That's Right Banu this is 1st time they are moving to Airbus.. They had Boeing's before.
http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Air%20Pacific.htm

an anecdote about 'welcoming home' planes .. a wise guy doing ACMI said you never welcome a plane home .. as, if it is going to be 'home' it is going to loose money .. rather, report it as 'home base' and pray the plane spends more time away or in the air

Money talks

I agree with you ecurelix :P

How does compare with UL Pilots?


We recently put your pilot skills to the test in our Land Your Way Facebook game and revealed some of the lingo used in the flight deck. This time we spoke with Captain Doug Morris, a pilot and line indoctrination captain at Air Canada for nearly 18 years, to get the inside scoop on little-known facts related to pilot’s work environement.

1. Pilots may spend long periods of time away from home. To keep their loved ones close, they’ll often keep photos of their family or spouses in the inside lining of their hat.

2. You couldn’t buy a shrimp cocktail for the pilot before takeoff. As a food poisoning prevention measure, pilots are forbidden from eating shellfish while on duty.

3. Pilots aren’t allowed to share – food, that is. As a safety precaution, pilots order and eat different crew meals while on flight.

4. Music is an integral part of the flying experience for many passengers, but pilots fly music-free: radio communications are their soundtrack. As they jet across the skies, they’re hopping from one radio frequency to another listening to ground controllers synchronizing the movement of aircrafts.

5. When passing another “ship” at night, pilots may flash the landing lights or wing inspection lights to say hello.

6. Aspiring commerical pilots generally invest more than $70,000 in their education and clock an average of 4,000 hours of experience before they are hired by Air Canada.

7. Once their flight simulator training is complete, pilots move directly to piloting fully-loaded passenger airplanes. They are, however, accompagnied by line indoctrination pilots for their first few flights. After a second test by a supervisor pilot, they’re fully cleared to fly on their own.

8. Pilots are sent back into the simulator at least every eight months to renew their license; every six months for those who command the Boeing 777.

9. Pilots can fly only one type of aircraft at a time. Before acquiring a license to command a different model, they must go through 8 to 12 weeks of training. The process includes “ground school”, pre-simulator mockup flights and simulator training.

10. ”Where are you off to?” is the question you’d hear all the time if you stopped at the flight planning center at any time of the day. As you’d expect, pilots ask each other where they are flying to!

Qantas-Emirates deal gets final backing from Australia

Qantas Airways has won a final approval form Australia's competition watchdog for its partnership with Emirates.

Meanwhile, the alliance with Emirates will also see Qantas shift its hub for European flights to Dubai from Singapore.

The celebrations continue in Auckland! Vinaka Mai Life for sharing these moments. The Fiji Airways ( Air Pacific ) A330 makes its first touch down in Auckland! Mai Life Publisher Naziah Ali takes a peek at where all the action happens.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

Saw a Qatari B787 outside the BA Hanger on 13-Apr-2013. Any news?

Qatar Airways hopes its Dreamliners fly again in April

Bali Airplane Crash: Test Finds Bracing for Impact Could Save Lives



The impact of an airplane crash into the sea today on the Indonesian resort island of Bali snapped the jet into two pieces, but somehow all 108 people on board survived and had no serious injuries, according to a hospital official.

The Boeing 737-800 Next Generation plane, which had joined budget carrier Lion Air's fleet last month, approached the runway for landing in cloudy and rainy weather, but fell short, spokesman Edward Sarait told The Associated Press.

Qantas News:

QF opens New lounge in Singapore T1
Hints that Singapore refused QF to start a new Premium Airline, out of Singapore
QF clears that the moving of Hub to Dubai will not mean Singapore will loose out, as the DXB market is for different crowd.

Well, something tells me Singapore will not shoot QF as Australia is refusing the Kangaroo route for years, but then again, with newer planes, the fancy of Kangaroo route maybe dying .







Busy days for QF

PLANE STRIKES RUNWAY TAKING OFF FROM MADRID

Two crew members were slightly when the tail of an Aeromexico plane, the 14:40 departure to Mexico City carrying 250 passengers, struck the runway whilst taking off at 14:58 on Tuesday from Madrid Barajas airport.

Looks like a major damage :S

It looks like it's a B767-200 by the look of it?

I believe pilot must have done the nasty take-off by pulling this B767-200 rapidly, leading the rear end of the fuselage on the runway.

Anyone ever experienced steep takeoffs?

Usually the smaller the aircraft, the steeper the climb after take off..

Virgin Atlantic's Little Red is currently using A320s for it's operation. FYI - Virgin Atlantic used to operate A320 to Athens few years ago.

@Dave - Any idea why Little red's aircraft registration still on "EI" it supposed to be "G" ? Does this mean these birds are on short-term lease (wet-lease) ? Please advise ?

I took the following pictures from LHR.