Archive for February, 2010

Lufthansa Airbus wingstrike

Here’s something you don’t see very often. An Airbus belonging to Lufthansa suffered a wingstrike while trying to land at the Hamburg airport, on 1 March 2008 during the Emma storm. Luckily, nobody was hurt and the plane landed safely. Here’s footage from the incident:

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Small European airports fed up with Ryanair?

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This week, Idedicated a post to the story of an airport willing to slam the door in Ryanair’s face: Angoulême Airport. The airport decided to reject Ryanair’s attempt to raise its fees.

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Boeing’s 747-8 passed test flight, still problems ahead

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Boeing ran the test flight for its largest new plane 747-8 on the last Monday. Due to some unfavorable weather condition the flight was delayed a little bit and but everything went well as reported.

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Ryanair announces new logo

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The guys over at IHateRyanair.co.uk have suggested a new logo for Ryanair, the low-cost airline, that will better reflect the way they do business. The airline paid a top Dublin based branding consultancy 5 pounds for this artwork.

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How to get free flights without flyer miles

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It’s hard to gain those frequent flyer miles if you’re not traveling all the time for your company. Luckily, the guys over at MoneyCrashers.com found a great way to get free flight vouchers without using your frequent flyer miles. It’s taking advantage of overbooked flights!

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Low-cost longhaul plans for Ryanair delayed for years

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As reported by Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, the company has suffered a backlog in its orders for long-haul aircrafts and consequently the plan for a low-cost longhaul airline is delayed for the next few years. Mr O’Leary had announced this plan nearly 3 years ago and since then customers expectation has grown exponentially.

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Win miles to travel around the world

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Lufthansa, Europe’s leading airline, is getting ready to launch its A380 with an exciting competition. You, the passengers, are invited to suggest a name for the flaship aircraft and entered in the competition to win 1,000,000 miles. The miles from the Lufthansa Miles & More programme are enough to circle the globe twice, in Business [...]

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