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Flight Review: Qatar Airways A350-900 Business Class from New York JFK to Doha

Business Class / By Keishi Nukina / March 25, 2018

Flight Information Date: February 13, 2018 Flight No.: QR704 Route: New York John F. Kennedy to Doha Hamad International Airline: Qatar Airways Type: Airbus A350-900 Registration: A7-ALD With a couple of days of sightseeing and a day of spotting in New York over, it was time to continue on to my next destination, Hong Kong. But, not before […]

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Review: British Airways Galleries Club Lounge at New York JFK

Airport Lounges / By Keishi Nukina / March 24, 2018

While my Qatar Airways QSuites flight arrived at JFK’s terminal 8, my return flight to Doha departed from terminal 7. As such, after checking in, I was instructed to visit the British Airways Galleries Club Lounge. The lounge was located right after security, a (broken) escalator “ride” or an elevator ride up from the main

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Spotting Report: A Sunny Afternoon at New York John F. Kennedy Airport

Plane Spotting / By Keishi Nukina / March 24, 2018

I hoped to spend at least a day spotting at JFK airport during my trip to New York back in February. Unfortunately, though, the weather wasn’t good for large part of my stay, and so I mostly enjoyed spending time in the city. The luck changed on my last day when the forecast said the

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ANA Cargo Confirms an Order of Two Boeing 777-200 Freighters to Be Delivered in 2019

Blog, News / By Keishi Nukina / March 24, 2018

Several weeks ago, I wrote about ANA planning to introduce two freighters with roughly twice the capacity of its current Boeing 767-300F aircraft. Now, it has become clear what the aircraft type will be and when the two planes will be delivered. ANA Cargo to Receive Two Boeing 777F in 2019 At the time I

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New York, New York: Enjoying the Non-Aviation Side of the City for a Couple of Days

Blog, Destinations / By Keishi Nukina / March 23, 2018

With the aviation highlight of the trip – the QSuites flight from Doha to New York – behind me, I caught the train from JFK airport to Fulton Street Station in the Financial District. [full_width padding=”10px 10px 10px 10px”] Fulton Street station. [/full_width] Day 1: Courtyard New York Downtown Manhattan/WTC From there, it was just

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Flight Review: Qatar Airways 777-300ER QSuites Business Class from Doha to New York JFK

Business Class / By Keishi Nukina / March 19, 2018

Flight Information Date: February 9, 2018 Flight No.: QR701 Route: Doha Hamad International to New York John F. Kennedy Airline: Qatar Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: A7-BEL The morning after a surprisingly comfortable night in the Al Mourjan Lounge at Doha airport, it was time for the aviation highlight of the trip – a flight from Doha

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Review: Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge at Doha Hamad International

Airport Lounges / By Keishi Nukina / March 18, 2018

After arriving in Doha from Hanoi after midnight, I headed straight to Qatar Airways’ Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge where I spent the night before catching an 8AM flight to New York. And, I visited the lounge for a couple of hours on my way back from the US to Vietnam as well. The Al

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Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air to Merge by 2020 to Form the Largest Japanese LCC

Blog, News / By Keishi Nukina / March 17, 2018

Several news outlets reported last night that ANA has decided to merge its two low-cost subsidiaries – Vanilla Air (100% owned) and Peach Aviation (67% owned) – by 2020. The Upcoming Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air Merger Currently, Peach Aviation ranks as the second largest Japanese carrier in Japan and Vanilla Air as the third.

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Review: ANA Lounge (Domestic Terminal North) at Tokyo Haneda

Airport Lounges / By Keishi Nukina / March 16, 2018

ANA operates a pair of lounges in terminal 2 – the terminal serving the airline’s domestic flights – at Tokyo Haneda airport. Recently, I had a chance to visit the one on the northern side of the terminal. And, while both the north and south lounge are more or less the same, the south one

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