Airline flight reviews
There will be a new airline flight route review section here at PlaneTalking Live which will provide reviews by our readers on the airline and airports that they use. We want to find what the airlines are doing that you think is good or bad, what the food is like and how good is the in-flight entertainment. Did you get value for money? [...]
Etihad’s new Crystal Cargo Airbus A330-200F freighter aircraft deployed to fly aid to Pakistan flood victims
The inaugural flight for Etihad Crystal Cargo’s new Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft took place last Saturday, 28 August, and was a special charter carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to Pakistan. The new Airbus A330-200F was deployed to Karachi and utilised the aircraft’s capacity to 59 tonnes. The aid was required following heavy monsoon rains which hit Pakistan [...]
First Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivery now expected early 2011
Not long to wait now, although no exact date yet! Boeing have said today that it now expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the middle of the first quarter 2011. The delivery date revision follows an assessment of the availability of an engine needed for the final phases of flight test this fall. While Boeing [...]
Picture: Aires Aero Boeing 737 crashes – aircraft breaks into three during lightening strike landing
An Aires Aero Boeing 737 hase broken apart into several pieces whilst landing during a thunder storm at San Andres Island airport, Colombia. The Boeing 737 was flying from Bogota to San Andres Island and was attempting to land during the thuder storm. It is thought that the Boeing aircraft may have been hit by a [...]
Etihad delivery of first Airbus A330-200 Freighter marks record month
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft. Etihad is the launch customer for the freighter which made its maiden flight from Airbus in Toulouse to the airline’s base in Abu Dhabi on Monday evening, 9th August. The freighter will boost the airline’s expanding fleet of cargo aircraft and arrives at [...]
Would you swap a plane for a motorhome?
A motorhome salesman, Andrew Harris, has met some challenges in his time but he thought taking a plane as a trade-in might be a challenge too far. Andrew, from the Romahome Centre in Southampton, was following up an enquiry from private pilot Bob Woolford, a former part-time air traffic controller at Sandown and Bembridge Airport [...]
Video: Emirates show how their cabin crew are trained
The UAE’s two largest airlines, Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways, are planning to hire 80,000 pilots and cabin crew over the next decade, for new job positions as they continue to expand their services. The head of cabin crew training at Emirates, Catherine Baird, explains how new recruits are put through their paces in everything from [...]
Virgin Blue starts Sydney to Uluru flight service
The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines this morning dispatched its inaugural flight for its Sydney to Uluru service. The special service, operated by a Boeing 737-800 with industry guests, media and commercial customers was farewelled by traditional indigenous didgeridoo players and dancers. On arrival in Uluru, the aircraft and indigenous crew members under the command [...]
Video: Middle East airlines continue aircraft spending spree
Middle Eastern airlines have been spending big at the Farnborough Air Show to expand their fleet as passenger numbers in the region continue to grow. But is the growth sustainable?
