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Ethiopian Airlines could be going to Star. Anybody can confirm?

click on the link and you will see the pic its quite hilarious

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Tall order: Long-legged airline passengers will have to pay £40 for extra legroomBy Peter Allen Last updated at 1:07 PM on 07th November 2008 Comments (52) Add to My Stories Tall airline passengers who ask for extra legroom when flying economy are to start paying £40 a time for the privilege. Air France today became the first to introduce a supplement for the prized seats next to emergency exits or at the front of rows. These are the ones without other seats immediately in front, meaning long legs can be stretched out comfortably. Supplement: Passengers looking to take advantage of extra room in seats by emergency exits will now have to pay a £40 supplement for the privilege Until now, experienced passengers have often been able to reserve the seats through nothing more than a polite request at check in. Now, however, they will be sold off, with surcharges payable online or in phone bookings. 'It will be a small charge to have to pay for extra legroom,' said an Air France spokesman, saying the £40 will first be applied to long-haul flights. Frequent fliers with the company's Flying Blue card will still get the seats at standard price once they reach Gold or Platinum status, the spokesman added. The charge has already been levied on flights from France to Canada or the United States, and will now be expanded to the rest of the long-haul network. Carriers including Air Singapore have also just started similar schemes on long-haul routes. The idea is likely to be copied by many other airlines, as their industry struggles in the harsh economic climate. Last month, the Air France-KLM group warned shareholders it would seek to cut costs by around pounds £1 billion over the next five years. The number of seats with extra room varies from only four in a small A-330 regional jet ,to up to 37 in a Boeing 747. Air France hopes that firms who are unwilling to pay for business class will buy the extra legroom seat for their executives. Although it is often tall passengers who ask for extra legroom on flights, most people express dissatisfaction with the space they are given in economy cabins. Awareness of illnesses including Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) has raised awareness of how dangerous it can be to spend hours on a plane with your legs scrunched up behind another seat. The extra legroom prize supplement follows numerous money-making schemes introduced by airlines, including charging extra for food and drinks, and even for blankets and headphones to enjoy in-flight entertainment. As well as the credit crunch, airlines have reported vast falls in profits caused by a number of factors including the fear of terrorist attack and fuel prize rises. Print this article Read later From http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ra-legroom.html You got to look at the pic click on the link

Malaysia: Emirates Says Cargo Slump Soon Over, Eyes Recovery Business 2008-11-07 09:59 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Dubai airline Emirates believes the slump in global freight traffic is near a bottom and is optimistic signs of recovery will emerge next year, a senior official said Thursday (6 Nov). Global air freight traffic_often seen as a barometer of world trade_contracted in the April-September period and is likely to slow for the rest of the year before the market stabilizes, said Ram Menen, the carrier's divisional senior vice-president for cargo. Lower fuel prices, a stronger U.S. dollar, unprecedented government efforts to battle the global economic crisis as well as decreased freight capacity by airlines in recent months will help boost the air cargo industry next year, he said. "We are a bit more optimistic than anyone else. We (believe) we have now bottomed out. We are now scraping the bottom of the barrel. In the next 8 to 12 months, we should see signs of recovery," he told the Associated Press on the sidelines of an air cargo forum. He didn't say if recovery would also be seen in passenger traffic. Emirates SkyCargo is ranked eighth biggest in terms of freight tonnes carried. Last fiscal year, its cargo traffic rose 11% to 1.3 million tonnes to generate $1.8 billion in revenue or 19% of the airline's total revenue. Menem said Asia contributed about half of Emirates cargo business, with Hong Kong and China as its largest markets. He said Emirates has ordered 18 new planes to be delivered over the next four years to strengthen its cargo fleet. It now has eight freighter planes, some of which will be phased out. The International Air Transport Association recently warned that airline industry losses may be higher than its projection of $5.2 billion this year after passenger and cargo traffic suffered an alarming decline in September. (AP) MySinchew 2008.11.07 From http://www.mysinchew.com/node/18131

The Ife doesn't look enticing. It looks like using 2004 technology

Don't thai also send 777-300

Is that spotting the new roo

Flash: Boeing 787 won't fly in 2008 (Update2) By Jon Ostrower on November 4, 2008 2:13 PM | Permalink | Comments ( | TrackBacks (0) |ShareThis Citing the extended work stoppage of the 57-day IAM strike, Boeing says the 787 Dreamliner will not accomplish its goal of flying by the close of the fourth quarter of 2008. Boeing adds that it will not set a new target date for first flight or first delivery while a full assessment of the programme's post-strike status remains ongoing. Boeing's last schedule called for delivering the first 787 to launch customers All Nippon Airways in the third quarter of 2009. This latest delay is the fifth slip for the first flight of Dreamliner One since September 2007, and suggests the event could occur almost two years after the original schedule target. Included in the assessment is a costly manufacturing error. Boeing acknowledges a need to reinstall slightly less than 3% of all fasteners throughout its production system. The fix covers about about two dozen shipsets spread all over the world, which include the four flight test and two ground test aircraft currently in Everett, Washington. "The issue is with installation of the fasteners, not the fasteners themselves,'' Boeing says. As a result, the company is conducting a root cause analysis to determine the exact source of the problem. A preliminary examination indicates that unclear specifications for the fasteners resulted in misinterpretations at the time of installation. As a result, Boeing is reworking those specifications and supplying the workforce in both Everett and the partner base with additional training to ensure this problem does not repeat itself. Boeing is "not aware" of any other installation issues on the aircraft that would require a reassessment. The company emphasizes that the 787 programme's quality control system caught this problem before any non-conforming parts were allowed to fly. Boeing says the problem was discovered two weeks ago during a scheduled inspection of the airframe undergoing static testing in Building 40-23 at the Everett facility. As a result of the findings on the static airframe, Boeing began randomly sampling fasteners across the other flight test aircraft and found the problem to be widespread. Of those 3% of fasteners, many are either too short or too long. This leads to small gaps beneath the head of the fastener, a design non-conformance requiring reinstallation. Although the exact number of fasteners requiring reinstallation was not disclosed, Boeing has said that the 787 uses 80% fewer fasteners than an aluminium aircraft of equivalent size. The 767, slightly smaller than the 787, has roughly 1.8 million fasteners per plane. This estimate could place the number of required fastener reinstallations in the thousands across the programme. Boeing emphasizes that no improperly installed fasteners will travel from supplier partners to Everett, minimizing the additional traveled work. From http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightbl...t-fly-in-2.html The sonner the 787 flies the happier I will be

Its like UA business class on T7's. UA'S business cabin is 2-4-2 i don't think want to fly in business on UA.

Cant wait for British Midland

Right on the money cherrs

Busineess should reliase to ban social networking sites on there surver and not waste precious $$$$. I think in Britain 25% of employees time is on social networking sites while in work. I forgot which country and that was in 2006

Virgin Atlantic Fires 13 Cabin Crew Following Facebook Comments By Simon Thiel Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the U.K. carrier controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, fired 13 cabin crew because of ``inappropriate'' comments on Facebook Inc.'s social-networking Web site. The 13 people ``participated in a discussion on Facebook, which brought the company into disrepute and insulted some of our passengers,'' Paul Charles, a spokesman for London-based Virgin Atlantic said via phone today. He didn't give details of the comments, which have now been removed from Facebook. The messages included references to jet engines and hygiene on aircraft, the Guardian newspaper reported today, without saying how it obtained the information. Facebook is the world's most popular social-networking Web site and allows users keep in touch with each other by creating pages where they can share pictures and exchange e-mails. From http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...UY&refer=uk Virgin probes jet-safety postings Virgin said the safety of passengers was its top priority Airline Virgin Atlantic has begun an inquiry into claims some of its own staff criticised safety standards on the social networking website Facebook. The airline is investigating allegations that "a small group" of its own staff posted "malicious" comments. The entries related to planes flying out of London's Gatwick Airport and comments about passengers, which have been removed, a spokesman said. The company has five Boeing 747s, which are based at Gatwick. They were acquired from Boeing in 2001. A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said: "The airline has started an immediate disciplinary investigation. "Virgin Atlantic does not tolerate any criticism of its passengers or industry-leading safety standards and is taking this matter very seriously. "Safety is the airline's top priority and we operate our fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers' and safety authorities' recommendations and regulations." The airline's "stringent maintenance regime" included routinely changing engines to guarantee efficient and safe performance, he said. He also reassured passengers that "very high standards of hygiene" were maintained on its aircraft. He said: "Aircraft are cleaned following each flight, as well as deep-cleaned on a regular basis." From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7687758.stm

SORRY Won't work 1. alliances 2. fleet 3.seats there is more but I can't get out of my head I like it the way it is

Another one today Not happy jam Qantas plane turns back after landing gear problem October 29, 2008 - 5:34PM A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney has been forced to turn around and return to Melbourne airport after the pilot was alerted to a possible landing gear malfunction. The Boeing 767 with 244 passengers on board had only just taken off at 1.29pm when the landing gear fault light came on in the cockpit. The pilot immediately turned the plane around and returned to Tullamarine airport, landing safely at 2.15pm. A Qantas spokesman said passengers were not in danger, and that Qantas engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the alert. A replacement aircraft has been organised for the passengers, but their arrival time will be delayed by two hours. It is the second landing gear issue on a Qantas jet in the last three months. On July 29 a Qantas 767 was forced to make an emergency landing after a landing gear door malfunctioned. From http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/sydneyboun...4956121280.html

Save some cost with food and drink Say you don't sell low cholestorol food and say they don't sell water with fibre. I'M NOT SURE WATER EXCUSE WILL WORK! srry caps Just wondering powder like ice tea powder. Would that be affected as something you can't bring onboard

If only my Internet was faster

AirAsia offers free seat campaign to Singapore www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-28 21:53:56 Print KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia is launching a free seat campaign on its certain flights to Singapore to mark its increased frequencies to Singapore, according to AirAsia's website on Tuesday. Free seats will be given on its late night flights from Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and other cities to Singapore, said the website. Yet, passengers, who are lucky to get the promotion one-way tickets for limited free seats, have to pay taxes and administrative fees. The free seats will be for travel period from Dec. 1,2008 to July 31,2009. Giving free seats to customers was the perfect way to share the excitement to celebrate the newly added frequencies and services to Singapore from East and West Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, AirAsia officials said. Editor: Du Guodong From http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/...nt_10269180.htm

Planes involved Air New Zealand Boeing 777-219ER ZK-OKD With Rolls Royce Trent 895's Qantas Airways Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEB With Ge CF6's 1st in the 747 fleet with the new roo livery. Named Phillip Island. All 744/er have Longreach named

DATE:23/10/08 SOURCE:Flight International MEA seeks up to eight 787s or A350s By David Kaminski-Morrow Middle East Airlines has asked Airbus and Boeing to submit offers for the A350 XWB and 787 as part of the airline's long-haul fleet planning. MEA's proposal covers five firm aircraft and three options, but delivery would not be until around 2017. The Beirut-based carrier has just started introducing four new A330-200s, part of an expansion and renewal programme. Speaking to Flight International at the Arab Air Carriers Organisation conference in Tunis, MEA chief Mohamad El-Hout said expectations of an increase in short- and medium-haul traffic could result in the airline switching these A330s to medium-haul routes. "The A330s would replace some of the A321s," he added. El-Hout said that the airline could make a decision between the 787 and A350 by the end of 2009, or the beginning of 2010. © MEA http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/...s-or-a350s.html

I know that see my earlier post http://www.malaysianwings.com/forum/index....showtopic=10679 Look at No 2

Damn It you beat me to it. I would have been 1st if I had no slow internet connection. Isn't VH-OEB 1st Qf 747 to have the new roo. Also isn't it a 747-400ER and a 777-200er