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  • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post


    They will fly to Frankfurt in mid-Jan 2015
    http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/1...rbus-a350-xwb/
    They took delivery of A350 & A380 together on 23-Dec-14.



    She's a beauty!! I 'm quite surprised QR didnt planned to use the first A350 revenue flight to London LHR. However they may use A350 trial flight to LHR like they did with their B787-8 few years back. Hopefully i can take some photos of QR A350 trial flight in LHR. But i want to know when exactly these trial flights are operating.

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    • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
      First A350-900 (A7-ALA) has been delivered to Qatar Airways

      http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...-cabin-407411/
      A7-ALA flying to Sharjah today - http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/a7-ala/

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      • Originally posted by Speedbird View Post
        A340 - 200 Longest range aircraft until arrival of the A340 -500
        A340 - 311 1st 300 (1992) with CFM56-5C2 engine/139 kN (Thrust)
        A340 - 312 2nd 300 (1994) with CFM56-5C3 engine/145 kN (Thrust)
        A340 - 313X 3rd 300 (1995) with CFM56-5C4 engine/151 kN (Thrust) also known as 300E developed for Singapore Airline

        it continues
        A340 - 211with CFM56-5C2 engine/139 kN (Thrust)
        A340 - 212 with CFM56-5C3 engine/145 kN (Thrust)
        A340 - 213 with CFM56-5C4 engine/151 kN (Thrust)

        A340 - 541
        A340 - 542
        A340 - 643
        A340 - 644
        Serendib, the most obvious difference between the various A340 sub types is the range, and the length and wing span !

        A picture from Wiki will give you an idea of the length

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        • Originally posted by Serendib View Post
          i dont think its a revenue flight

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          • Maldivian Airlines takes delivery of first A321 - http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7960088&nseq=1 . It's 8Q-IAI, MSN2599 delivered on 20-1-15 via MAD-JED-MLE.

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            • Shots Fired At FlyDubai Flight Landing in Baghdad

              http://www.wsj.com/articles/shots-fi...dad-1422341895

              DUBAI—A plane carrying 154 passengers was shot at on Monday after landing at Baghdad International Airport from Dubai, prompting the aviation authority in the United Arab Emirates to issue a ban on flights to the Iraqi capital.

              Low-cost carrier FlyDubai said on Tuesday that flight FZ215 to Baghdad was fired at by small arms as it landed just before 5 p.m. local time, damaging the fuselage.

              All passengers disembarked normally through the jet bridge and no medical attention was required at the airport, FlyDubai said. A replacement aircraft was flown to Iraq to carry passengers back to Dubai, the airline added.

              “An investigation is under way to establish what happened,” a FlyDubai spokesperson said.

              The airline has suspended flights to Baghdad until further notice. Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said it would also suspend flights to the Iraqi capital after the U.A.E. General Civil Aviation Authority issued a ban on flying to the city due to security concerns.

              “The safety of our customers and employees is always our first priority,” Etihad said in a statement.

              Dubai’s Emirates Airline, the world’s biggest international carrier by traffic flown, also canceled flights to Baghdad, but said it would continue operating to Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and Basra in the south of the country.

              “We remain committed to our customers in Iraq and hope to resume services to Baghdad as soon as operational conditions allow us to do so,” an Emirates spokesperson said.

              Concerns about airlines flying into conflict zones have grown in the past year after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, killing all 298 on board. Airlines had largely stopped flying over Iraqi airspace after the advancement into the country last year of Islamic State, which led to the U.S. launching airstrikes against the Islamist militants.

              The U.S. government in August told airlines flying over Iraq to remain at higher altitudes. U.S. carriers are now prohibited from flying over the country below 30,000 feet, while European safety regulators also issued similar guidance.

              Iraq was previously a busy trunk route for airlines traveling between Europe and the Persian Gulf hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, or beyond to Southeast Asia. Air France , Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Virgin Atlantic Airways all said they had ceased flying over Iraq.

              Etihad and Dubai’s Emirates Airline, the world’s biggest international carrier by traffic flown, had diverted most of their traffic through Iran’s airspace to connect to Europe and some ports in the U.S. But the airlines had continued flying direct to Iraq.

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              • Air New Zealand Moves Forward Boeing 787-9 Daily Shanghai and Tokyo Service to Aug and Sep instead of from Oct. From end of Sep, Air New Zealand operating once a week B787-9 service Los Angeles. If I am not mistaken Air New Zealand has three B787-9 in the current fleet. Wondering where do they currently operate these B787-9s?

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                • Flydubai to start direct flights to Sylhet in Bangladesh. Flydubai will be the first foreign carrier operating into Sylhet?? Does Sylhet-Dubai route has sufficient passenger demand?

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                  • Lufthansa retro B747-8I

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                    • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                      Flydubai to start direct flights to Sylhet in Bangladesh. Flydubai will be the first foreign carrier operating into Sylhet?? Does Sylhet-Dubai route has sufficient passenger demand?
                      Theres some demand to middle eastern destinations from ZYL, BG operates flights from DAC via ZYL to routes like Muscat, Jeddah, Dammam.....theres also a surprisingly good demand to LHR from ZYL, some DAC-LHR flights touch down there but no foreign airline ever operated to ZYL
                      Last edited by dilushasg-bdavi; 05-03-2015, 11:51 AM.

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                      • Has anyone heard Of any news or timeframes Of when the Concorde s might fly again?

                        March 2, 1969: Concorde makes maiden flight

                        Concorde, the world's first supersonic airliner, completed a "perfect" maiden flight on this day in 1969.

                        The Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde made its maiden flight on this day in 1969, after two previous attempts were aborted due to bad weather.

                        Spontaneous applause and cheers broke out from observers as the French-built prototype of the supersonic transport (SST) took off from Toulouse Airport at around 3.30pm, and circled for just 27 minutes before landing due to further weather concerns.

                        During the test flight, Concorde’s speed never rose above 300mph and its altitude reached a lowly maximum of 10,000 feet. During commercial journeys it would reach speeds of up to 1,350mph – more than twice as fast as conventional aircraft - and fly as high as 60,000 feet.

                        [Related story: Concorde – where are they now?]

                        Test pilot Andre Turcat said that the flight was “as perfect as we had expected”, but warned that Concorde was far from being the finished article.

                        “The first flight is more than an achievement,” he added. “It is the start of more months and years of hard work before the plane can be flying passengers over the Atlantic.”

                        The first flight of the British-built Concorde prototype, piloted by Brian Trubshaw, lasted 22 minutes and was made from Filton airfield near Bristol to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on April 9, 1969.

                        First Flight Video : http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/m...11363964853797



                        A British Airways Concorde supersonic jet airliner takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2001.

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                        • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                          Has anyone heard Of any news or timeframes Of when the Concorde s might fly again?
                          There's an intact airframe sitting at the BA Maintenance Hangars at Heathrow. Been sitting outside for quite a few years - I don't think you'll ever see one flying again.
                          Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business

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                          • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
                            Lufthansa retro B747-8I
                            Very smart aircraft!! Thanks a lot for sharing the picture. Is it the first B747-8i for Lufthansa? Any reason why this bird painted into retro livery? when it's going to be delivered? or is it already been delivered.

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                            • KLM Boeing 747-400 has received during a recent major overhaul at Kuala Lumpur the revised corporate scheme. What do you think of the new KLM livery? When it's going to be on the sky again for revenue service?

                              800x600_1358407818_A321neo_AIB_CFM

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                              • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                                Very smart aircraft!! Thanks a lot for sharing the picture. Is it the first B747-8i for Lufthansa? Any reason why this bird painted into retro livery? when it's going to be delivered? or is it already been delivered.
                                Like many airlines in europe they probably thought it would be nice to put a 70s livery on a modern jet

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