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Post by Kahloke on Apr 29, 2019 18:08:12 GMT -8
I got the chance to fly on Boeing's 787-9 on a trip to London this month, the first time I've been on The Dreamliner. It's a nice plane, and I have a few photos and a couple of takeoff videos to share. Here's it is: Virgin Atlantic's 787-9 at Sea-Tac on April 12  Coach seating section of the 787-9. Most airlines do the 3+3+3 arrangement for coach seating. Virgin is no exception. How about that mood lighting? They changed it a few times during the flight. It was blue and even orange at one time. Their default is this pinkish colour you see in this photo.  I captured this view of the in flight map view on our way home Saturday, April 20. As you can see, the routing took us over quite a large swath of northern Canada, as well as Greenland, and skirting the coast of Iceland. The clouds parted while we were over Greenland and again when approaching the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. Otherwise, it was mostly cloudy in other areas. I did get a few photos of Greenland and the Rockies which I will post elsewhere  |
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 29, 2019 18:11:41 GMT -8
Here are a couple of videos I took of the takeoffs in both Seattle (SEA) and in London (LHR) a week later
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Post by Starsteward on Apr 30, 2019 8:59:49 GMT -8
Here are a couple of videos I took of the takeoffs in both Seattle (SEA) and in London (LHR) a week later Seattle London Take-off on a clear day is the second-most enjoyable time of a flight, the utmost joy of course is landing at ones' destination on a bright sunny day, and having been afforded views of portions of the great polar route. Makes one wonder about all that vast empty space down below. I take it you were fairly impressed with the service offered up by Sir Richard's crew on this 'V.A.' flight?  |
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 30, 2019 12:33:22 GMT -8
I take it you were fairly impressed with the service offered up by Sir Richard's crew on this 'V.A.' flight? Yes, Branson runs a good airline. They fed us well, even in coach, and the food was actually good. Every seat has a screen with plenty of entertainment options, all of it complimentary. |
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 4, 2021 19:24:48 GMT -8
Created this thread as a place to put anything related to international airlines and airports - photos & discussion.
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 21, 2021 5:20:23 GMT -8
For you aviation buffs on the forum, I found a neat video on YouTube showing arrivals and takeoffs at Princess Julianna Airport on Sint Maarten, arguably the world's most famous plane-spotting location. The videographer chose multiple locations around the airport to record plane activity, although much of it was at Maho Beach, which sits at the end of the airport's single runway. Enjoy!
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Post by paulvanb on May 7, 2023 21:34:05 GMT -8
We are looking at a couple of cruises this summer. One possibility ends in Tromso, Norway. It sounds random, but anyone out there have experience with Norwegian airports in the north of Norway?
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Post by Kahloke on May 8, 2023 5:21:47 GMT -8
We are looking at a couple of cruises this summer. One possibility ends in Tromso, Norway. It sounds random, but anyone out there have experience with Norwegian airports in the north of Norway? You lucky guy. Norway is high on my bucket list. Going to Germany, Switzerland, and Netherlands this summer, but I will eventually get to Norway. I just looked up Tromso's airport. Looks like they are expanding. There was information regarding the construction and temporary structures during the construction. Tromso appears to be a pretty good size city with quite a lot of air service. Wideroe, Norway's regional airline, has the most flights out of Tromso if you look at the departures board on the airport's website. SAS also flies there, so I would expect you would be on one of those airlines, connecting in Oslo, Copenhagen, or Stockholm. |
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Post by paulvanb on May 8, 2023 15:41:52 GMT -8
We are looking at a couple of cruises this summer. One possibility ends in Tromso, Norway. It sounds random, but anyone out there have experience with Norwegian airports in the north of Norway? You lucky guy. Norway is high on my bucket list. Going to Germany, Switzerland, and Netherlands this summer, but I will eventually get to Norway. I just looked up Tromso's airport. Looks like they are expanding. There was information regarding the construction and temporary structures during the construction. Tromso appears to be a pretty good size city with quite a lot of air service. Wideroe, Norway's regional airline, has the most flights out of Tromso if you look at the departures board on the airport's website. SAS also flies there, so I would expect you would be on one of those airlines, connecting in Oslo, Copenhagen, or Stockholm. That cruise starts in Iceland. Another option starts in Copenhagen and ends in Southampton. |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 20, 2023 15:17:56 GMT -8
Aug 6, 2023: the Icelandair 767-300 that took us from Amsterdam to Keflavik, Iceland, and then again from Keflavik to Seattle (same plane, both flights). Here's a pic of the plane at Amsterdam, and 2 videos showing the landing and subsequent takeoff from Keflavik. I gotta say, I do like the coach seating layout on the 767's: 2+3+2. We were obviously on the "2" side, a window and an aisle.  Landing at Keflavik, Iceland Taking off from Keflavik, Iceland |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 20, 2023 17:09:14 GMT -8
Aug 6, 2023: the Icelandair 767-300 that took us from Amsterdam to Keflavik, Iceland, and then again from Keflavik to Seattle (same plane, both flights). Here's a pic of the plane at Amsterdam, and 2 videos showing the landing and subsequent takeoff from Keflavik. I gotta say, I do like the coach seating layout on the 767's: 2+3+2. We were obviously on the "2" side, a window and an aisle. I thought that Icelandair converted Boeing 767 300ER to freights but I am glad they kept two. I wonder if Iceland will order Boeing 787 9 for replacement of wide body fleet. |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 20, 2023 19:48:37 GMT -8
I thought that Icelandair converted Boeing 767 300ER to freights but I am glad they kept two. I wonder if Iceland will order Boeing 787 9 for replacement of wide body fleet. They have 5 767-300's. I think 3 are for passenger use, and the other 2 are freighters. I don't think Icelandair even knows at this point what their long haul product will be in the future, beyond the Airbus A321XLR's they've just committed to. Those are intended to replace the 757's. They're happy with the 737 MAX 8's and 9's for their short to medium haul ops, but the Airbus A321XLR is the only new airplane in the market that has the range to fly the long routes of the 757, and those 757's are getting old. I do think a 787-8 or 787-9 would be a solid choice for replacing the 767's on some of their busiest routes, as well as a stepping stone for growing the business a bit, but Airbus may make them a good deal on the A330NEO. The wait list for the 787's is pretty long, and they may be able to get an A330 faster. I guess time will tell. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 6, 2023 16:23:12 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 7, 2023 5:00:55 GMT -8
I like it better than their old Eurowings livery. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 22, 2023 14:55:50 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 16, 2023 12:19:13 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 17, 2023 13:12:42 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 2, 2024 22:05:16 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 20, 2024 0:33:28 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jan 20, 2024 6:34:18 GMT -8
Curious to see who these MAXes will operate for. Likely Brussels or Eurowings is my guess. |
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 20, 2024 16:43:40 GMT -8
I moved the above posts into this thread as they relate to international airlines
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 20, 2024 21:03:43 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 21, 2024 17:25:56 GMT -8
They've been talking about this for awhile. Guess it's really happening now. Personally, I would love to see SAS come back to Seattle. It may be possible now that they're joining Skyteam because Delta is a founding member of that alliance and SEA is one of Delta's hubs. I don't think there are any talks about SAS returning to Seattle at this time, but I would still love for it to happen. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 21, 2024 19:36:48 GMT -8
They've been talking about this for awhile. Guess it's really happening now. Personally, I would love to see SAS come back to Seattle. It may be possible now that they're joining Skyteam because Delta is a founding member of that alliance and SEA is one of Delta's hubs. I don't think there are any talks about SAS returning to Seattle at this time, but I would still love for it to happen. I wonder if this will just end as swap or part something bigger with Lufthansa Group, member of Star Alliance, taking over ITA Airways. I wonder if we could see announcement of ITA Airway joining Star Alliance due Lufthansa Group stake in ITA Airways. www.avionews.it/item/1255738-ita-airways-prepares-entry-into-star-alliance.html |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 22, 2024 18:29:57 GMT -8
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