Airlines urge pre-flight COVID testing deployment as outlook dims
Facing an anemic outlook for international air travel recovery, a leading airline trade group is calling on governments to develop and deplo... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Airbus A340-600
Farewell to the A340-600, my favorite plane
“What’s your favorite aircraft?” It’s a question that anyone who works in or loves aviation will be familiar with, usually alongside “what’s... Continue Reading
Aircraft retirements accelerate, but this is not another post-9/11
The uncertainty of coronavirus and its impact on aviation might appear worse as airlines quickly retire aircraft fleets. There may be memori... Continue Reading
A340 short-hop underscores mundane nature of Iberia narrowbodies
Iberia generally runs its spartan fleet of Airbus narrowbodies, replete with 28” pitch in economy and underwhelming Eurobusiness, between th... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa provides unique second life for retired interiors
In collaboration with Lufthansa, Miles & More and Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa WorldShop is now offering an exclusive product range usin... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic’s A350 cabins pose fascinating PaxEx questions
While the majority of the attention around Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A350 aircraft is perhaps understandably on its doorless but nonethel... Continue Reading
Doric on why it eschews PaxEx deviations in the secondhand market
German lessor Doric, which specializes in the sale-and-leaseback side of the market, is keen to see greater adoption of common combinations ... Continue Reading
Airbus developing SB to address problem on 2Ku-fitted A330s, A340s
Airbus says it is developing a Service Bulletin – and eyeing a longer-term remedy – for a safety issue identified in an EASA airworthiness d... Continue Reading
Iberia CCO explains carrier’s long-haul IFEC decisions
Despite opting to pair Panasonic’s eX2 IFE system with Gogo’s 2Ku cabin-connectivity service for its Airbus A340-600 and A330-300 fleets, IA... Continue Reading
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