcome stringent noise requirements set to affect aircraft manufactured after 2020. The aircraft has been developed in close...
by Ilpana | Oct 11, 2018 | A350, Airbus, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Changi Airport
The 19-hour flight on board the A350-900 ULR from Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore to Newark Liberty International Airport, New York will depart at 23:35 local time after a 5-year hiatus. The airline had previously flown a thirsty, four-engine Airbus A340-500 on...
by Ilpana | Oct 10, 2018 | Australia, Boeing, Chinook, Middle East, RAAF, Wedgetail
The past few weeks have seen Boeing’s efforts pay off as the organisation has secured contracts with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Australian Army while the United Kingdom appears to be close to selecting the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail. On October 4 Boeing...
by Ilpana | Oct 9, 2018 | B747-400, Boeing, Incident, Kingdom of Thailand, Runway, Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai Airways, Thai Airways
A sparsely-filled Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 with 97 passengers and 18 crew on board has reportedly slid off Runway 19R while landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand. No reports of injuries have emerged from local reports and Thai Airways vice president for...
by Fred | Oct 8, 2018 | Air Italy, Airline Subsidies, Arab, Australia, Qantas, Qatar, Tax Breaks, Trump, USA
The case the US legacy carriers have made against their Arab competitors is that under the bilateral air services agreements no government subsidies are permitted in order to maintain a free market. The agreement, known as Open Skies, states no such thing and the case...
