The Good News: The 787 has been passed as compliant with all US and European safety regulations! The first plane will be delivered on September 26. This is later than I had hoped! For ANA have always said they would start flying the plane one month after delivery. The first ANA 787 commercial flight is a “charter flight” on October 26, from Narita to Hong Kong (and return). 100 Economy passengers will be on board, chosen by lottery from people who book on the ANA website. Business class seats will be sold by auction with proceeds going…
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787 Contest to win a flight
It looks like Boeing will finally deliver the 787 to ANA in September, 2011. The inaugural flight is therefore going to be in October, 2011. Until September 5th, 2011 go to ANA’s Facebook page, like them and then upload a picture of you smiling with the numbers 787. A winner receives two tickets to Japan for the inaugural 787 flight, between Tokyo’s Narita airport and Hong Kong. The flight will take off approximately one month after the delivery of the aircraft and seats will also be available via a special package tour organised by ANA. Following…
China Southern A380 Almost flying
Prior to fit out China Southern Airlines has completed initial test flights for its first Airbus A380 aircraft. The airline is buying five.The plane entered the skies for its final test flight during the week at the Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The plane has been painted and had its cabin fully fitted out. More advanced tests will be held in Hamburg before the plane flies on to Toulouse in France for final preparation for delivery to the airline. October? China Southern Airlines will become the seventh operator of the A380 later this year. #1 Singapore…
Real 787 delivery
Pic: Seattle Post-Inquirer Boeing rolled out the first 787 on Saturday, August 6, 2011. The plane is meant to be delivered to Japan’s ANA by the end of September. Seeing I am hoping to fly it three weeks later for my 787th flight it had better be on time!! Please, please, please!!
767-the excitement!!
Ok, I am excited. My 767th flight of my life is booked on Air New Zealand from Perth to Auckland August 30th on a Boeing 767 of course! Never flown that sector before.This from what I can tell will be my 108th 767 flight. So far this year I have flown my: 737th flight on a Southwest 737747th flight on a Qantas 747757th flight on a United 757 I wonder who will get to be my 777th flight’s carrier? V Australia is my preference but that is not looking possible. Watch this space! And as for…
Air India to start 787 service to Melbourne in October! NO!
Media Reports are full of the news that: “Melbourne will be the first Australian city to receive scheduled 787 service when Air India deploys the aircraft on its new Delhi-Melbourne route in October.” (Flightglobal.com). Seeing that’s my home city, I took an interest. Context first: This news came amidst celebrations accompanying the touchdown of a 787 at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. Air India has 27 of the planes on order and got $45million in compensation for their delayed delivery (three years now). Air India is the number two customer for the 787 after Japan’s ANA.…
More 787
Great review from the Sydney Morning Herald about the 787 – what do you think?
the 787 in “operation: in Japan
I am excited! The 787 has started a series of simulation flights around japan to test the airliner in service. Here are some great pics from Seattle‘s Post Inquirer newspaper. A Boeing 787 (middle) taxis Behind a Boeing 767 after arriving from Seattle at Tokyo‘s Haneda International Airport on Sunday, July 3, 2011 –Seattle PI 787 is welcomed to Japan I want to fly on it soon!
China Southern A380 News
The 7th airline in the world to get their 380 will be China Southern. One of their planes rolled out of the paint shop this week. It will go back into the hangers for more work, apparently, before delivery later in the year. The Airline’s layout has been released. They will have 506 seats across all classes (Air France has 516 or 538, Lufthansa 526, Emirates 489/517, Singapore 471, Qantas 450 and Korean 407): First Class, 1-2-1 layout, is located on the lower deck. Business Class, situated on the upper deck, is 1-2-1 428 Economy seats…
Korean A380 in service
The long anticipated first flight of Korean Air’s A380 took place last week. The sixth airline in the world to fly the plane after Singapore, Qantas, Emirates, Air France and Lufthansa, the first flights were from Seoul (ICN) to Tokyo and Hong Kong Korean have ordered ten A380s. Five will be delivered this year and the next five not until 2014. They have configured the plane to have the least number of seats of all the airlines flying it (414) with the top deck being all business class with 94 seats. The lower deck has 12 First Class and…
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