My friends and I just got back from the Airbus factory tour in Hamburg and I can't begin to tell you how much we loved it! Having done both the Airbus Hamburg factory tour and the Boeing factory tour in Everett, Washington, I can honestly say that I enjoyed the Airbus … [Read more...]
Review: Thai Airways A380 First Class, Bangkok to Paris
Thai Airways A380 first class aka Thai Royal First is one of my favorite first class experiences. Thai Airways isn't the best by any means but if you're lucky enough to fly Thai Airways Royal First on their Airbus A380, you'll be in for a treat. From their buggy … [Read more...]
Review: Emirates Business Class, Dubai to Toronto, Airbus A380-800
Note: this is the third and final installment of my Emirates journey and trip report from Johannesburg to Toronto via Dubai. To read about my experience at the Emirates lounge in Johannesburg, click here. To read about my flight from Johannesburg to Dubai, as well as … [Read more...]
Review: Virgin Atlantic Upper Class on the A340-600 from London to Dubai
Flying from Chicago to Dubai with a ~12 hour stop in London isn't the most efficient way to get there, but I got a good value out of some old Delta miles that we had and we enjoyed our layover in Windsor and our time at the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow. Still, … [Read more...]
Review: Korean Air A380 Business Class, Los Angeles to Seoul
This was my first time flying Korean Air A380 Business Class and I couldn't wait to check another A380 off my list. I left the Korean Air SkyTeam Lounge 20 minutes prior to boarding time arrived at gate 156 with plenty of time to spare. I took some pictures of the giant … [Read more...]
Review: Qantas Airways Premium Economy A380 Sydney-Dallas
Qantas is an award wining, full service airline and Qantas A380 premium economy product is the perfect mix between the hard economy seat and a lie flat shell style throne for your next 16 hour flight.As the inbound leg to the world’s current longest A380 flight, a … [Read more...]
The Qatar Airways Inaugural Flight to Atlanta Catastrophe was Inexcusable
Call it, "Atlanta-Gate," or "Qatar-strophe," but it's actually quite a sad story. I will confess that when I read on Thursday that Qatar Airways' inaugural flight to Atlanta was denied an Airbus A380-capable gate upon arrival, I laughed. There has been an unending … [Read more...]
Emirates A380 Heading to Washington Dulles, but You Won’t See It in Seattle
Emirates recently increased its capacity between Dubai and Washington Dulles by replacing the Boeing 777-300ER with a double-decker Airbus A380. This is in response to United Airlines pulling out of that particular market after JetBlue (which codeshares with Emirates) … [Read more...]
Get a 360-Degree View of this A320 Cockpit during Flight!
Blick is a Swiss daily newspaper published in German, and they recently created a 360-degree video of the cockpit in a SWISS A320 during its flight from Geneva to Zurich. Although edited for time, the ~5 minute video still shows taxi, takeoff, and landing. The whole … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines Will Operate the Two Longest Flights in the World in 2018
For many years, Singapore Airlines operated non-stop service to Singapore from Los Angeles and New York. These were operated by the Airbus A340-500 with an all-business class configuration, but service was cancelled in 2013 due to the rising cost of fuel. Even then, … [Read more...]
