Boeing is ultimately the 777’s manufacturer, but many of its individual parts and pieces are provided by external suppliers that collaborate with the airframe manufacturer to produce the finished aircraft. This extends to the aircraft’s engines; although Boeing collaborates closely with its propulsion manufacturers, the engines that power all of the company’s aircraft are engineered […]
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The A350 and A380 widebodies are very different aircraft physically. The A350 is relatively new on the scene, first entering commercial service in 2015, and remains in full production. The A380, on the other hand, has been around for 15 years and its production run has ended with the last A380 rolling off the production
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While all three of the large Middle Eastern airlines own Airbus A380s, Emirates is the only one to have found a successful way to utilize them. As such, it was no surprise when Qatar Airways seemingly grounded its A380s for good as the COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt. As travel started to recover,
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Together with the United Arab Emirates where both Emirates and Etihad operate the type, South Korea is one of the two countries in the world to have two airlines – Korean Air and Asiana Airlines – operating Airbus A380. While the two airlines are in the process of being merged, for the time being, they
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With both Korean Air and Asiana Airlines using Airbus A380, South Korea is one of the two countries in the world to have two airlines operating the type. (The other such country is the United Arab Emirates where both Emirates and Etihad Airways operate the Superjumbo.) Of the two Korean airlines, Korean Air has the
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ANA Mileage Club Platinum status holders can apply for ANA Super Flyers credit cards which come with semi-lifetime Star Alliance Gold status. For a long time, I wanted to do a mileage run to earn the status and subsequently get the credit card. I finally decided to do so in November 2022. This is the
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Singapore Airlines was the launch customer of the Airbus A380. With about 20 A380s in service at one point, it was also the second-largest operator of the type. While currently, its active fleet is much smaller, Singapore Airlines A380 is still one of the easier A380s to fly on. Not only that, but with enough
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As I’m finishing writing this article, my daughter just turned 19 days old. What a year it has been! From visiting my family in Slovakia with my wife for a month at the beginning of the year all the way to my first child being born last week, it was a – in a good
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Tokyo Disneyland Hotel is one of the five Disney hotels that are part of Tokyo Disney Resort. While I planned to write this article a year ago when my wife and I stayed there just after getting married, I ended up putting it on hold due to other priorities. Having stayed there again – and
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