Dubai Air Show 2011 began on yesterday, the 13th November, 2011. Here’s a recap of what happened in Day 1 of the Mid East’s most prestigious air show. Show Stealer : Emirates orders 50 more Boeing 777-300ERs. Emirates literally stole the show yesterday by placing firm orders for 50 more...
Among many types of office workers – I notice two major categories. Architects and Inbox Slaves. Architect An architect is one who thinks out of the box, is passionate and innovative. The architects like to face new challenges, and dedicate themselves to winning those. An architect is not...
I have been a bit busy last week and had no opportunity to update this blog. And here are some of the most notable news from this week, so far. SIA names its LCC as Scoot Martinair ends passenger operations Qantas resumes operations after shutdown Cathay Pacific takes delivery...
The first Boeing 747-8 Freighetr for British Airways World Cargo was captured doing taxi tests, by Matt Cawby. The aircraft reg is G-GSSD. Also can be seen are some pics of the aircraft on his blog.
I have been quite busy last week with some exciting projects and did not have enough time to update this blog. And here’s a brief review about what happened in our fantastic, ever-changing industry last week. German Court Bans Night Flights at Frankfurt A German Court in Hessen ruled...
First photos of SriLankan Airlines’ next factory fresh Airbus A320, MSN4869 (to be registered 4R-ABN) has emerged following its first flight. Photo courtesy of Hamburg Finkenwerder Spotter The new aircraft, the second factory fresh Airbus A320 for SriLankan, made its first test flight on 4th October and...
SriLankan Airlines’ Airbus A320-232 aircraft, MSN 2914 (4R-ABH), has had its lease period ended and has now been taken up by TransAsia Airways of Taiwan. SriLankan took delivery of MSN2914 in 2009, on a two year operating lease. The aircraft last appears to have operated for SriLankan on 15th...
International Aero Engines has won the campaign to power the 50 Airbus A320 family aircraft that China Eastern Airlines has on order. China Eastern at present operates an A320 fleet powered by a mix of IAE V2500 and CFMI CFM56 engines. The new order is a boost for IAE...
China’s state owned aircraft manufacturer, COMAC has forecast a demand of 4,700 new aircraft in China for the next 20 yrs. The company expects that it will be able to claim up to 30% of this market. Read more at CAAC news ( in Chinese ).
Keeping your customers happy is hard to do. This is even harder in an industry like ours. Customers blame the airlines for delayed flights, cancelled flights, packed up flights or even when you put them up at a hotel on your expense. But from the customer’s perspective, this is...
