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The in - seat entertainment will be similar to what is already offered on American's newer aircraft so that doesn't appear to give any more benefit to those paying the extra to sit in the new Premium Economy cabin:
Unsurprisingly the airline has chosen to use a couple of its short - haul domestic flights to get its crews accustomed to the new aircraft so, between 4 and 15 September, the Thai Airways A350 will operate the Bangkok — Chiang Mai and Bangkok — Phuket routes on a daily basis.

Not exact matches

Financially troubled European airplane manufacturer Airbus has stopped work on the freight version of its new A380 superjumbo so it can focus more on the troubled passenger version of the aircraft, a spokesman for its parent company said Thursday.
Recently, Ex-Im Bank guaranteed financing for Copa Airlines, of Panama, so it could purchase 61 new aircraft from Boeing, worth an estimated $ 6 billion, Hochberg says.
Virgin Atlantic recently launched our new Dreamliners aircraft in Atlanta, and we livestreamed the first - ever concert over the Atlantic on one flight, so I couldn't resist pointing out to Willie that we're going from strength to strength.
That the company delivered so many new aircraft in 2017 and logged a high number of new orders suggests international carriers are optimistic about long - term air passenger and cargo demand.
That the company delivered so many new aircraft in 2017 and recorded a high number of new orders suggests international carriers are optimistic about long - term air passenger and cargo demand.
Trump said the projected cost of new Air Force One aircraft was too high, so the U.S. Air Force found a way to lower it: by buying a pair of Boeing 747 jetliners abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline.
However, the MPs say US sources are not so positive in their assessment and call on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to prepare for a «Plan B», which could see the UK developing new aircraft on its own.
These so - called electro - optical satellites produced images at resolutions better than 1 meter (about 3 feet)-- detailed enough to show individual cars and revealing such secrets as a new Soviet aircraft carrier under construction at a Black Sea shipyard.
One option is to make the aircraft modular, so that components can break off and fly home via remote control when necessary and new modules can be flown up and remotely attached.
Automobile turnover is also much faster than it is for aircraft, so manufacturers have to design and fabricate new carbon fiber parts on very large scales year after year, a tedious and expensive process.
I get the feeling we may be on the verge of new run of aircraft - related movies, what with Flightplan getting a release so soon after Red Eye.
So if you happen to travel on any of these routes — Transcontinental flights between New York's JFK and Los Angeles, JFK and San Francisco, and Miami and Los Angeles served with 767 - 200 and 767 - 300 aircraft; international flights to and from Europe and South America served with 767 - 300 aircraft; and transcontinental flights departing from Boston to Los Angeles served with 757 aircraft; expect to see the ultra slim Galaxy Tab to keep you entertained, though you will have to book premium tickets for this.
I know this would mean new aircraft with different seating configuration so I'm sure it won't happen, but I can hope.
Lufthansa Technik in Munich will then install the cabin interior including the new Premium Economy Class as well as other features so that the new flagship aircraft will be ready to be presented to the public at the beginning of February.
As if that wasn't enough the A350 is also be the first aircraft to feature Delta's new Premium Economy product, Delta Premium Select, so there's quite a bit of reason for the interest being shown.
The 777 - 200 that American uses is one of the refurbished aircraft and so will have the new Business Class seat in an all - aisle - access 1 -2-1 layout (as also seen in the airline's 787 Dreamliners):
This trip will be taking place within a month of Cathay Pacific commencing long - haul fights with the A350 so the aircraft should still be pretty new.
Virgin Australia has been having issues getting the new cabins / seats certified for the 777 aircraft (hence the delay) so travelers on the 777 aircraft between Australia and the US will have a little bit more waiting to do before they see the new product on their routes.
For a lot of travelers Hong Kong is a major connecting point for travel to Australia so the news that Cathay Pacific has scheduled its new Airbus A350 aircraft and a Boeing 777 - 300ER on its Hong Kong — Melbourne route will be very welcome.
Having said that, for a limited time in January, Finnair is flying the A350 to / from New York so this may be an opportunity to try out the aircraft.
I've always found the staff and crew to be friendly and helpful and the airline's product very good indeed (even in Economy Class back in 2011) so I'm looking forward to seeing how the airline sets out its new aircraft and which routes it will fly first.
Due to the nature of the shape of those cabins the new QSuite wouldn't actually fit so a new modified product will be what eventually makes its way on to those aircraft.
As it happens, I'm scheduled to try out Finnair's A350XWB flight later this week on one of its short - haul routes (the one's they're flying to get their crews accustomed to the new aircraft) so that will be my first chance to see one of these planes up close.
On top of this, the aircraft will be the first Singapore Airlines aircraft to fly to Europe without a First Class cabin so there's extra pressure on the new Business Class cabin to deliver.
It's no secret that Qantas can't wait to begin replacing its fuel - guzzling 747 aircraft (5 in total) so we can expect to see the new plane appear on routes where the larger (and considerably less efficient) 747 isn't really needed — like some of the routes to the US for example.
«We're pleased to see that partnership strengthen with new service to our island on the A321 aircraft featuring Mint so that travelers will also enjoy the very best experience the air.»
American is in fierce competition with Delta, JetBlue and United to become the reigning lie - flat champion between New York and San Francisco / Los Angeles — so we asked TPG Contributor Kevin Song, an AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite, to take a closer look at the carrier's Airbus A321T, the only aircraft to offer a three - class configuration on these domestic transcon routes.
So, while I don't expect to see award availability * ever * for The Residence, and probably not for a long time for Etihad First Apartments (see FAQ below) it's nonetheless fascinating to see these wholly new first class products introduced on a commercial aircraft.
The front for NATO is no longer the ground but the air above and the electro - magnetic field - through GPS weapons systems - drones, satellites and high altitude aircraft — proving theorist Paul Virilio's ideas first espoused in the 1990s about the new verticality, as opposed to the traditional horizontality, of contemporary warfare.People have been cleared out of the region so as not to dispute the territorial actuality that facilitates this.
I do know that when manually recording thermometer readings at an airport Met Office, one needs to take into account wind direction, aircraft exhaust upwind and so on, before rushing off to declare a new record maximum temperature.
MTU is studying incorporating the new engine systems into new aircraft designs like the so - called box wing.
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