The A380 is a giant bird indeed. Here, shot from the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is a Singapore Airlines A380. Singapore Airlines, the flag carrier of Singapore, was the first airline to fly the A380, currently the largest commercial passenger aircraft in operation today.
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Singapore A380 at Hong Kong
Published by November 25th, 2011 in A380, Airbus, Hong Kong, Photos and Singapore Airlines. 0 CommentsFlying the Fifth Freedom: Cheaper or More Expensive?
Published by December 12th, 2007 in Africa, Air New Zealand, Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asia, Auckland, Australia, Aviation Policy, Bangkok, Bilateral agreements, Brazil, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cheap tickets, China, Continental Airlines, Dakar, Delta Airlines, Discount travel, Emirates, Europe, Heathrow, Hong Kong, Japan, Japan Airlines, JFK, Johannesburg, LAN Airlines, London, Los Angeles, Manila, New York City, New Zealand, Northwest Airlines, Palau, Philippines, Sao Paulo, Senegal, South Africa, Sydney, TAM, Thailand, Tokyo, United Kingdom, USA and Virgin Atlantic. 0 CommentsGenerally, airlines carrying passengers between two countries are the flag airlines of either the origin or destination country, such as a US or Mexican airline carrying passengers between the United States and Mexico. But, as we discussed in our post on Monday, some airlines have Fifth Freedom rights to fly and carry passengers between two [...]
Continental’s “Through-Flight Service”
Published by November 24th, 2007 in Airlines, Aviation Policy, Cleveland, Continental Airlines, Flight numbering, Newark and Shanghai. 1 CommentI wrote yesterday of KLM’s use of a single number for both directions of a flight (AMS-DAR and DAR-AMS) and wanted to note that I’ve seen other strange flight number issues, though none as profound as the KLM experience. Continental Airlines Flight 90 operates from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tel Aviv (TLV) with a stop [...]
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