Boeing 777

The hulk of a parked Boeing 747 performed a seeming death dance ritual on Wednesday in an aircraft boneyard in Mojave, California, as desert windstorm blowing at over 70 miles per hour, forced it into a last demonstration of the fluid dynamics of flight. RSS Feed – Top Digital Journal NewsRead Full Story

Philippine Airline B777 Philippine Airlines will roll out its flagship Boeing 777-300ER on all Australian services from June 30, 2012. The Boeing 777 will replace the Airbus A330 and A340 currently used on PAL flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Manila. Philippine Airlines previously used a Boeing 777 on the Sydney-Manila route from 2010, before the aircraft was swapped onto PAL’s Vancouver and Tokyo services. The aircraft sports 42 seats in Mabuhay Class (business class) in a largely 2-3-2...Read Full Story

My Review: Flying Emirates Airline Business Class to Dubai: from Airline Reporter by David Parker Brown I couldn't get any good shots of my 777-200LR in Seattle or Dubai, so I am using this photo of another Emirates Boeing 777-300ER that I took from my aircraft. EMIRATES AIRLINE REVIEW BASICS: Airline: Emirates Airline Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR Departed: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Arrived: Dubai International Airport (DXB) tops: Non-stop flight Class: Business...Read Full Story

The Eleven Orders of Putin: Earmarks for Russia’s development in the next six years Get short URL email story to a friend print version Published: 08 May, 2012, 04:36Edited: 08 May, 2012, 12:46 Russian President Vladimir Putin (RIA Novosti / Alexsey Druginyn) TAGS: Election, Military, Putin, Russia, Politics,Law, Internet President Vladimir Putin has announced 11 Executive Orders within hours of his inauguration. These orders set Russia’s strategic aims in foreign, domestic, social and...Read Full Story

15 May 2012, Singapore – Singapore’s newest low cost carrier Scoot unveils its inflight entertainment and inflight food and beverage onboard its flights ahead of its inaugural flight on 4 June 2012 to Sydney. Eat! The Eat Menu is categorised into Hot Meals, Sandwiches, Snacks while the Beverages include Cold and Hot Drinks and Alcohol.    All meals are suitable for Muslim guests and vegetarian options such as the vegetarian lasagne and cheesy mushroom Panini are also available.   Adding a...Read Full Story

Jumbo evolution - the Lufthansa way: from Airline Business by Max Kingsley-Jones Lufthansa celebrated the arrival of its first Boeing 747-8I on Wednesday in a hangar at Frankfurt airport, where 1,200 invited employees - and a few journos - got a chance to preview the latest iteration of Jumbo Jet. Clockwise from top left: 747-200B, -200B (new colours), -8I and -400 Lufthansa will have the honour of debuting Boeing's sixth iteration of passenger-carrying 747 when it puts the new jet into...Read Full Story

American Airlines today took the next step in its fleet modernisation plan – to ensure that its customers are flying onboard one of the most modern fleets in the industry. Today’s progress includes an investment of $1 billion to redesign and refresh the airline’s international widebody aircraft – a demonstration of the forward movement of the company’s business plan. As part of this redesign, American’s entire fleet of 777-200ERs will have fully lie-flat Business Class seats with aisle access...Read Full Story

Lufthansa has just welcomed the world’s first passenger version of the Boeing 747-8 into its fleet. To mark the occasion, it has released a special multi-media edition of the Lufthansa Magazin iPad app dedicated to the Queen of the Skies. Exclusive film and image material as well as a 360° view of the interior of the new jumbo jet provide an introduction to an extensive discovery tour. Special emphasis is given to the passenger cabin with the new Business Class, the exclusive First Class and...Read Full Story

Some American Airlines jets will get lie-flat seats American Airlines is giving its wide-body planes a face-lift. On Wednesday, the Fort Worth-based airline said it plans to retrofit all its Boeing 777-200ERs and half its Boeing 767-300ERs with lie-flat business-class seats, new entertainment systems and “main cabin extra” seats with more legroom. American executives, who showed off some of the premium amenities on a 777-200 parked at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, said the retrofits will begin...Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES–22 May–PRNewswire-Asia/ InfoQuest Reflecting on Air China’s commitment to the Southern California market, the airline’s second daily nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Beijing (CA 988/CA 987) will be upgraded to the new-generation B777-300ER on June 1, 2012. In February this year, the Los Angeles-Beijing evening flight (CA 984/CA 983) was the first Air China flight from the USA to use the greener, cleaner and more fuel-efficient “triple seven.” Air China is the only airline...Read Full Story