In this issue:

• History Special: Braniff – The Only Concorde Service in the USA
• Trip Report: Etihad A350-1000 Inaugural Flight Abu Dhabi to Paris
• DHL Boeing 757 Crash Landed in San Jose
• LATAM Airbus A320 Lands With Nose Gear Rotated by 90 Degrees
• Cathay Pacific Plans World’s Longest Flight From New York to Hong Kong
• Inside Emirates Aviation College – How Emirates Train Their Cabin Crew?
• Video: The Future of Etihad - A350-1000 Inaugural Flight

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History Special: Braniff – The Only Concorde Service in the USA

Braniff International was a big name in US airline transportation from 1930 until its bankruptcy and shutdown in May 1982.

In lieu of ownership, a concept emerged for domestic Concorde services in the United States, to be operated by both British Airways and Air France planes, fresh in from the Atlantic, on the 1,172 mile (1,886 kilometer) route from Washington to Braniff’s home base at the new Dallas/Fort Worth airport. After a night stop, the aircraft would return to Washington the next morning in time to continue back to Europe. These would be Braniff flights with Braniff crews; the exterior identity of the aircraft – British Airways or Air France – would depend on the day of the week.

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Trip Report: Etihad A350-1000 Inaugural Flight Abu Dhabi to Paris

I flew on Etihad Airways new A350-1000 inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris on 31 March 2022. Etihad Airways have a total of 20 A350-1000 on order (12 firm order +8 options). Etihad first showcased their A350 during Dubai Airshow in November 2021. Video My trip started early morning in Abu Dhabi International. You […]

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DHL Boeing 757 Crash Landed in San Jose

On Thursday, 7th April, a DHL Boeing 757 veered off the runway and split into parts after an emergency landing at San Jose Juan Santamaría International Airport, Costa Rica. The Boeing 757, with registration HP-2010DAE, was operating a cargo flight from San Jose Juan Santamaria to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City when it […]

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LATAM Airbus A320 Lands With Nose Gear Rotated by 90 Degrees

On 29th March, Tuesday, a LATAM Airlines Airbus A320-200 made an emergency landing at Medellin Jose Maria Cordova International Airport, with the nose gear locked 90 degrees off-centre. The Airbus A320-200, with the registration CC-BAS, was climbing out of Medellin’s runway 01 as flight LA4292 to Cartagena, Colombia when the crew noticed an issue with […]

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Cathay Pacific Plans World’s Longest Flight From New York to Hong Kong

As reported by Bloomberg, Cathay Pacific plans to reroute its New York-Hong Kong service to avoid Russian airspace. The 10,000+ miles non-stop flight would become the world's longest flight by distance. The re-routed Cathay Pacific flight would be even longer (in terms of flown mileage) than the current world's longest flight which is Singapore Airlines's Singapore-New […]

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Inside Emirates Aviation College – How Emirates Train Their Cabin Crew?

I visited Emirates Aviation Training College in Dubai where Emirates trained their cabin crew. The new Emirates cabin crew (ab initio) went through 8 weeks of intensive training and exams to be qualified to fly. Watch this behind-the-scenes vlog on cabin crew training including safety and emergency procedure (SEP), First Aid Training, Image/uniform and cabin […]

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Video: The Future of Etihad - A350-1000 Inaugural Flight

I flew on Etihad Airways new A350-1000 inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris on 31 March 2022. The Etihad A350-1000 has 44 Business Class suites and 327 economy class seats. A total of 5 A350-1000 will be entering service with Etihad this year.

There are the usual celebrations at the gate before takeoff, aviation enthusiasts and media were busy taking photos and videos of the new plane. The pilot gave the flight briefing and showed the latest touch screen technology on the A350-1000 cockpit display. Enjoy the views from the cockpit on takeoff.

After takeoff, I explored the Economy Class cabin. The first 5 rows in Economy have extra space as Economy Space. There are tablet holder and bluetooth enabled headset connection. I check out all the seat functions in the new Etihad Business Class suite. It has a sliding door to enhance privacy. 
During the flight, I interviewed Etihad Aviation Group CEO Tony Douglas about the A350 operation and the future of the Etihad A380. The new Etihad A350-1000 will be deployed to Mumbai, Delhi, Jeddah, Cairo and Istanbul before entering long haul service to New York and Chicago in July.

I gave my verdict and recommendation on the Etihad A350 at the end of the video.

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