Qantas’ SYD-JNB with A380: the shape of superjumbos to come?
Qantas’ deployment of its Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Johannesburg route marks multiple changes: a major capacity boost, passenger experience upgrades, and the new role that the superjumbo is playing in commercial aviation as it approaches its second decade in operation.
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Why first class aboard UK railway operator LNER is truly First Class
LNER maintains first class lounges at a few key stations along the route, and so I decided to spend some time at the lounge before departure, which is located on the edge of the platforms with the entrance facing onto the concourse.
Turkish Airlines A350 economy shines despite hiccups on SEA-IST
Dozing was neither the easiest nor the hardest. The empty seat in the row enabled me to stretch out, as did the slightly above average pitch. There’s no footrest, but the seat does recline a full six inches, according to the carrier.
Hands-on with Boeing 777X’s wider cabin, big bins, new lighting
Further back in the aircraft, Wynhof explains, “if you take that curve and that arc of the A ceiling panel and you flip it 180 degrees, you achieve the ceiling architecture that you’re sitting in, which is the B ceiling architecture… these outward arcs create a greater sense of breadth and width in the cabin, which is what we’re after in higher density cabin classes like premium ...
Malaysia Airlines elevates premium position with A330neo interior
Malaysia Airlines’ previous premium seat decisions — namely the staggered 1-2-2, 1-2-1 configuration in standard business on its Airbus A350s — saw the Kuala Lumpur-based carrier eclipsed by all-direct-aisle access layouts. But as it readies to take delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 twinjets in the third quarter, Malaysia Airlines has …
Inside the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Kansas
Iconic aviator, aviation record-setter, and author Amelia Earhart is celebrated in her hometown of Atchison, Kansas with a birthplace museum, life-size statues, an annual festival, and a one-acre earthwork portrait.. But starting on 14 April 2023, another major Earhart attraction lands in Atchison: the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum located, appropriately enough, at …
New logo, same train: a Eurostar Standard Premier review
It appears that the firm’s merger with Thalys has elicited a new logo and very little else at this point, while its existing rolling stock, some of which dates back to the 1990s, grows older and more tired with each passing year.
How Scottish Leather Group delivers sustainable leather for ...
Scottish Leather Group (SLG), which comprises three units — Muirhead for aviation, public mobility, marine and furniture applications; Bridge of Weir for automotive applications; and Lang, its dedicated tannery — boasts more than 180 years’ experience in …
British Airways Gatwick Club Lounge elevates traditional product
London Gatwick has always played second fiddle to Heathrow, with premium carriers like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways basing only a limited fleet amongst the sea of easyJet orange.