Lufthansa‘s (Frankfurt) 5,400 pilots, represented by theย union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), have voted by more than 90 percent to strike if necessary according to Reuters. No date has been set.
Lufthansa is restructuring under its SCORE program and trying to lower costs.
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Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A380-841 D-AIMH (msn 070) arrives at the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt.
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Although this video has been out for a while, I came across this great “inside look” video of an Airbus A380 of Lufthansa approaching and landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) from the cockpit perspective of the flight crew. If you are not a pilot, I think you will enjoy the professionalism of the crew as they give us an inside glimpse of their highly precise world. Thank you Lufthansa.
Top Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com.
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British Airways (London) has announced it will upgrade the London (Heathrow)-Singapore route to the new Airbus A380 initially three days a week starting on October 28, 2014.
As previously reported, the new Airbus A380 will begin flying from London (Heathrow) to Washington Dulles Internationalย Airport onย September 1, 2014. The aircraft isย already flying from London to both Los Angeles and Hong Kong and just started services between London and Johannesburg.
Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A380-841 G-XLEB (msn 121) arrives back at the London (Heathrow) base.
British Airways utilizes Kristin Davis to introduce the new A380 service to Singapore:
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British Airways (London) has also announced its summer schedule for 2014 confirming the new routes for its new Airbus A380s and Boeing 787-8s:
British Airways confirmsย the next routes for its new A380s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners andย increases frequencies to select cities as part of the airline’s 2014ย summer schedule (March 30, 2014).
The new Airbus A380 will begin flying from Washington Dulles Internationalย Airport to London Heathrow onย September 1, 2014. The aircraft isย already flying from Los Angeles and Hong Kong direct to London and willย start services between London and Johannesburg in February 2014.
In North America the new Boeing 787s will fly nonstop to London Heathrow fromย Austin beginning on March 3, Philadelphia (US Airways is joining the Oneworld alliance on March 31, 2014) beginning on June 5ย and Calgaryย fromย July 5, 2014.
Across the British Airways network, the 787s will also launch new services toย Hyderabad, India fromย March 30ย and Chengdu, China ย fromย May 5, 2014.
Network Service Increases:
— ย Mexico City will benefit from an increase from five to six services aย week fromย April 27.
— ย British Airways will increase the number of flights to Chengdu fromย three to five a week (fromย May 5, 2014).
— ย Fromย May 6, Tokyo Haneda will move from five a week to daily flights andย will be re-timed to a more convenientย 8.50 amย departure from Haneda.
— ย Cape Town will gain an extra three Boeing 777-200 ER flights a weekย through South Africa’s cooler winter season (the Northern Hemisphere’sย summer) taking it from a daily service to 10 flights a week andย accommodating an additional 219 customers in four cabins.
Notes :
— ย All summer 2014 increases are versus winter 2013/14.
— ย The A380 to Washington D.C. will be available on the BA217 and BA216 oย Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
— ย The 787 from Austin will operate five days a week, increasing to dailyย later in the year.
— ย The 787 from Philadelphia and Calgary will be a daily service.
— ย All aircraft are subject to change depending on operationalย requirements.
— ย The airline is also refreshing its short-haul fleet, so is takingย delivery of one new aircraft every two weeks on average up until Octoberย 2014.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. ย Airbus A380-841 G-XLEB (msn 121) arrives at Los Angeles.
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British Airways (London) is premiering its “Red Carpet Route” between Los Angeles and London today, the inaugural flight for the airline’s first Airbus A380. The City of Angels is the first of the airline’s more than 150 destinations to receive the super jumbo, offering a premium experience to customers who want to travel in style to the U.K. and beyond.
Scheduled to touch down at Los Angeles International Airport this evening, the new British Airways aircraft offers customers a superior travel experience, including:
The British Airways A380 also features a new menu designed by The Langham, London, for customers travelling in First and Club World. This includes an elegant five-course tasting menu and afternoon tea, inspired by the range of indulgent treats offered at The Langham, London โ famed as the birthplace of Afternoon Tea over 140 years ago.
New aircraft are part of British Airways ยฃ5 billion investment in products and services to benefit customers. The airline has ordered 12 A380s and 24 Boeing 787s.
Red Carpet Route Premiere, Hollywood Style
Celebrating the connection between two entertainment capitals of the world, British Airways has partnered withย Varietyย magazine to present “10 Brits to Watch”. The best emerging U.K. talent in Hollywood will be recognized at a red carpet event on September 25.
At the premiere party, guests will experience signature elements of the A380 while honoring the magazine’s “10 Brits to Watch.”ย These up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and musicians include Sam Claflin, Tuppence Middleton, Harry Treadaway, Sally El Housani, Gugu Mbatha Raw, Georgia King, Ed Whitworth, George Blagden, Alexandra McGuiness and Lauren Harris.
“London and Hollywood have been productively-linked entertainment business hubs for all of Variety’s 108 years as the pre-eminent source of industry news, so the chance to partner on the Brits to Watch project with an esteemed global brand like the U.K’s British Airways was irresistible,” said Steve Gaydos, Executive Editor, Variety. “Business travelers and business readers both have high expectations due to their fast-paced careers and sophisticated lifestyles, so this is a partnership born out of our mutual strengths of experience and dedication to delivering on those daily demands, 24/7.”
Tweetliner Race
To further celebrate the launch of the A380, British Airways is staging the world’s first-ever social race between a virtual plane and real plane.ย The competition invites British Airways fans and followers to ‘tweet’ a message using #racetheplane @British Airways.ย Each tweet will fuel the ‘tweetliner” and move it nearer to its destination โ LA. Three lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to fly to London.
The 5,454-mile race begins when BA 269 takes off from London Heathrow at 4:15pm BST and will culminate when the inaugural flight touches down at LAX at approximately 7:15pm PST. Visitย http://racetheplane.ba.com/ย for additional information, including terms and conditions.
Copyright Photo: SM Fitzwilliams Collection/AirlinersGallery.com. A beautiful landing photo of the first British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEA (msn 095) arriving at Shannon on a training and photo flight.
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Videos: British Airways is using social media to promote this inaugural flight:
British Airways‘ (London) first A380 has been rolled out of the paint shop facility at Hamburg (Finkenwerder), following the application of its full livery. Its livery includes some 10,000 individual dots on the tailfin to produce the effect of the Union flag.
Copyright Photos: Airbus. The pictured A380-841 F-WWSK (msn 095) will become G-XLEA on delivery.
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QANTAS Airways Airbus A380-841 VH-OQC (msn 022) SYD (John Adlard), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
QANTAS Airways (Sydney) reported a four percent drop in its yearly profits to slightly over $100 million (US) for the fiscal year.
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Copyright Photo: John Adlard. An unusual angle photo of QF’s giant Airbus A380-841 VH-OQC (msn 022) at Sydney.
Lufthansa Airbus A380-841 F-WWSH (D-AIMA) (msn 038) XFW (Gerd Beilfuss) (first LH A380), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) (Frankfurst) reported a $135 million net loss for the first half of the year. The loss was blamed on the strike by its pilots and the European airspace closures due to the Icelandic volcanic ash.
Copyright Photo: Gerd Beilfuss. LH’s first Airbus A380-841 is pictured at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) as F-WWSH (msn 038) before it became D-AIMA on delivery.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKK (msn 051) ZRH (Andi Hiltl) (latest delivery), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Singapore Airlines (Singapore) has swung to the black again with a profit of $185 million (US) in its fiscal first quarter.
Read the full press release from Singapore:
Copyright Photo: Andi Hiltl. Just delivered, Airbus A380-841 9V-SKK (msn 051) arrives at Zurich.
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