Plane Facts
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By: Alice Coomans, Issue 32 – Spring 2007
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(Club World – British Airlines, Boeing 777-2000ER – THAI, A380 – Singapore Airlines, Emirates Chauffeur-drive network – Emirates, Logo – Qantas, flights to Korea)
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A New World
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Luxury-lovers who fly Club World on British Airlines will enjoy new heights of British style and comfort after the unveiling of their new Business Class cabins. The redesigned lie flat bed has been styled with privacy in mind – an electronic screen ensures no nosy neighbours. The bed also comes with a substantial increase in width and an adjustable headrest and lumbar support. Larger TV screens and an improved entertainment-on-demand system complete the in-seat experience. And for your mid-flight cravings the Club Kitchen will have a wider range of help-yourself-snacks. There will also be a choice of wines, beers, and lagers. On the ground, watch out for the new Club World lounge opening at London Heathrow in 2008. Visit British Airways www.ba.com
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Luxury on Demand
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While frequent flyers between Melbourne and Bangkok have been able to enjoy the luxury surrounds in THAI’s new Boeing 777-200ER, which features 30 Royal Silk Class seats, the ultra long-range plane is now coming to Sydney. From the end of October the new fleet will fly the 10am daily flight from Sydney to Bangkok. With over 30 movies, 110 albums of music and 31 games on demand the flight to Bangkok will never have passed so fast, visit THAI Airways www.thaiairways.com.au
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First Flight
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The long heralded A380 is taking to the skies this Spring. Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to fly the new Airbus when the first commercial flight takes off from Singapore to Sydney on October 25. The mammoth plane will return to Singapore the next day. Tickets for the flight were auctioned on eBay in September, with all profits going to charity. “The first commercial A380 flight will be a moment in aviation history... that will mark a new chapter in air travel,” says Singapore Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Chew Choon Seng, visit Singapore Airlines www.singaporeair.com
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Smooth Landing
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European landings have just been made a little bit smoother with the extension the Emirates Chauffeur-drive network. Emirates First and Business Class passengers can enjoy a free transfer to and from Newcastle International Airport in the United Kingdom, and a special transfer from Milan through into Lugano in neighbouring Switzerland, Visit Emirates www.emirates.com
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The Flying Kangaroo
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Qantas’s iconic kangaroo is set to have a new millennium face lift. The kangaroo logo which first appeared in 1944, when the kangaroo from the Australian one-penny coin was adapted and painted beneath the cockpit of Qantas’s first Liberator aircraft, is set to become sleeker and more contoured to fit with the changing shape of new aircraft. The new logo will gradually appear on all of the Qantas fleet ahead of the A380s introduction in August 2008, Visit Qantas www.qantas.com.au
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Asian Attraction
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The growing number of Australians who have discovered Korea as an Asian escape worth returning to will be pleased to hear that the Australian government has just signed a new agreement with Korea to open up 1,000 extra seats for airlines flying in and out of Korea.
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