Re: Iberia A359 to SYD for world cup winners charter

A exotic visitor to SYD, I am not sure if IB has ever been to Sydney BEFORE but for the spotters this will be a good opportunity to catch a new livery over there. Apparently IB visited 4 years ago, but still an exciting visitor! https://twitter.com/rschuur_aero/status/1692812306017665027 Congrats, ...

Re: Queen's funeral: Heathrow cancels flights on Monday

This has caused a lot of unnecessary disruption today to peoples travels from around the well - who for months had preplanned flights in to LHR only to now find tediously long connections or connections pushed to tomorrow because of this. Its also impacted LHRs staff who are having great troubles ge...

Re: Emirates Network & Fleet Discussion - 2021

It's actually any frequency (IIRC) to any four points in Germany. Pre-COVID EK had 10x daily flights to Germany. Yes, and Germany said if you want unlimited ports then you get 7 daily flights instead as above? 7 daily even in pre-Covid times would have meant 2 daily A380s each to MUC FRA + daily A3...

Re: Emirates Network & Fleet Discussion - 2021

xwb777 wrote:

According to the UAE embassador to Israel, Emirates and Air Arabia will soon launch flights to TLV.


Source: I came across the news on an Instagram story.

Re: Iberia launches seasonal service to Male (Maldives)

In 2020 it was in the Top 10, above France https://visitmaldives.s3.amazonaws.com/roOrMWqP/puho376m.pdf That´s between the 15th July and 25th November 2020. which unless I´ve got something wrong, is not the full 2020 data set. ...but it is exactly the time of year that IB is operating this seasonal...

Re: Arabian Aviation Thread - 2021

Emirates are launching TLV 19th May

EK931 d1440 a1705 77W
EK932 d1950 a2350 77W

Re: Heathrow says airport queues are becoming 'untenable'

That doesn’t cause long queues. You don’t have to present those things at the border. Once you have settled status you get proof of your residency and that’s done. The same as non-EU citizens who resided in the UK before brexit and managed to still travel without issues. UK citizens in Europe also ...

Re: Spanish Aviation Thread - 2021

Does anybody have info on the proposed QR restart of DOH-AGP for S21? I read on here somewhere for May or June but maybe it's now been pulled? Any other gulf carriers restarting AGP also?

Thanks

Re: Qatar Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2021

Does anybody know if Malaga has been pulled? I read somewhere that it was returning from 23rd May but doesn't seem to show (Searched this thread and the Spanish Aviation Thread and can't find it).

Thanks

Re: QR 77W at CLT

Emirates are sending a 77W 3 times a week at the moment to LCK. Cargo in cabin. As well as quite a number of other destinations that you wouldn't normally catch them including BQN and BOG.

Re: Emirates Network & Fleet Discussion - 2021

Emirates to resume flights to Seattle in February 2021 with 4 weekly flights operated by the 2-Class B77W. As far as I am aware, EK does not sit on a 2-class B77W that is fitted with a CRC. So It'll most likely be a 3-class B77W or 2-class B77L. They operate three class 77W sold as two class on cer...

Re: BA service to Australia over the years

BA has always been at a disadvantage being the the Western End of the long route to Oceana, QF and NZ struggled too, NZ are no longer operating to Europe and QF had UK-based cabin crew for quite a few years. I think BA did have cabin crew bases in Asia prior to the introduction of MF, Im not sure i...

Re: RAF's VIP A330 MRTT getting 'Austin Powers' Repaint

Looks like a charter airline now. Wouldn't be out of place in TFS or CFU.

Re: IB announces the retirement of A346 fleet

IB has some problems - it's not a strong carrier -, which is very obvious in this crisis: -MAD geography is crap for intra-European connections. -MAD is not a tourist hot spot. -IB relies heavily on America. Without America, IB is essentially, nothing. -IB did not prioritise cargo - despite one of ...

Re: Will Emirates have to completely change business model?

I think Dubai will see a huge decline with global warming. Who is going to want to live and vacation in a place so hot? Last 2 years it’s actually been noticeably colder here than previous years during summer. Obviously you’ve never been here or elsewhere in the Gulf. Global warming canceled then. ...

Re: Spanish Aviation Thread - 2020

Iberia are due to operate a repatriation flight SYD-BKK-MAD on the 30th April;

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/iberia-sydney-madrid-flight

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II

Emirates to suspend all passenger operations from the 25th:

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak/breaking-emirates-suspends-all-passenger-flights

Re: FD uses ladder to extract pax from upper deck of a380 on med divert.

Depending on the nature and severity of the medical event, location and perhaps even the size of the passenger, it may have proved difficult to move the passenger to the forward stairs and out of ML1 or MR1 as apposed to UL3 (not 1L or 8L). The curvature of the aft stairs would also make it likely i...

Re: Arabian Aviation Thread - 2019

xwb777 wrote:

Emirates to operate an extra A380 flight to Madrid.

Re: World's largest single-building satellite concourse ready to open at PVG

Perhaps certain carriers/airports should look to Emirates/DXB for pointers. They can board an A380 or 77W to perfection by bus and depart right on time. I’ve done it many, many times. Although I much prefer boarding by airbridge, it’s a pretty awesome experience boarding an A380 by stairs.

Qantas Choose A35K for Project Sunrise

Now is the time for a new thread wouldn’t you say? As quoted below https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-update-on-project-sunrise/ •Airbus A350 selected as preferred aircraft (no order placed) •Deadline for confirming delivery slots extended by one month •Regulatory support for ul...

'Unresponsive Aircraft' DC Area

Breaking news White House on 'lockdown':

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/white-house-lockdown-capitol-hill-evacuated-plane-aircraft-fighter-jets-trump-a9218426.html

More to follow...

Re: Thomas Cook Airlines News and Discussion Thread

Sure, and I don't work for them. I value stability. Don't really care where you work. Your thoughts at this time aren't stable. Thomas Cook isn't either. Your smugness is both saddening and unwelcome. I hope for your sake that whichever 'stable' business you work for, never finds itself in this pos...

Re: Thomas Cook Airlines News and Discussion Thread

Super sad day and I can't begin to imagine how the crew and staff group-wide must be feeling right now. I can only equate it to how I imagine I'd feel.

Another iconic company is disappearing. Thank you for the memories from childhood to now. You will be sorely missed Thomas Cook. Over and out.

Re: Qantas Fleet Thread - 2019

RyanairGuru wrote:

Just so I'm clear, there are currently frames in both DRS and AUH for maintenance, so they are taking two out of service at the same time?

Re: Qantas Fleet Thread - 2019

OQG is now positioning LHR/DRS to swap places with OQE which will operated QF2 tonight.

Re: Qantas Fleet Thread - 2019

The first A380 for cabin refurbs is OQE which departs this coming Sunday as QF5 SYD-SIN-LHR, then positioning to DRS for the cabin works. This aircraft is going in to DRS for maintenance only. Not refurb. OQE is most certainly undergoing refurb with Airbus in DRS. I have had this confirmed from wit...

Re: Qantas Fleet Thread - 2019

First one isn't due to go in until July, probably back early-mid August. From that diagram think 3L is still in place with a single toilet behind, although it's possibly got a false wall - maybe for self-serve refreshments Just 3R seemingly plugged which adds room for 6 PE seats and a new toilet be...

Re: Emirates take delivery of a new plane

Hardly any surprise, if you look at it correctly. They completed 77W deliveries last year and are now waiting for the 77X. A380 deliveries have been slowed down in line with growth expectations and the company now awaits the 339 and 359 in 2021 and 2024 respectively. Dubai is pretty full, why would ...

Re: A380 Biggest manufacturing loss in civil aviation to date?

After observing this thread and many other A380 related posts not just in recent weeks but in general, it really shocks me about how much joy a large number of members are taking from seeing the A380 line close. Every opportunity some get, they will say the most ridiculously negative things about wh...

Re: Does Emirates carry its own return catering?

Emirates are catered out of LHR and many other European ports by DO&CO.

Many turnarounds are double catered. For example KSA, Iran, Oman etc along with a number of other regional flights.

Re: Emirates Group announces half-year performance for 2018-19

Quote: XWB777 You On a revenue basis QANTAS and Emirates have similar incomes. On a profit basis QANTAS produces incomes 25 times greater than Emirates. On a ticket price basis QANTAS average price is 50% higher than Emirates. QANTAS produce 55% of their incomes from the domestic network. On face v...

Re: Spain will open its newest airport, Murcia International, on January 2019

Believe it or not, another airport with "far more" capacity in Spain. How many spanish airports are being used near full capacity? To name a few BCN, MAD and VLC have had huge expansions over the last decade and all of them are operating far below capacity. Not to mention empty airports a...

Re: CNN's Jim Acosta's Press Credentials Revoked

I can see that some may not like that Acosta keeps pushing and pushing for answers from Trump but those same people also need to understand that without people like Acosta, we will never get answers from Trump but instead, just hear his delusions of grandeur, his lies, his falsehoods, his versions o...

Re: Return crew on inaugural flight.

The crew paxed to GLA, overnighted in EDI at the hotel sourced for this new station and were transported as normal to EDI to operate the return as normal whilst the inbound crew signed off and overnighted in EDI.

Re: Drunk passenger causes diversion after headbutting FA

Are mothers not teaching manners anymore? People use to be much more respectful. Planes are going to be camera’d up for evidence purposes soon enough and should be equipped with a holding area in the belly of the plane. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me to see video cams of both flight deck & pa...

Re: Singapore Airlines takes delivery of first A350-900ULR from Airbus

YouGeeElWhy wrote:

I am not sure why but the number of toilets on this plane gives me anxiety. It does not seem like enough. 3 for 67 bladders in J and 3 for 94 bladders in W.

Re: DL to add new routes after agreement with ME3

Yet the non stops are and have been limited. Either DL is not smart about routes and making money (their profits say otherwise) or the market isnt the gold mine it is professed to be nonstop. Occams Razor indicates the former. Not that simple. You have to look at cost side along with price pressure...

Re: DL to add new routes after agreement with ME3

Absolutely nothing changed other than the ME3 promising to open up the books even more than they had already done. That will show how much Emirates Airline paid Emirates Flight Catering, Dubai Airports. dnata and Dubai ATF suppliers. Emirates Airline has to pay for terminal construction. Delta can ...

Re: Westet New Livery

‘Spirit of Canada’

...how very original. Are we going to have ‘The Flying Maple Leaf’ next?

Re: AIRBUS 2020-2030 development projects A360, A370 opportunities.

I saw a few sources online, and they all were around the same figure of 580m^2. One of them you can find in this link: http://www.aircharterservice.cd/aircraft-guide/group/airbus-europe/airbusa380 Their figures would give a total cabin area of 595m2, but as a wild guess, it would drop a bit due to ...

Re: Tim Clark: A380's advantages over twinjets still 'enormous'

I think Timmy left out a lot of fine print. A380 is profitable only on 6hr:30m to 8hr missions and PLF is higher than BELF. To everywhere else you will be burning cash. That limits A380 pretty much to DXB-Europe routes A380 is the worst for the economy class passengers, chaotic boarding, crowded fi...

Re: Did my 747 suffer a tailstrike?

That is very much standard for both DXB and for the 744. From a Dubai perspective, even now, in March, I can take just shy of 60 seconds for an A380 operating DXB-Europe regardless of load, to reach its point of rotation. This doesn't necessarily mean you're right near the end of the runway upon bec...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - November 2017

RyanairGuru wrote:

Does anyone know which cabin crew group will work the 787? I assume QAAC was wondering if anyone could confirm?

Re: Emirates adding 7th LHR Service

How many hotel rooms a night is that for Emirates in London now?! It's would probably be advantageous to open a crew base there. The EK that is kicking out employees from housing in Dubai to save money should open a base in London? If you're going to stir, I'll finish off the story for you. Emirate...

Re: QF changes SYD-DXB-LHR back to SYD-SIN-LHR from 25th March 2018

Agree EK have spare A380 capacity but I'm sure the charter was the last option for QF. With the transit hub back to SIN QF will be able to dispurse the passengers on other QF services & easier to arrange an positioning flight to pickup the stranded passengers opposed to giving EK $$$ to charter...

Re: QF changes SYD-DXB-LHR back to SYD-SIN-LHR from 25th March 2018

Agree EK have spare A380 capacity but I'm sure the charter was the last option for QF. With the transit hub back to SIN QF will be able to dispurse the passengers on other QF services & easier to arrange an positioning flight to pickup the stranded passengers opposed to giving EK $$$ to charter...

Re: QF changes SYD-DXB-LHR back to SYD-SIN-LHR from 25th March 2018

To me, it seems like the passengers would have been stuck for the same time, if not more at SIN as well. Also, SIN would not have had an operator with a spare A380 they could lease as easily :wink: Agree EK have spare A380 capacity but I'm sure the charter was the last option for QF. With the trans...

Re: QF changes SYD-DXB-LHR back to SYD-SIN-LHR from 25th March 2018

SIN will also help the on time performance hopefully as DXB has been getting very congested (with generally more constrained airspace than SIN). And if the A/C goes tech in SIN, its more likely passengers will be reaccommodated rather than waiting for days in DXB This is pure rubbish. The main reas...

Re: Qantas announces major cabin upgrade for A380 fleet

Hey mate, Does this mean just an upgrade of the current first class seats and not a completely new set up? Any ideas on the reconfigured lounge at the front of the upper deck? Cheers Bunumuring Correct first class will receive a refresh not a new seat All that is said about the lounge is that it wi...