The A330neo and A350 have similar general designs, though there is a big difference in the wingtips, as you’ll see below when I cover the A350. If anyone has any other easy ways to spot the difference between the two planes, please let me know. Airbus A340 characteristics (wide body)...
Is this correct, or just an illusion? Helpful Reply DKinLV Guest January 13, 2024, 7:32 pm The one time I sat in the Swiss throne seat I felt very conspicuous. Solo traveler here, so prefer one of the center pairs w the armrest closer to the aisle. And as a point of reference, ...
This is also the perfect opportunity to touch up the bodywork. A check like this normally takes place in the hangars of engineering firm HAECO in Xiamen, because one of the first requirements is a very big hangar. After all, no paint job should be carr...
class a bit cramped then consider using an airline with a slightly more generous seat pitch. Some airlines (particularly in Asia) have aneconomy seat pitch up to 33″-34″compared to the 31″ pitch of Western airlines. That extra couple of inches can make a big difference over 10+ hours...
As a rough rule of thumb you will see many European carriers with long-haul flat-beds as standard; US carriers have upped their game and the big 3 are all fully-flat. Many Middle-Eastern and Asian airlines have mixed fleets and use wide-body aircraft on both long-haul and regional rou...
Nordic food is also set to play a big role in the updated cabin. “The Nordic kitchen has been a very big trend for many, many years and it's not going anywhere,” explains Maarit Keranen, Head of in-flight food and beverage concept, ...
An escape slide sits inside a carbon fiber pressure cap covered by a casing of material similar to the aircraft interior walls—that big square box at the bottom of an airliner’s interior door. Pushing a lever on the interior door—a large silver bar on early airliner models, smaller handl...
“One A380, to me, is six components – three fuselage sections, two wings, and the horizontal tailplane,” says Cazeneuve. Related articleAirplane discos and gyms: Inflight ideas that never took off Ro-ro ships The parts too big to travel by air are transferred to France on specially ...
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“When a plane approaches with a sound that we could not recognize, it is time to get really excited.” He points to one such plane-spotting experience he enjoyed last year in Singapore. “Turned out it was an Ilyushin IL-76 of the Indian Air Force that arrived ahead of India’s prime...