In this issue:
- Airbus and Qatar Airways Settles A350 Legal Dispute
- The Last Boeing 747 Delivery
- Emirates B777 Test Flight Flew With 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Airbus A320 Lost Left Hand Elevator Upon Departure in Congo
- Trip Report: Air France B777-300/ER New Business Class and Premium Economy
- Miracle on Qantas Flight 32 – How Australia’s Worst Aviation Disaster was Averted?
- Flybe Ceases Operations, Cancels All Flights
- Heavy Flooding Closed Auckland Airport – Emirates Operated 13-Hour Flight to Nowhere
- Kuwait Airways Unveils New A330neo Cabin, Routes and Uniform
- British Airways Deal: Spain to US West Coast Business Class $1,760 (640 Tier Points)
- Video: Stormy Flight – Air France B777 NEW Business Class to New York
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Airbus and Qatar Airways Settles A350 Legal Dispute
Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in relation to their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350 aircraft.
Even though, the details of the settlement are confidential for the time being, a repair project is now underway and both parties are looking forward to getting the dozens of Qatar Airways grounded A350s safely back in the air. Moreover, both the manufacturer and the Gulf carrier will now proceed to discontinue their legal claims, averting a UK court trial scheduled for June later this year.
The Last Boeing 747 Delivery
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers – to celebrate the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas, bringing to a close more than a half-century of production. Boeing employees who designed and built the first 747, known as the "Incredibles," […]
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Emirates B777 Test Flight Flew With 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Emirates has operated its first demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB), and was commanded by Captain Fali Vajifdar and Captain Khalid Nasser Akram, flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. Emirates’ demonstration […]
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Airbus A320 Lost Left Hand Elevator Upon Departure in Congo
On 29th January 2023, a Compagnie Africaine Aviation (FlyCAA) Airbus A320 lost its left-hand elevator upon departure from Mbuji Mayi Airport. The accident occurred when the Airbus A320-200, with registration 9S-ABM, was performing a domestic flight BU415 from Mbuji Mayi to Kinshasa N’Djili in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Flight BU415 departed from Mbuji […]
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Trip Report: Air France B777-300/ER New Business Class and Premium Economy
I tried out Air France's new retrofitted B777-300/ER from Paris to New York JFK recently. The newly configured Air France B777-300/ER has 48 Business Class suites, 48 Premium Economy class seats and 273 Economy seats. Video Passengers were greeted by Air France employees holding posters of the newly refurbished cabin. Air France B777-300/ER New Cabin […]
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Miracle on Qantas Flight 32 – How Australia’s Worst Aviation Disaster was Averted?
On the morning of 4th November 2010, a Qantas Airbus A380 suffered an uncontained engine failure, shortly after leaving Singapore Changi Airport. Just minutes into the flight, one of the plane’s engines failed and caused significant damage to the wing and other systems. Against all odds, the pilots guided the heavily damaged superjumbo to the […]
Flybe Ceases Operations, Cancels All Flights
Less than a year after taking to the skies for the second time, British regional carrier Flybe (BE) has entered into administration and canceled all flights to and from the United Kingdom. On 28th January, Saturday, the regional carrier released a statement stating that it has ceased trading and told any passengers expecting to travel […]
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Heavy Flooding Closed Auckland Airport – Emirates Operated 13-Hour Flight to Nowhere
Auckland Airport has been closed after torrential rain hit New Zealand’s largest city, causing widespread flooding in many areas. The airport turned into a seaport, both domestic and international operations were halted on Friday, 27 January. A state of emergency was declared in Auckland after the torrential rain caused widespread flooding and evacuations, closing the […]
Kuwait Airways Unveils New A330neo Cabin, Routes and Uniform
Kuwait Airways has revealed a new cabin for its upcoming Airbus A330-900s, new routes for 2023 alongside a new uniform for its employees as part of “The Reveal.” Kuwait Airways has announced a new business class suite on its new A330-900neo. The new Airbus A330-900neo will also feature premium economy seats, making Kuwait Airways the […]
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British Airways Deal: Spain to US West Coast Business Class $1,760 (640 Tier Points)
British Airways and American Airlines are offering this great Business Class fare that will give you instant British Airways Executive Club Silver status(Oneworld Sapphire) with only one round-trip flight. The fare consists of British Airways and American Airlines multi-city round-trip fares between Spanish cities (i.e. Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga) to San Francisco all in business class […]
Video: Stormy Flight – Air France B777 NEW Business Class to New York
I flew on Air France's new Business Class seat on their refurbished B777-300/ER from Paris to New York. The weather in New York was bad with rain and low visibility. Watch the exciting landing at JFK.
The newly configured Air France B777-300/ER has 48 Business Class suites, 48 Premium Economy class seats and 273 Economy seats. It features a privacy door in Business class. Row 1 and 9 has massive footwell and extra room due to the bulkhead position. Air France’s new Premium Economy seat came with a deep recline which is different from the current fixed shell design.
3 refurbished Air France 777-300/ER currently flies between Paris and JFK (AF22/15), Dakar and Rio with this new configuration. 9 more B777 will be refurbished by the end of this year.
Before my flight, I visited Air France Operation Control Center (OCC) to see how my flight was dispatched. A rare behind-the-scenes discovery! The weather in New York was very bad with rain and low visibility. Our plane was on hold for 40 minutes before cleared to ILS approach on Runway 13L. Watch the exciting landing at JFK.
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