Very definitely yes, my wife and I flew them for the first time last Christmas/New Year, LA to Gatwick and we were impressed at the service and the fact that their aircraft are practically brand new. We would definitely have flown with them again but... you know, that thing that happened this year.

(Written on 2020/11/10)(Permalink)

Yep, for a moment I couldn’t remember who Airbus (Scarebus? j/k) bought!

(Written on 2020/10/30)(Permalink)

That isn’t a “real” Airbus though, is it.

(Written on 2020/10/30)(Permalink)

I love it!

(Written on 2020/09/29)(Permalink)

I’m sure that the $25B dev cost includes as much financial junk as the accountants could throw in. It is a very sad day but I’ve had the opportunity to fly on A380’s on a couple of occasions. Just wish is was an airline other than BA! I guess if we want to fly A380’s in future we have to think about getting to Dubai somehow!

(Written on 2020/09/25)(Permalink)

You’re not denying the existing flaws though, right? We already know enough that Boeing is, again, going through some serious work ethic/culture issues so it isn’t a stretch to believe that something else is wrong.

(Written on 2020/09/14)(Permalink)

What part of what Robert said do you think is wrong? I’ve seen many situations where management has been dumb, treated people like moveable bodies and those organizations have been badly affected. Unfortunately those management people have never had to pay a price for their poor behavior.

(Written on 2020/09/14)(Permalink)

Something about free becomes too expensive after a while.

(Written on 2020/08/19)(Permalink)

Sadly the glamour days of air travel are long gone. I think we all now regard planes as nothing much more than buses that fly unless we can afford to fly in ‘proper’ First class, or Residence Class. The A380 was the most comfortable plane I’ve even flown in, so quiet and smooth, in spite of the antiquated interior BA equipped them with. That said, transatlantic on a Norwegian 787 wasn’t exactly slumming it and I’m curious as to what the 777x is going to be like. The 777 is a nice stable, fairly quiet plane (except BA!) so we will see. I do lament the passing of the A380 and 747 though. As a passenger it did feel different getting on those planes.

(Written on 2020/07/16)(Permalink)

Maybe a minority but why do they all seem to work for American, Delta and United. That seems to speak to an entitlement culture that the airline engenders. I'd done nothing but miss-hear an announcement and most definitely didn't talk back or argue. No surprise that American is poorly regarded and, sadly, I think few would miss it if it disappears.

(Written on 2020/05/13)(Permalink)