Virgin launches in-flight mobile phone calls New Recording Studio at Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Virgin Atlantic recently launched the ability to make and receive mobile phone calls on board its new three- class Airbus A330 aircraft, which also features Virgin’s revamped Upper Class offering, according to businesstraveller. Virgin is the first British carrier to offer access … Read more
Boeing delivers biggest 747 to secret VIP buyer First of nine 747-8 VIP airplanes will enter service after interior-completion program Boeing, the world’s second-largest plane-maker, celebrated a major achievement in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies for the 21st Century, delivering the first 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplane to an undisclosed customer, thought … Read more
The wingspan of an Airbus A340: 63.40 m; The weight of a family car: 1600 kg; The power of a scooter: four 10 HP engines. Visionary thinking… Solar Impulse plane is moving forward. Swiss pilot André Borschberg completed a 72-hour non-stop flight — but in a simulator for the new Solar Impulse aircraft planned for … Read more
Seat on first 787 Dreamliner sells for $34,000 The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner is going into service at All Nippon Airways (ANA). A good occasion to spread the news through a charity sale. A single seat on the first commercial flight of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has been bought for more than $34,000. The airline … Read more