Take a look at this!

Exclusive air-to-air footage of Qatar's new 787 Dreamliner performing its Farnborough air show aerial display validation flight, featuring IR video captured by a FLIR Systems' Star Safire 380HD.

Thanks! I can't wait to fly one of the 787's.



Qatar's first B787 Dreamliner, will be registered A7-BCB, Seen here arriving for Farnborough Airshow 2012 flying display.

First Flight is to LHR I guess...

United's First 787 Rolls out of Paint Hangar by The Boeing Company

Qatar Airways to launch 787 from London in September http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articl...september.html

5 - Star Status Skytrax Awards for Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines has been awarded 5-star status in the SKYTRAX World Airline Awards, joining an elite group of airlines to receive this prestigious ranking for their truly consistent and high quality of product and service.

Announced recently at a ceremony held at the worldrenowned Farnborough International Air Show, Malaysia Airlines also received the prestigious accolades of World's Best Airline Cabin Crew' and ‘Best Airline Signature Dish' for its Satay, a traditional Malay dish, served in the Business and First Class cabins. The World Airline Awards are the global benchmark for airline excellence, with over 18 million travellers from over 160 countries and 100 different nationalities taking part each year in the world's largest independent passenger satisfaction survey.

The exclusive top-tier 5-star rating and Cabin Crew prize is the most coveted of all the categories and a significant achievement for Malaysia Airlines. Malaysia Airlines' on-board dining was also selected as the best in the skies, with the signature Satay, Malaysian grilled chicken and beef skewers in spicy peanut sauce, given the accolade of best signature dish on-board any airline. Later this year, MA will join oneworld, becoming the second carrier in the alliance to operate the A380.

How strange, this Emirates flight is empty?
Are all Emirates 777 in a 3-4-3 configuration?

yes they are all 3-4-3

Virgin Atlantic to launch it's first Domestic service to Manchester despite loss of Virgin Trains franchaise to First Group.

Anyone know more about this news?

They are doing it to stop BA's monopoly on that route, and to get some extra landing slots at Heathrow.., starts in March 2013

VS to Manchester - I would see as utilisation of idling fleet - like the times when SQ used to slot the 345 SIN-CGK and 747's SIN-KUL .. both flying half empty ..

Quantas is posting loses and has cancelled their order for 35 Dreamliners

BBC reported, VS will be using A319 to fly Heathrow-Manchester with a three daily flights. Interesting to know what would be a brand-name for this service ?

Qantas said on Thursday that flights from Australia to London and Frankfurt, and vice-versa, would stop running through Singapore from April 2013 as part of a new global alliance with the Dubai-based Emirates.