04 novembre 2009

Zurich, Kloten (ZRH/LSZH) Switzerland - 1988

Zürich Airport (IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. It is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway and hub to Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa. Skyguide is responsible for all Air Traffic Control for Zürich Intl.

In 2003, Zürich International completed a major expansion project in which it built a new parking garage, a new midfield terminal, and an automated underground train to move passengers between the existing terminal complex and the new terminal.

Zürich International lost traffic when Swissair shut down its operations. When Lufthansa took over its successor Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), traffic grew again.

Zürich Airport handled 19.2 million passengers in 2006.

IATA: ZRH – ICAO: LSZH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Flughafen Zürich
Serves		Zürich
Location		Kloten, Rümlang, and Oberglatt
Hub for		Edelweiss Air Swiss International Air Lines
Elevation AMSL		1,416 ft / 432 m
Coordinates
Website		http://www.zurich-airport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	8,202	2,500	Concrete
14/32	10,827	3,300	Concrete
16/34	12,139	3,700	Concrete

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- All pictures below are some SlidesScan film, if you want zoom it, just click on !

- Toutes les photos ci-dessous ont été scanner à partir de tirages argentiques, si vous voulez agrandir la photo, cliquer dessus !

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Spotting in 1988 :

SR F100 HB-IVC         SR DC10 HB-IHO        SR B743 HB-IGD

AC L1011

SR DC10 HB-IHG      SR DC10 HB-IHE      SR DC10 HB-IHG

SR B743 HB-IGF       SR F100 HB-IVC     SR B743 HB-IGE

SR DC10 HB-IHH      SR A310 HB-IPH       SR B743 HB-IGE

SR B743 HB-IGC      SR DC10 HB-IHG      SR DC10 HB-IHH 

 

  SR DC10 HB-IHH                            SR F100 HB-IVC

SR B743 HB-IGC

LY B762 4X-EAD    SR DC10 HB-IHH    TW B762 N603TW

SR MD81 HB-INA     SR A313 HB-IPH    SR A312 HB-IPC

CTA MD87 HB-IUB

BB DC10 HB-IHK    SR DC10 HB-IHN      CTA MD87 HB-IUB

SR MD81

SR MD81 HB-INT   CTA MD87 HB-IUB    SR MD81 HB-INA

SR DC10 HB-IHO    SR A313 HB-IPH      BB DC10 HB-IHK

                 AA B762 N324AA                                       AA B762 N321AA                   

SR DC10 HB-IHN

AF  B732 F-GBYP

SR DC10-30ER HB-IHC        SR A312             SR MD81 HB-INE

LX SF3 HB-AHG

Flight SR op by LX ZRH > GVA

 

17 octobre 2009

Flying with Air Mauritius to Paris (CDG) in 2007

Movies about my flight between Maurice Island to Paris in A340 :

Flying with Air Mauritius to Paris CDG in 2007

 

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IATA MK ICAO MAU Callsign AIRMAURITIUS
Founded	14 June 1967
Commenced operations	August 1972
Hubs	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Frequent flyer program	KestrelFlyer
Fleet size	15
Destinations	25
Parent company	Air Mauritius Holding Ltd
Headquarters	Port Louis, Mauritius
Key people	Manoj Ujoodha (Executive Director)
Website	http://www.airmauritius.com

Air Mauritius Limited is the national airline of Mauritius, based in Port Louis, the island's capital. It operates regional and international services to over 30 destinations with 80 flights per week. Its main base is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius.

The airline has the phaeton rubicola or Paille-en-Queue, a fish-eating tropical bird, for its symbol.

Air Mauritius was established on 14 June 1967 by Amédée Maingard initially as a handling agent. It modestly started airline operations in August 1972 with a six seater Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft leased from Air Madagascar on a flight from Mauritius to Rodrigues Island.

International operations started in 1977 using a wet leased Boeing 707 from British Airtours.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the airline operated Boeing 707s and Boeing 747s, in their SP configuration (SP meaning Special Performance), on longer routes. All the 747s have been decommissioned since and have been replaced by the Airbus A340s as from 1994, with Boeing 767s introduced in 1988, ATR 42s introduced in 1987, an ATR 72 introduced in 2002 for inter-island routes and Airbus A319s for regional flights on the African continent. Air Mauritius was the first airline of the southern hemisphere to fly the A340. As a matter of fact in December 2006, the last ever Airbus A340-300 type was built and delivered to Air Mauritius (tail number 3B-NBJ named 'Le Chamarel'). The airline is also one of the few airlines in the world (Aeroflot, British Airways and Air Sahara being among the others) that have combined airplane services with helicopter flights, using the Bell Aircraft Corporation range helicopters. Air Mauritius has a large presence in the European, African and Indian Ocean country airports. The company also performs a range of services in Mauritius for international airlines.

In 1988, one of the two Boeing 767-200ER (tail number 3B-NAL;named the `City of Port Louis`) set a new distance record for commercial twinjets flying from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mauritius. Distance flown was 8,727 statute miles (14,042 km). Duration of the flight was 16 hours 27 minutes.

In 1995 the airline was listed on the stock exchange of Mauritius. The airline is owned by Air Mauritius Holding (51%), publicly held (19.97%), Port Louis Fund (6.32%), the State Investment Corporation (4.72%), government of Mauritius (4.53%), Rogers and Company (4.28%), Air France (2.78%) and Air India (2.56%). It employs 2,761 staff (at March 2007).

Air Mauritius launched its new Airbus A340-300Es to London Heathrow and Hong Kong in December 2006. In 2007, It retrofited all other Airbus A340-313X in the fleet. Air Mauritius has added two Airbus A330-200s to replace the Boeing 767-200ER in late 2007. It has been noted that since February 2007, the airline has reduced operations using the two Boeing 767-23B(ER)s. Air Mauritius is using its A340-300s on these routes until delivery of the two A330-200(twinjet) which will be used to operate flights on India, Malaysia, Singapore and Perth routes.

Destinations

Air Mauritius connects Mauritius with several destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

Fleet

Air Mauritius fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 25 September 2009):

Air Mauritius Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	On Order	Passengers
Airbus A319-112	2	0	120
Airbus A330-203	1	1	275
Airbus A340-312	5	0	298
Airbus A340-313E	2	0	300
ATR 72-500	2	0	72

[Retired Fleet

• 1 Piper PA-31 Navajo
• 2 Boeing 707-300
• 2 Boeing 707-400
• 3 Boeing 747 (SP)
• 2 Boeing 767-200ER
• 1 Boeing 767-300ER
• 1 Airbus A340-300
• 2 ATR 42-500

For a small population of about 1.2 million in Mauritius, Air Mauritius is generally considered as being a rather big intercontinental airline.In March 2007, Air Mauritius became the first southern African country airline to fly an all-Airbus fleet for long and medium haul routes

25 septembre 2009

Boston, Edward Lawrence Logan (BOS/KBOS) MA, USA

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS) in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (and partly in the Town of Winthrop, Massachusetts), is one of the 20 busiest airports in the U.S., with over 26 million passengers a year. The airport serves as a focus city for AirTran Airways, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and US Airways. Retail management is provided by BAA, a Spanish-owned British company, and Westfield.

It covers 2,384 acres (965 ha), has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people, The airport has service to destinations in the United States, as well as Canada, the Cape Verde Islands, the Caribbean, Europe, and Mexico. The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.

Boston Logan Airport is the 12th busiest airport in the USA based on international traffic.In 2005, it handled 3,902,000 international passengers. Logan is the largest airport in New England. Currently New England’s largest transportation center, Logan ranks 20th in the nation in passenger volume and 19th in flight movements, employs approximately 12,000 workers and stimulates the New England regional economy by approximately $7 billion per year.

IATA: BOS – ICAO: KBOS – FAA: BOS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
Serves		Boston, Massachusetts
Location		East Boston, Mass.
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		42°21′47″N 071°00′23″W / 42.36306°N 71.00639°W / 42.36306; -71.00639
Website		www.massport.com/logan/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
4L/22R	7,861	2,396	Asphalt
4R/22L	10,005	3,050	Asphalt
9/27	7,000	2,134	Asphalt
14/32	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
15L/33R	2,557	779	Asphalt
15R/33L	10,083	3,073	Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations			371,604
Passengers			26,102,651

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Le spotting à Boston, n'est pas possible sans un accord de la police (attention j'en ai fait l'expérience !!) autrement, le dernier étage du parking du terminal B, est excellent (voir ci-dessous) du matin à midi à cause du soleil, si vous êtes passager il y a plusieurs baies vitrées très sympa dans les terminaux.

Logan Airport offers a huge number of interesting locations for plane spotters to ply their hobby, in addition to a solid variety of aircraft, ranging from King Airs to 747s. The field is nearly surrounded by water, but adjacent islands and peninsulas provide for some excellent viewing spots, some of which deliver a skyline backdrop, while others place Boston Harbor in the foreground

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Spotting inside the Main terminal early morning :

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Spotting on top roof of parking B :

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Spotting inside the international terminal "E" :

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History

Originally called Boston Airport, Logan opened on September 8, 1923, and was used primarily by the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corps. At that time, it was known as Jeffery Field. The first scheduled commercial passenger flights were initiated by Colonial Air Transport between Boston and New York City in 1927.

The airport has expanded over the years, including the addition of 1,800 acres (730 ha) built on landfill in Boston Harbor and the incorporation of the former Governors and Apple Islands. As a consequence the airport is almost entirely surrounded by water. In 1952, the airport became the first in the United States with an indirect rapid transit connection. In 1956, the state renamed the airport as General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport after a Spanish-American War officer from South Boston.

The era of the jumbo jet began at Logan during the summer of 1970 when Pan Am inaugurated daily Boeing 747 service to London Heathrow Airport. Non-stop flights to London now are scheduled by British Airways, American Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic.

When Terminal E opened in 1974, it was the second largest international arrivals facility in the United States. Since that time the number of international travelers using Logan has tripled. International long-haul travel has been the fastest growing market sector at Logan and has led the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) to embark on a major airport renewal project. The international terminal at Logan has been completely modified and upgraded into an elegant and impressive facility in recent years. Terminal E is a common-use facility, meaning all ticket counters and gates are shared among the international carriers.

Terminals, airlines, and destinations

Logan International Airport has four terminals, all connected by shuttle buses and walkways. Moving walkways also connect the terminals to a central parking garage. Terminals A, C and E have their own buildings, B is split into north and south. Only Terminal E has U.S. Customs and Immigration services, so all international flights arrive there except for those coming from locations with U.S. customs preclearance. The largest mainline airline at Boston Logan is JetBlue carrying 15.72% of passengers, followed by American Airlines (14.89%), US Airways (14.72%), Delta Air Lines (13.67%), and United Airlines (10.52%). However, these figures may be misleading, since they do not include American Eagle, US Airways Express, or Delta Connection, each of which has significant operations at Logan Airport.

Terminal A

Logan's newly built Terminal A, which replaced a previous building that was once occupied by Eastern Airlines, opened to passengers on March 16, 2005. The building is the first airport terminal in the United States to be LEED certified for environmentally friendly design by the U.S. Green Building Council. Among the building's features are heat-reflecting roof and windows, low-flow faucets and waterless urinals, self-dimming lights, and storm water filtration. The 22 gates in Terminal A increase the number of gates at Logan to 102

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Airlines	Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma
Continental Airlines	Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air	Newark
Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines	Cleveland
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Cleveland
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Bermuda, Cancún, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines	Columbus (OH), Washington-Reagan
Delta Connection operated by Comair	Bangor [ends December 1], Charleston (SC) [seasonal], Charlottetown [seasonal], Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus (OH), Halifax, Indianapolis, Myrtle Beach [seasonal], New York-JFK, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa, Washington-Reagan
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines	Detroit, Memphis
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Indianapolis
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America	New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan
Northwest Airlines	Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Terminal B

North Pier

Airlines	Destinations
American Airlines	Aruba, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Miami, Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal], Providenciales [seasonal], San Diego [ends November 18] ,San Francisco, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Louis, St. Thomas [seasonal]
American Eagle	Columbus (OH), New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Raleigh/Durham, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan
Spirit Airlines	Atlantic City, Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach
Virgin America	Los Angeles, San Francisco

South Pier

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada	Toronto-Pearson
Air Canada Jazz	Halifax, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson
US Airways	Aruba, Bermuda [seasonal], Cancún [seasonal], Charlotte, Grand Cayman [seasonal], Las Vegas, Montego Bay [seasonal], Nassau [seasonal], New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Providenciales [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal], San Juan [seasonal], Washington-Reagan
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin	Buffalo, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Rochester (NY)
US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines	Buffalo, Richmond
US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air	Albany, Augusta (ME), Bar Harbor, Presque Isle, Syracuse
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines	Harrisburg
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines	Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

Terminal C

On the night of February 28, 2006, the Terminal D gates (the three gates at the north end of the terminal) were renumbered and labeled as part of Terminal C.

Airlines	Destinations
AirTran Airways	Akron/Canton, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago-Midway [seasonal], Fort Myers [seasonal], Milwaukee, Newport News/Williamsburg, Orlando [seasonal], Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Tampa [seasonal]
Cape Air	Hyannis, Lebanon, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Plattsburgh, Provincetown, Rockland, Rutland, Saranac Lake
JetBlue Airways	Aruba, Austin, Baltimore, Bermuda [seasonal], Buffalo, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville (FL), Montego Bay [begins January 9] Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Nassau, New Orleans, New York-JFK, Oakland, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, St. Maarten, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach
Midwest Airlines	Milwaukee
Midwest Connect operated by Republic Airlines	Kansas City, Milwaukee
Sun Country Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal]
United Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines	Washington-Dulles

Terminal E (International Terminal)

Terminal E handles all international arrivals as well as the following airlines:

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin, Shannon
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Alitalia	Rome-Fiumicino
British Airways	London-Heathrow
Finnair	Helsinki [seasonal]
Iberia Airlines	Madrid
Icelandair	Reykjavik
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Porter Airlines	Toronto-City Centre
SATA International	Lisbon, Porto [seasonal], Terceira [seasonal], Ponta Delgada [scheduled charter]
Southwest Airlines	Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Denver, St. Louis
Swiss International Air Lines	Zürich
TACV	Praia
Virgin Atlantic	London-Heathrow

Cargo

Logan Airport has two cargo facilities (North Cargo adjacent to Terminal E and South Cargo adjacent to Terminals A and B). The airport is served by the several cargo carriers:

• ABX Air
• AirNet Systems
• Air Transport International
• FedEx Express
• UPS Airlines 

Notable incidents

• On October 4 1960, an Eastern Airlines propeller driven Lockheed L-188 Electra crashed into the sea while attempting to take off from Logan Airport. 62 people died and 9 people survived, incurring serious injuries.

• On July 31, 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723, operated on a DC-9 airplane, crashed into a seawall at Logan Airport, causing the deaths of all 83 passengers and 6 crew members on board. One of the passengers initially survived the accident but later died in a hospital.

• On January 23, 1982 World Airways Flight 30 from Newark to Boston made a non-precision instrument approach to runway 15R and touched down 2800 feet past the displaced threshold on an icy runway. When the crew sensed that the DC-10-30-CF couldn't be stopped on the remaining runway, they steered the DC-10 off the side of the runway to avoid the approach light pier, and slid into the shallow water of Boston Harbor. The nose section separated as the DC-10 came to rest 250 feet past the runway end, 110 feet left of the extended centerline. 2 male passengers (a father and son) were never found and are presumed to have been swept out ot sea.

• In 2001, two of the aircraft involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, departed from Logan Airport. Both aircraft were flown into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers of New York, destroying the buildings. United and American Airlines have mounted American flags on the gates from which the flights departed that day.

• On December 22, 2001, Richard Reid attempted to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 over the Atlantic Ocean. The flight was diverted to Boston Logan after the passengers and crew overpowered and subdued Reid. One flight attendant received minor injuries after being bitten on the thumb by Reid. The flight departed from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and its intended destination was Miami International Airport

22 décembre 2008

Munich, Museum Park Hill (MUC) Germany - 2007

The Viewing Hill in the Visitors Park

Climb the 172 steps to the viewing platform on top of the visitors hill, 28 meters above the airport. You’ll experience a unique panoramic view of Terminal 1, the apron and the ongoing flight operations on both runways!

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A worthwhile climb!

At Munich Airport you can spend as long as you want watching the handling operations on the ramp and the take-offs and landings on the runways!

The visitors hill in the Visitors Park is accessible at all times. The admission charge (1 euro) is payable at the coin-operated turnstile at the bottom of the hill.

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"Freunde der historischen Flugzeuge"

The accurate reconstruction of the historic aircraft in the Munich Airport Visitors Park was made possible through the involvement of 20 former Lufthansa staffers and Munich Airport employees. They also restored the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, which is also on display in the Visit

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Lockheed L-1049 G Super Constellation

The Lufthansa livery and D-ALEM call letters are in commemoration of the first trans-Atlantic flight of a Lockheed L-1049 G Super Constellation that departed from Hamburg bound for New York via DÜsseldorf and Shannon on June 8, 1955.

"The most beautiful passenger aircraft ever built"

With its curving fuselage and unmistakable triple tail, the Lockheed Super Constellation is still considered the most beautiful passenger aircraft ever build. It was also the first passenger plane with a pressurized cabin.

Technical data

Manufacturer:	Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Kalifornien
Registration:	D-ALEM
Passengers:	63 - 99 depending on the version
Wingspan:	37.49 m
Length:	34.62 m
Height:	7.54 m
Wingspan:	153.5 m²
Maximum take-off weight:	62,369 t
Range:	8,843 km
Max. fuel capacity:	29,400 l
Tip tank:	2200 l
Cruising speed:	522 km/h at an altitude of 6100 meters
Engines:	Four Curtis-Wright R-3350-DA 3 Turbo Compound, air-cooled 18-cylinder twin row radial engines
Propellers:	4.62m diameter, 3 blades
Number:	254 aircraft delivered
Maiden flight of D-ALEM:	April 19, 1955
Last flight:	March 9, 1967

Junkers Ju 52 / 3m (1937)

The opening of airmail service to South America in 1934, exploratory flights to the Far East and the Pamir expedition in 1937 with the famous Ju-52 bearing the D-ANOY call letters remain legendary exploits in the annals of aviation.

Crossing the Pamir mountains

This three-propeller aircraft was presented to the public as a rebuilt replica of the historic Junkers Ju 52 with the call letters D-ANOY and the name “Rudolf von Thüna”. With this aircraft Carl August Freiherr von Gablenz, a passionate aviator and Lufthansa board member, became the first pilot in the world to cross the Pamir mountain range.

Memoirs of an aviation pioneer

The Herbig publishing house in Munich has published a new edition of Pamirflug, the memoirs by the pilot von Gablenz on his legendary flight. In addition to the exciting stories by the pilot, the book contains contributions from two directors of Munich Airport, Willi Hermsen and Wulf Diether Graf zu Castell. Castell was still an active captain with Lufthansa in 1937 and was involved in the search for the Ju 52 D-ANOY, which was missing for a time.

Technical data

Manufacturer:	Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, Dessau
Registration:	D-ANOY
Passengers:	14
Wingspan:	29.25 m
Length:	18.90 m
Height:	6.10 m
Wingspan:	110.50 m²
Maximum take-off weight:	10.5 t
Range:	approx. 1,200 km
Max. fuel capacity:	2,500 l
Take-off speed:	approx. 120 km/h
Cruising speed:	approx. 180 km/h
Top speed:	approx. 240 km/h
Engines:	Three BMW nine cylinder radial engines
Engine power:	3 x 600 PS

Douglas DC-3 (1946)

The Douglas DC-3 is emblematic of luxurious air travel in the 1930s and 1940s. It rose to fame as a reliable cargo aircraft. During the Berlin airlift, numerous DC-3s maintained a supply lifeline to Berlin.

In passenger service as of 1946

With this legendary passenger aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s, Swissair began passenger services in 1946 – using a refitted C-47 from the US Air Force.

Technical data:

Manufacturer:	Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc., Santa Monica, Calif.
Registration:	HB-IRN
Passengers:	28 - 32 depending on the version
Wingspan:	28.96 m
Length:	19.65 m
Height:	5.16 m
Wing area:	91.62 m²
Maximum take-off weight:	11,441 t
Range:	2400 km
Max. fuel capacity:	3800 l
Cruising speed:	300 km/h
Top speed:	368 km/h
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 18-cylinder twin row radial engines
Engine power:	2 x 1 217 PS
Number produced:	10,926

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18 décembre 2008

Safety demonstration of Cathay Pacific (CX) HK-China

Play below the safety demo video before 2006

Safety Demo of Cathay Pacific (CX) HK China
envoyé par DreamSpotter

08 décembre 2008

Lyon, St-Exupéry (LYS / LFLL) France - 1993>2006

NB : Ces photos ont été prises avec un APN argentique puis scanner (se qui explique la mauvaise qualité ) mais cela mérite de les publiés dans un regards de mémoire.

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Pictures of 2006

Régional Fokker F70 ( ex-Air Littoral A/C)

Fleet of Régional (EMB 135/145)

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Pictures of 2003

Alitalia Express
Embraer EMB-145LR (ERJ-145LR) I-EXMO (cn 145299) 'Luigi Pirandello'

CCM Airlines - Compagnie Corse Mediterranee
ATR ATR-72-202 F-GKPF (cn 222) Now Farmer HB-AFL   

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Pictures of 2002

Air France (Brit Air)
Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER F-GRJB (cn 7076)

KLM Cityhopper
Fokker 70 (F-28-0070) PH-KZL / ZL-013 (cn 11536) ex-SilkAir 9V-SLK 

Sabena (Delta Air Transport - DAT)
BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ85 OO-DJS (cn E2292)

Air France (Brit Air)
Fokker 100 (F-28-0100)

Air France (Brit Air)
Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER

Corsair
Boeing 737-4B3 F-GFUH (cn 24751/2107)ex-Air Charter, now Jet4you CN-RPB   

Euralair
Boeing 737-85F F-GRNE (cn 30568/793) later Futura EC-JRL 

Terminal Cargo

United Parcel Service - UPS
Boeing 727-22C(QF)N943UP (cn 19102/336) Ex N943UP, Del 12/66 to United as N7414U Now Retired Roswell after end of service with Danish operator Starair as OY-UPJ

B727F of DHL (EC-)

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Pictures of 2001

Air China
Boeing 767-2J6/ER B-2555 (cn 24007/204)Built 88, del 7/88.During on a governmental flight 

Air Transat
Lockheed L-1011-385-1-14 TriStar 150C-FTNA (cn 193M-1019) DD 13.12.72 and alternated between C-FTNA of Air Canada (Summers) and N312EA of Eastern (Winters) from then to 81. ST Air Transat 05.88 and LT Air France 06.89-02.91. Damaged 06.07.01 nr Lyon in hailstorm, and currently stored there.

Aero Lyon
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GLYS (cn 46872/233)Ex SAS SE-DFE and AOM F-ODLX. Broken up at Roswell in 2004. 

Air France
Boeing 737-5H6 F-GJNY (cn 26456/2527) now LV-AYE (AR) Ex VT-JAY, 9M-MFF 

Air France (CCM Airlines - Compagnie Corse Mediterranee)
ATR ATR-72-202 F-GKPC (cn 171) Op in Air France-colors.

Air France (Brit Air)
Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER

Compagnie Corse Mediterranee - CCM
ATR ATR-72-202 F-GKPE (cn 192)

Air France
Airbus A319-111 F-GRHT (cn 1449) 

Atlantic Airlines
Lockheed L-188C(F) Electra G-LOFB (cn 1131) ex N131US, original Northwest aircraft.

L'Aeropostale
Airbus A300B4-103(F) F-GOZA (cn 148)Del 29/07/81. Convt to -F 09/98 and to L'Aeropostal as F-GOZA 01/99. To Air Contractors as EI-OZA 04/02. To European/DHL as OO-DIF 11/07.

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Pictures of 2000

Sabena (Delta Air Transport - DAT)
British Aerospace BAe-146-200

PGA - Portugalia Airlines
Embraer EMB-145EP (ERJ-145EP) CS-TPG (cn 145014)

Air France (Jersey European Airways)
British Aerospace BAe-146-300 G-JEBA (cn E3181) Operated by Jersey European

Lufthansa
Airbus A319-114 D-AILX (cn 860) 'Fellbach'

Air France
Airbus A319-111 F-GRHC (cn 998) Del 04/99 

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Pictures of 1995

British Airways
Airbus A320-211 G-BUSK (cn 120)

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Pictures of 1993

Air Inter
Airbus A320-211

British Airways (TAT European Airlines)
Fokker F-28-2000 Fellowship F-GDUU (cn 11108)Later Air Burkina XT-TIB   

Air Inter
Airbus A320-211 F-GHQJ (cn 214) later on color AF

Air Inter
Dassault Mercure 100 F-BTTF (cn 6)Served with Air Inter between 1973 and 1995, now preserved at the Conservatoire de l'Air et de l'Espace d'Aquitaine. 

Air Inter
Airbus A320-211

Crossair Saab-Fairchild SF-340A & Air France (TAT - Transport Aerien Transregional)
Fokker F-28-1000 Fellowship F-GECK (cn 11004) ex-LTU D-ABAQ   

Air Inter
Airbus A320-211 F-GHQQ (cn 352) 

ATR TAT & EMB120 "Brasilia" FU and TAT

01 décembre 2008

Advertissement Video : Air Canada (AC / ACA) Canada

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Air Canada
IATA AC	ICAO ACA	Callsign AIR CANADA
Founded		11 August 1936 as Trans-Canada Airlines
Hubs		Calgary International Airport Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Toronto Pearson International Airport Vancouver International Airport
Focus cities		Edmonton International Airport Halifax Stanfield International Airport Ottawa International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Aeroplan
Member lounge		Maple Leaf Lounge
Alliance		Star Alliance
Fleet size		332 including Air Canada Jazz (+42 orders)
Destinations		160
Parent company		ACE Aviation Holdings Inc.
Company slogan		The freedom to fly your own way.
Headquarters		Montreal, Quebec
Key people		* David Richardson (Chairman) * Montie Brewer (President & CEO)
Website: www.aircanada.com

Air Canada (TSX: AC.A, TSX: AC.B) is Canada's largest airline and flag carrier. The airline, founded in 1937, has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, since it moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1949. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to 160 destinations, with its largest hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport; it also provides vacation packages to over 90 destinations via Air Canada Vacations. The company is the world's 7th largest passenger airline by fleet size. The airline's parent company is ACE Aviation Holdings. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, an alliance of 21 member airlines formed in 1997. In 2006, 34 million people flew with the airline. The following year, Air Canada celebrated its 70th anniversary.

History

[ Trans-Canada Airlines

L-10A Electra "CF-TCC" in Trans-Canada Air Lines livery at the Western Canada Aviation Museum.

Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), was created by legislation of the federal government as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CNR) on 10 April 1936. The newly created Department of Transport under Minister C. D. Howe desired an airline, under government control, which linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Using $5 million in government seed money, two Lockheed L-10 Electras and one Boeing Stearman biplane were purchased from Canadian Pacific Airlines. Experienced airline executives from United Airlines and American Airlines were brought in.

Passenger operations began on 1 September 1937, with an Electra carrying two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle, a $14.20 round trip. Transcontinental routes from Montreal to Vancouver began on 1 April 1939, using 12 Lockheed L-14 Super Electras and six Lockheed L-18 Lodestars.

On 1 July 1938, TCA hired its first flight attendants, and by January, 1940 the airline had grown to about 500 employees.

In 1942, Canadian Pacific Airlines suggested merging with TCA. Prime Minister Mackenzie King rejected the proposal and introduced legislation regulating TCA as the only airline in Canada allowed to provide transcontinental flights. With the increase in air travel after World War II, CP Air was granted one coast-to-coast flight, and a few international routes.

Originally headquartered in Winnipeg, which was also the site of the national maintenance base, the federal government moved the headquarters to Montreal in 1949; the maintenance base later also moved east. With the development of the ReserVec in 1953, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to use a computer reservation system with remote terminals.

By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline, and in 1964 Jean Chrétien submitted a private member's bill to change the name of the airline from Trans-Canada Airlines to Air Canada. This bill failed, but it was later resubmitted and passed, with the name change taking effect on 1 January 1965. In a late 1970s, with reorganization at CNR, Air Canada became an independent Crown corporation.

[The 1980s and 1990s

An Air Canada Airbus A330-343X, in Star Alliance livery, landing at Vancouver International Airport

1994-2004 livery on a Boeing 767-300ER

In the 1980s Air Canada's debt grew as it upgraded its fleet and purchased regional airlines such as Air BC and Air Nova. A recession also added to yearly losses, $15 million in 1982.

Deregulation of the Canadian airline market, under the new National Transportation Act, 1987 officially opened the airline market in Canada to equal competition. In 1988 Air Canada was privatized, and 43% of its shares are sold on the public market.

On 7 December 1987, Air Canada became the first airline in the world to have a fleet-wide non-smoking policy, and in 1989 became completely privatised. It sold the enRoute card business to Diners Club in 1992.^[9]Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance, which was launched in May 1997. The airline code-shares with several of the alliance's members.

On 2 September 1998 pilots for Air Canada launched the company's first pilots' strike. At the end of 1999 the Canadian government relaxed some of the aviation regulations, aimed at creating a consolidation of the Canadian airline industry.

[ 21st century

In January 2001 Air Canada acquired Canada's second largest air carrier, Canadian Airlines, subsequently merging the latter's operations into its own. As a result, Air Canada became the world's twelfth-largest commercial airline.

Current livery on a Boeing 777-300ER landing at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

[Creditor protection, refinancing, and emergence from protection

On 1 April 2003, Air Canada filed for bankruptcy protection; it emerged from this protection on 30 September 2004, 18 months later. During the period of bankruptcy protection, the company was subject to two competing bids from Cerberus Capital Management and Victor Li. The Cerberus bid would have seen former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney installed as chairman, being recruited by Cerberus' international advisory board chair Dan Quayle. Cerberus was rejected because it had a reputation of changing existing employee pension agreements, a move strongly opposed by the CAW. At first, Air Canada selected Victor Li's Trinity Time Investments, which initially asked for a board veto and the chairmanship in return for investing $650 million in the airline. Li, who holds dual citizenship from Canada and Hong Kong, later demanded changes to the pension plan (which was not in his original takeover bid), but since the unions refused to budge, the bid was withdrawn. Finally, Deutsche Bank unveiled an $850-million financing package for Air Canada, if it would cut $200 million in annual cost cutting in addition to the $1.1 billion that the unions agreed on in 2003. It was accepted after last-minute talks between CEO Robert Milton and CAW chief Buzz Hargrove got the union concessions needed to let the bid go through.

ACE Aviation Holdings is the new parent company under which the reorganised Air Canada is held.

[B747s retired

On October 31, 2004, the last Air Canada Boeing 747 flight landed in Toronto ending 33 years of 747 service with the airline. The Boeing 747-400 fleet was replaced by the A340 fleet.

Modernization

The longest ranged airliner in the world, the Boeing 777-200LR

On 19 October 2004, Air Canada unveiled a new aircraft colour scheme and uniforms. A Boeing 767-300 was painted in the new silver-blue colour, and the green tail was replaced with a new version of the maple leaf known as the 'Frosted Leaf.'

On 9 November 2005, Air Canada entered into an agreement to renew its widebody fleet with Boeing by purchasing 18 Boeing 777s (10 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs, 2 777 Freighters), and 14 Boeing 787-8s. It also placed options to purchase an additional 18 Boeing 777s and 46 Boeing 787-8s and -9s. All of the 777s will be powered by the GE90-115B engine, and the 787-8s, by the GEnx engine. Deliveries of the 777s began in March 2007 and deliveries of the 787s are to begin in 2012. As the 777s are delivered, and as the 787s are delivered, it will gradually retire all Boeing 767s and A330-300s.

Rendering of a Boeing 787 with Air Canada livery

On 24 April 2007, Air Canada announced that it has exercised half of its options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The firm order for the Dreamliners is now at 37 plus 23 options, for a total of 60. This makes Air Canada the largest customer of the Dreamliner in North America and the third largest in the world (behind Qantas and All Nippon Airways). It also announced that it has cancelled orders for two Boeing 777Fs. In November 2007, Air Canada announced that it will lease an additional Boeing 777-300ER from ILFC. The number of 777s on order totals 18 (12 -300ERs, 6 -200LRs) with options for 16 more, totalling 34. Air Canada has also taken delivery of 15 Embraer 175s and 45 Embraer 190s. It holds options on an additional 60 Embraer 190s These aircraft are being used to expand its intra-Canada and Canada/USA routes. Additionally, some of the Embraer 190s will replace older A319/A320s.

[Project XM

Embraer 190 landing at Vancouver International Airport

Boeing 777-300 lands at London Heathrow Airport

Started in July 2006, and scheduled to be completed by early 2009, Project XM: Extreme Makeover, is a $300-million aircraft interior replacement project to install new cabins on all aircraft. New aircraft such as the Boeing 777 are being delivered with the new cabins factory installed.

New cabin features include:

• In Executive First, new horizontal fully-flat Executive First Suites in a 'herringbone pattern' (on B767's, B777's and A330's).
• New cabins in all classes on all aircraft.
• Personal AVOD (8.9 in/230 mm touch-screen LCD) in Economy class (domestic and international) and Executive Class (domestic) providing over 200 hours of video and audio entertainment. Larger AVOD (12 in/300 mm touch-screen LCD) equipped with noise-canceling Sennheiser headphones available in Executive First Suites.
• Interactive games at all seats.
• Three-prong 120 V AC plugs for laptops in both classes.
• USB ports to recharge electronic devices.
• USB ports for game controllers.
• XM Radio Canada available at every seat.

[ Destinations

Air Canada operates flights to 98 destinations in Canada, the USA, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Combined with its Jazz network, the airline serves 160 destinations worldwide.

Route changes

Air Canada Route Changes (as of 28 June 2008)

Route	Start Date	End Date	Equipment
Toronto – Santiago – Buenos Aires		29 November 2008	Boeing 767-300ER
Toronto – Santiago	1 December 2008	1 April 2009	Boeing 767-300ER
Toronto – Buenos Aires	1 December 2008	1 April 2009	Boeing 767-300ER
Vancouver  – Montego Bay	19 December, 2008 [Seasonal]	17 April 2009	Boeing 767-300ER
Calgary – Los Cabos	20 December, 2008 [Seasonal]	18 April 2009	Embraer 190
Toronto – Santa Clara	20 December, 2008 [Seasonal]	18 April 2009	Airbus A319
Ottawa – Santa Clara	21 December, 2008 [Seasonal]	12 April 2009	Embraer 190
Toronto – Samana	21 December, 2008 [Seasonal]		Airbus A319
Montreal – St. Lucia	22 December, 2008	13 April 2009	Airbus A319
Montreal – Santa Clara	23 December, 2008 [Seasonal]	14 April 2009	Airbus A319
Halifax  – Orlando	February 6 2009	May 10, 2009	Airbus A319/Embraer 190
Toronto – Santiago – Buenos Aires	2 April, 2009		Boeing 767-300ER
Toronto – Montreal – Geneva	1 June, 2009		Boeing 767-300ER

Fleet

The Air Canada fleet consists of 199 aircraft, as of November 2008. "Project XM Fitted" indicates aircraft with newly renovated aircraft interiors.

Air Canada Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Business*/Economy)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A319	35	120 (14/106)	North America Caribbean	Project XM completed
Airbus A320	41	146 (14/132)	North America Caribbean South America	Project XM completed
Airbus A321-200	10	174 (20/154)	North America Caribbean	Project XM completed
Airbus A330-300	7	274 (42/232)	Atlantic Tokyo-Narita Honolulu	Project XM to be completed by the end of 2009
Airbus A330-300	1	265 (37/228)		Project XM fitted
Boeing 767-300ER	30	211 (24/187)	Atlantic Pacific South America Middle East Hawaii	Project XM completed. Three aircraft will not be refurbished, but will be retired.
Boeing 777-200LR	6	270 (42/228)	Atlantic: Montreal - Frankfurt Pacific: Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai-Pudong (non-peak), Beijing (non-peak) Domestic: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver	Project XM factory fitted
Boeing 777-300ER	9 (3 orders)	349 (42/307)	Atlantic: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow Pacific: Tokyo-Narita, Hong Kong, Shanghai-Pudong (peak), Beijing (peak) Domestic: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver	Project XM factory fitted
Boeing 787-8	(37 orders)		Atlantic Pacific South America Domestic	Project XM factory fitted To enter service in 2012[29]
Embraer 175	15	73 (9/64)	North America	Project XM factory fitted
Embraer 190	45	93 (9/84)	North America Caribbean	Project XM factory fitted

^{*Executive Class is offered on domestic flights, Executive First on international flights.}

• Air Canada has an average fleet age of 8.9 years, as of October 2008.
• Air Canada has options for 18 more Boeing 777's, 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 60 Embraer E190's
• Air Canada was the first North American airline to operate the Airbus A319, A340-300, A340-500, Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
• The Boeing 767 involved in the Gimli incident (known as the "Gimli Glider") remained in service with Air Canada until it retired in 2008. The aircraft (C-GAUN) now sits at the Mojave Spaceport in California

Jazz fleet

Jazz Bombardier CRJ

Air Canada Jazz has a separate fleet consisting of 133 all-Canadian aircraft as of June 2008:

Air Canada Jazz Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Executive*/Economy)	Notes
Bombardier CRJ 100ER	24	50
Bombardier CRJ 200ER	33	50
Bombardier CRJ 705	16	75 (10/65)	Project XM completed
Bombardier Dash 8 100	34	37	Twin-Turboprop
Bombardier Dash 8 300	26	A:48 B:50	Twin-Turboprop

^{*Executive Class is only available on Bombardier CRJ 705 aircraft (AVOD) audio-video on demand}

Historic fleet

Air Canada's Airbus A340-300s will be retired from service in November 2008 and will be replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.

Air Canada's Boeing 767-200ER fleet were retired from service by the end of 2008.

Air Canada was the first airline to operate a jet freighter with the introduction of the DC-8 and was the first major airline with an all turbine fleet, which allowed an increase in productivity and reduction in maintenance costs. Air Canada was also one of the first airlines to have its entire fleet of unpressurised aircraft equipped with fixed oxygen systems for use by flight crew and passengers, using the rebreathing bag principle.

The following is a list of aircraft that Air Canada has operated since 1937, and are now no longer in the fleet.

Type	Used	Reference
Airbus A340-300	1993-2008
Airbus A340-500	2004-2007
Avro Lancastrian	1943-1947
BAe 146-200	1990-2005
Boeing 727-200	1974-1992
Boeing 737-200	1976-2004
Boeing 747-100	1971-1998
Boeing 747-200M (Combi)	1975-1999
Boeing 747-400	1990-2003
Boeing 747-400M (Combi)	1990-2004
Boeing 767-200(ER)	1983-2008
Bristol Freighter	1953-1955
Canadair North Star	1946-1961
Douglas DC-3	1945-1963
Douglas DC-8-40 -50 -60 -70	1960-1983
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30	1966-2002
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 From Canadian Airlines	1971-2001
Fokker F28	1986-2004
Lockheed Super Constellation	1954-1963
Lockheed L-1011 -1 -15 -100 -500	1973-1996
Lockheed Model 10 Electra	1937-1941
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra	1941-1949
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar	1941-1949
Stearman	1937-1939
Vickers Vanguard	1961-1972
Vickers Viscount	1955-1974

Onboard

Air Canada has two classes of service on all aircraft. On longhaul international routes, Executive First and Economy Class are offered. Shorthaul and domestic routes feature Executive Class and Economy Class.

Air Canada Jazz features two classes of service, Executive and Economy Class, on CRJ-705 aircraft only. All other Jazz aircraft are one class service (Economy Class).

Executive First / Executive First Suites (International Business Class)

Executive First Suites.

Executive First / Executive First Suites is Air Canada’s international business class product.

Executive First Suites (Project XM) are available on all B777-300ER and B777-200LR aircraft and all B767-300ER aircraft except fins 631, 687, 689 and 690. Fin 631 is scheduled to be fitted with Executive First Suites (Project XM) by the end of 2008. Fins 687, 689 and 690 will not be fitted with Executive First Suites (Project XM) and will be retired. Executive First Suites are also available on one A330-300, fin 938. The remaining seven A330-300s will be fitted with Executive First Suites (Project XM) by the end of 2009.

Executive First (Original) is available on the remaining three B767-300ERs and seven A330-300s.

Executive First Suites (Project XM) feature electronic flat beds, in a 1–1–1 (B767-300ER and A330-300s) or 1–2–1 (all other aircraft) herringbone configuration with a 21-inch (0.53 m) seat width and a 6-foot-3-inch (1.90 m) seat pitch. The configuration is similar in layout to Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class Suite and Air New Zealand's Business Premier Class product. Entertainment is personal AVOD (Audio Video On Demand), while music is provided by XM satellite radio. Self-service bar areas and mood lighting are available on all B777-300ER and B777-200LR aircraft.

Executive First (Original) features electronic recliner seats reclining to 151°, with a width of 21 inches (0.53 m) and a pitch of 57 to 60 inches (1.45 m to 1.52 m). Seat configuration is 2–2–2 on Airbus aircraft, with 1–2–2 or 2–2–1 seating on the 767-300ER aircraft, depending on tail fin. Entertainment is personal AVOD (Audio Video On Demand) on Airbus aircraft and B767-300ERs (in the form of DVD players on the B767-300ERs). Music is provided by XM satellite radio.

Airbus A330-300 landing at London Heathrow Airport.

Executive First Suites/Executive First - Beverage, meal, and other services

• complimentary amenity kit (including dental kit, ear plugs, eye shades, booties)
• complementary wine/spirits/non alcoholic beverages
• complementary meal
• selection of newspapers and magazines
• onboard duty free shopping
• access to Maple Leaf lounge

Executive Class (North American domestic first class)

Executive Class is Air Canada’s North American domestic first-class product.

Seat configuration varies between 1–2, 2–2 depending on the aircraft. Recline is around 120° or 124°, with a width of 20 inches (0.51 m) or 21 inches (0.53 m) and a pitch of 37 inches (0.94 m) to 39 inches (0.99 m).

All seats feature AVOD and the new style cabin interiors. Music is provided by XM Satellite Radio.

[ Executive Class - North America - Beverage, meal, and other services

• Guaranteed window or aisle seat
• Comfy pillow
• Workstation with personal reading light
• Adjustable head and footrests
• XM Satellite Radio showcasing premium music and talk shows
• Free headphones
• Premium wines, spirits and cuisine
• enRoute magazine with Cinema Guide
• Selection of premium newspapers including route-specific titles
• Dedicated washrooms featuring Fruits & Passion "Globe Spa" amenities
• Maple Leaf Lounge access at the airport

Economy Class

Seats are pitched 31 inches (0.79 m) to 34 inches (0.86 m) with a width of 17.2 inches (0.44 m) to 18.5 inches (0.47 m) and a recline to around 6 inches (0.15 m).

On aircraft fitted with Economy Class (Project XM), entertainment is personal AVOD (audio-video on demand). On Economy Class (Original) aircraft, main screen entertainment is offered. Music on both types is provided by XM Satellite Radio.

[ Economy international - Beverage, meal, and other services

• complementary wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages
• complementary meal
• free headphones
• onboard duty free shopping

[ Economy North America, Sun Destinations, and the Caribbean - Onboard Café

all flights and all passengers regardless of flight duration:

• alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor and liqueurs) available at a cost of $6 CAD/USD

flights less than 90 minutes duration - all passengers:

• complimentary coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks

flights 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours

Latitude fare:

• complimentary coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks
• 2 complementary snack items

Tango and Tango Plus fare:

• complimentary coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks
• Selection of snacks from $2-$4 CAD

flights 2 hours or longer

Latitude fare:

• complimentary coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks
• complimentary meal item and snack item

Tango and Tango Plus fare:

• complimentary coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks
• selection of hot and cold snacks and meal items from $2-$6 CAD/USD

Air Canada Jazz: note that Café Jazz menu products and services differ from the ones of Air Canada’s Onboard Café. Meal items are not available on Air Canada Jazz flights under 3h15 min in duration and the Café Jazz service is not offered on flights operated on Dash 8 aircraft.

Cabin crew

Air Canada has made a change in uniform by changing the dark green for a midnight blue colour. The uniforms were designed by Canadian fashion designer Debbie Shuchat, at a presentation in the Toronto Pearson International Airport hangar, Celine Dion helped the newly-solvent airline debut its new image.

Air Canada Embraer E175 takes off.

The female cabin crew wear a midnight blue suit jacket with a narrow skirt both lined with blue lining. The jacket sports a red Air Canada maple leaf motif on the left blazer pocket flap. The uniform is composed by a sky blue blouse, sky blue sweater, a frosted leaf graphic design on a red or blue scarf.

The male cabin crew wear a midnight blue suit jacket with suit trousers both lined with blue lining. The jacket sports a red Air Canada maple leaf motif on the left blazer pocket flap. The uniform is composed by a sky blue shirt, midnight blue waistcoat, a frosted leaf graphic design on a red or blue tie.

Air Canada Cargo

Air Canada Cargo Limited Partnership offers cargo services on domestic and transborder flights, utilising the cargo capacity on aircraft operated by Air Canada and Jazz on domestic and transborder routes. Air Canada offers cargo services on its international passenger flights and also uses chartered, all-freighter aircraft for Canada – Europe and Canada – Asia services. (Subsidiary of Air Canada)

In the past, Air Canada Cargo operated its own dedicated fleet of DC-8 freighters and currently operates a World Airways MD-11 freighter from Toronto(YYZ), Canada to Frankfurt(FRA), Germany. Orders for 2 Boeing 777-200F's were in negotiations but that order has since been cancelled. However, the MD-11 Freighter Service between Toronto (YYZ), Canada and Frankfurt (FRA), Germany has been terminated since July 2008,

Jazz Air LP

In 2001, Air Canada consolidated Air BC, Air Nova, Air Ontario and Canadian Regional Airlines into Air Canada Jazz. Air Canada Jazz was spun-off starting in November 2006. ACE Aviation Holdings is no longer a shareholder of Jazz, making Jazz Air an independent company.

Air Canada Jetz

Launched in 2002, Air Canada Jetz is a charter service targeting sports teams, professional entertainers, and corporations. Air Canada Jetz fleet consists of 5 A320 aircraft in an all business class configuration.

Air Canada Vacations

Air Canada Vacations offers sun, cruise and leisure vacation packages to the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico, Las Vegas, Central and South America, and Asia. (Subsidiary of Air Canada)

Former subsidiaries

• On November 1, 2001, Air Canada launched Air Canada Tango, designed to offer no-frills service and lower fares using a dedicated fleet of 13 Airbus 320's in an all economy configuration of 159 seats. In Canada, it operated from Toronto to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. In addition, it operated non-stop service between Toronto and Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa; as well as non-stop service between Montreal and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. Tango was intended to compete with Canada 3000. The Tango service was dissolved in 2004. Air Canada now calls its lowest fare class "Tango" (Tango and Tango Plus), paying homage to the low-cost experiment.

• In 2002, Air Canada launched Zip, a discount airline to compete directly with WestJet on routes in Western Canada. Zip operated ex-Canadian Airlines International 737-200's as a separate airline with its own staff and brightly painted aircraft. It also was disbanded in 2004.

[ Accidents

Date	Flight number	Information
29 November 1963	Flight 831*	McDonnell Douglas DC-8, stalled on takeoff out of Montreal-Dorval International Airport. All 118 lives were lost on board, making it one of the deadliest air disasters in Canadian history.
19 May 1967	n/a	McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashed and burned on a training flight while making a three-engine landing at Ottawa, Ontario. All 3 crew members were killed. There were no passengers on the flight.
5 July 1970	Flight 621	McDonnell Douglas DC-8, exploded from a fuel line rupture caused by engine 4 striking the runway in Toronto, Ontario during the first landing attempt. All 109 passengers/crew were killed.
26 June 1978	Flight 189	McDonnell Douglas DC-9, overran the runway in Toronto after a blown tire aborted the takeoff. Two of 107 people onboard were killed.
2 June 1983	Flight 797	McDonnell Douglas DC-9, had an electrical fire in the aft lavatory during flight, resulting in an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. During emergency exiting, the sudden influx of oxygen caused a flash fire throughout the cabin, resulting in the deaths of 23 of the 41 passengers, including Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers. All five crew members survived.
23 July 1983	Flight 143	Boeing 767, glided to an emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba after running out of fuel 12,500 metres (41,000 ft) above Red Lake, Ontario. No one was injured. This incident was the subject of the TV movie, Falling from the Sky: Flight 174, starring William Devane, and the book, Freefall, by William Hoffer.
16 December 1997	Flight 646	Bombardier Canadair Air Canada Jazz CRJ-100, went off the end of the runway upon landing in Fredericton, New Brunswick. There were no fatalities.

*Company was known as Trans-Canada Air Lines in 1963.

[ Incidents

• 21 June 1973: McDonnell Douglas DC-8 caught fire and was burnt out during refuelling at Terminal 2, Toronto, Ontario; no fatalities.
• 2 June 1982: McDonnell Douglas DC-9 exploded during a maintenance period in Montreal, Quebec; no fatalities.
• 10 August 2006: Air Canada flights to Toronto and Montreal were among the seven planes allegedly targeted in a massive bomb plot that was being planned in Britain. Air Canada Flight 849 that leaves Heathrow daily at 3 p.m. for Toronto and the regular Air Canada Flight 865 that leaves at 3:15 p.m. for Montreal. All were to be detonated simultaneously as the planes crossed the Atlantic Ocean carrying between 240 and 285 people each. Both aircraft being Airbus A330-300s.
• 20 May 2007: Air Canada Jazz Flight 8911, a Bombardier CRJ-100 bound from Moncton, landing gear collapsed while vacating the runway after touching down at Toronto-Pearson International Airport. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. The aircraft C-FRIL was written off and was cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register on 18 July 2007

• 28 January 2008: An Air Canada Boeing 767-300 series jet was forced to divert to Shannon International Airport, County Clare in Ireland due to a "medical emergency". Flight AC848 was en route from Toronto-Pearson to London-Heathrow when the co-pilot fell ill somewhere over the North Atlantic. It was reported that the co-pilot was acting strangely and after landing was forcibly removed from the aircraft by personnel including a member of the Canadian Military. It was subsequently reported by local media in Ireland that he was transferred to the Psychiatric Unit of Ennis General Hospital in Co. Clare to undergo assessment. A second flight crew was flown in from London to allow the 149 passengers and crew complete their journey where it landed 8 hours behind schedule. On November 19, 2008, a final report issued by the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU), reported that the Captain requested a flight attendant with a commercial pilots license, to assume the duties of a co-pilot, and to assist as necessary in landing the aircraft. In conclusion, the report commended the captain and flight attendants in their handling of this event.

24 novembre 2008

Geneva, Cointrin (GVA / LSGG) Switzerland - 1987 part.2

Summer day, during a Open day of Airport

Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-BYJ (cn 47461/663) "Ciudad de Salamanca"

Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-BIH (cn 47076/134) "Roncesvalles"

DD 19/07/67. LT Aviaco 07/84 which merged into IB 09/99. WFU. 

CTA Aerospatiale SE-210 Caravelle 10B1R HB-ICN (cn 253) "Ville de Genève" aircraft delivered to SATA in 1970 as HB-ICN.Later to TC-ABA

Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (DC-9-81) HB-INU (cn 49358/1294) later  N927TW 

Swissair McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 HB-IDP (cn 47523/593) "Basel-Land" Del 18-Nov-70.Swissair and later bmi G-PKBE and later sold AirTran N840AT, later XA-UDC.

Untitled (Private)
Boeing 727-193 VR-CBY (cn 19620/377), VR-CWC (cn 19620/377) Del 03/67 to Pacific Air Lines as N898PC. Later flew with National, Air West, Braniff, Dan-Air G-BEGZ and Tatarstan - Government VR-CWC ,has now reg. P4-JLD.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Boeing 727-2U5/Adv VR-CCA (cn 22362/1657) "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", usually piloted by King Hussein himself. before JY-HNH Later to V8-HM1, V8-HM2, V8-BG1, HZ-AB3 

Air-India
Airbus A310-304 VT-EJG (cn 406) "Yamuna"

Swissair
Airbus A310-322 HB-IPF (cn 399) Old livery. 

17 novembre 2008

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Key people		Enrique Cueto Plaza (CEO), Sebastian Piñera
Website: http://www.lan.com

LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. It is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, with hubs/focus cities at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, and at Miami International Airport in Miami.

History

The airline was founded by Chilean Army Air Services Commander Arturo Merino Benitez (who had the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport named after him years later), and began operations on March 5, 1929 as Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica. It took the name Línea Aérea Nacional de Chile (LAN Chile) in 1932. In September 1989, the Chilean government privatized the carrier, selling a majority stake in the company to Icarosan and Scandinavian Airlines System.

The approval from the Chilean Anti-monopolies Board resulted in the acquisition of control of the country's second airline Ladeco on 11 August 1995. In October 1998 LanChile merged Fast Air with Ladeco. In March 2004 Lan Chile and its subsidiaries LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador, LAN Dominicana and LANExpress became unified under the single LAN brand, instead of prior Linea Aerea Nacional. On 17 June 2004 LAN Chile changed its formal name to LAN Airlines (which was said to mean Latin American Network Airlines, even though the airline says LAN is no longer an abbreviation now) as part of this re-branding process. In mid-2005 LAN opened its subsidiary LAN Argentina in Argentina and operates national and international flights from Buenos Aires, being the third largest local operator behind Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral. This subsidiary is also under the single LAN brand.

LAN Airlines' A320-200 (CC-COT) and its flight attendants at the Arequipa Airport.

LAN Airlines has the following subsidiaries and shareholdings: LAN Cargo (99.4%), LANExpress (99.4%), ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras (73.3%), LAN Peru (70%), LAN Dominicana (49%), LAN Ecuador (45%), LAN Argentina (49%), MasAir (39.5%) and Florida West International Airways (25%). It also has 11,173 employees.

LAN codeshares with American Airlines to U.S. destinations, British Airways and Iberia to European destinations, to Brazilian internal destinations with Tam Linhas Aereas, to Asian destinations with Korean Air, and some destinations in Australia and New Zealand with Qantas.

As of August 1, 2006, LAN Airlines merged first and business classes of service into a single class, named Premium Business.

Subsidiaries

• LAN Argentina
• LAN Cargo
• LAN Ecuador
• LAN Express
• LAN Peru

Fleet

The LAN Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 11 November 2008):

LAN Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Premium Business/Tourist)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A318	15	118 (0/118)	Domestic routes	First airline to operate the A318 with PW6000 engines
Airbus A319	17 (9 orders)	136 (0/136)	Medium haul routes South and Latin America
Airbus A320-200	18 (8 orders)	156 (16/120)	Medium haul routes South and Latin America
Airbus A340-300	5 (5 orders)	259	Long haul routes Australia, Europe and New Zealand	Exit from service: 2012 Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Boeing 767-300ER	25 (8 orders)	212 214	Medium-long haul routes Europe, South America and North America	Exit from service: 2014-2018 Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8	(18 orders)		Long haul routes	Deliveries: 2012-2016
Boeing 787-9	(14 orders) (6 leased)		Long haul routes	Deliveries: 2013-2016

LAN and LANEXPRESS jets at Santiago, Chile (SCL)

A logo of LAN Chile from 1980 to 1998

Also on order are 20 Airbus A318s, on which LAN became the launch customer for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine. But the order was modified to 15 Airbus A319 due to problems caused by the small cargo area and mechanical problems with the turbines. Its A319 & A320s are equipped with International Aero Engines V2500s. Lan Airlines has recently renovated its Boeing's 767s, adding amenities like flat bed seats in Premium Business class offering 180 degrees of recline, and new industry leading personal TV's. In late 2007 LAN Airlines announced that it was planning to acquire some aircraft of the Boeing 777 family due to problems with its Airbus A340-300's. As of May 2008, LAN does not fly the Boeing 737-200 anymore: aircraft which was replaced by aircraft of the Airbus A320 family.

The average LAN Airlines fleet age was 5.6 years old in August 2008.

Previously operated

• McDonnell Douglas DC-10
• Boeing 747-100
• Boeing 767-200ER
• Boeing 707
• Boeing 727
• BAe 146
• Boeing 737-200

Codeshare agreements

Lan Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2006:

• Aeroméxico
• Alaska Airlines
• American Airlines
• British Airways
• Iberia
• Japan Airlines
• Mexicana de Aviación
• Qantas
• Korean Air

Incidents and accidents

• On July 5, 2008, LAN Airlines flight 533 was involved in a near miss incident at New York's JFK airport. The aircraft, bound for Santiago, Chile, was nearly struck after take off by Cayman Airways flight 792. The Cayman aircraft, arriving at JFK from the Cayman Islands, performed a go-around after a missed landing on a perpendicular runway. Both aircraft performed steep axial tilts to avoid one another, under the control tower's direction. The FAA's statement on this incident is currently unclear, with some reports denying the incident ever happened.

• On March 28, 2007, LAN Airlines Flight 801 traveling between Santiago and Auckland was involved in a near miss incident with a meteor while over the Pacific Ocean. It is estimated that the flaming object passed within five nautical miles of the aircraft, while the crew could hear the objects breaking the sound barrier. While it was initially thought the object was an old Russian satellite re-entering the atmosphere, that explanation was subsequently ruled out by NASA.

• On February 20, 1991, a chartered LAN Chile BAe146-200 (registered as CC-CET, formerly N403XV) overran the runway on landing at Puerto Williams in southern Chile and sank in the nearby waters. Twenty of the 66 passengers died.

• On August 4, 1987, a B737-200, while on the approach at Calama/El Loa airport, landed short of the displaced threshold of runway 27. The nosegear collapsed and the aircraft broke in two. A fire broke out 30 minutes later and destroyed the aircraft. The threshold was displaced by 880m due to construction work. There was 1 fatality.

• August 3, 1978, Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport: a Boeing 707 was approaching runway 11 in fog when it struck trees in a gentle descent, some 2500m short of the runway threshold and 300m out of line with the runway centreline.

• May 25, 1972, one hour and 18 minutes after take-off from Panama City a homemade pipe bomb exploded in the ice water fountain service compartment of a B727. A rapid decompression followed. A successful emergency landing was carried out at Montego Bay, Jamaica.

• December 5, 1969, Puerto-Montt/El Tepual airport, a DC-3 became airborne after a 500m run and climbed to 10m when it banked right. The aircraft lost height and the wing struck the ground; a wheels-up landing was made.

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British Airways
IATA BA	ICAO BAW SHT XMS	Callsign SPEEDBIRD SHUTTLE SANTA
Founded		31 March 1974 (After BOAC & BEA merger)
Hubs		London Heathrow Airport London Gatwick Airport
Frequent flyer program		Executive Club Premier (Invitation only)
Member lounge		Concorde Room Galleries First Galleries Club Galleries Lounge Galleries Arrivals First Lounge Terraces Lounge Executive Club Lounge Gate 1 Lounge Chesapeake Club Lounge
Alliance		Oneworld
Fleet size		233 (+67 orders)
Destinations		147 in 75 countries (March 2007)
Company slogan		Upgrade to British Airways
Headquarters		Waterside, Harmondsworth, London , England, United Kingdom
Key people		Willie Walsh (Chief Executive)
Website: http://www.britishairways.com

British Airways plc (LSE: BAY) is the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. Its main hubs are London Heathrow and London Gatwick. British Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, and is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

The British Airways Group was formed on 1 September 1974 consisting of BOAC and BEA. These two companies were dissolved on 31 March 1974 to form British Airways (BA). The company was privatised in February 1987. It expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1988 and some of the routes of Gatwick-based carrier Dan-Air in 1992. The formation of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic in 1984 began a tense relationship with BA which ended in "one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history" in 1993 in which BA apologised "unreservedly" for a "dirty tricks" campaign against Virgin and paid damages and legal costs.

For a number of years the airline was a mainly Boeing customer, but in November 1998 it placed its first direct order for Airbus aircraft. The company's next major order was the start of its replacement of its long haul fleet, ordering Boeing 787s and Airbus A380s in 2007. The centrepiece of the airline's long haul fleet is the Boeing 747-400; the airline is the largest operator of this type. British Airways' strategy and aircraft purchases are seen as an industry benchmark that influences other carriers' decisions.

In 2008 BA unveiled its new subsidiary OpenSkies which takes advantage of the liberalization of transatlantic traffic rights, and flies non-stop between major European cities and the United States. Operations between Paris and New York began with a single Boeing 757 in June 2008. On 2 July 2008 British Airways announced that it had agreed to buy French airline L'Avion for £54 million. The deal will result in the full integration of L'Avion with OpenSkies by early 2009.

British Airways has been plagued by difficulties in recent years. The Association of European Airlines reports that BA is the worst airline for lost and delayed baggage, losing over twice as many bags as the average. It is also the worst airline for punctuality of short/medium haul flight departures and arrivals and ranked 17th out of 21 airlines for long haul delays. Many of BA's problems stem from being based at London Heathrow airport which has become crowded and subject to delays. In 2007 Heathrow was voted the world's least favourite alongside Chicago O'Hare in a TripAdvisor survey.The opening of their new terminal, Heathrow Terminal 5 was heavily criticised by politicians, unions, airlines and passengers as an operational disaster.

History

Imperial Airways Handley Page H.P.42.

On 31 March 1924, Britain's four pioneer airlines that had started up in the immediate post war period—Instone Air Line, Handley Page Transport, Daimler Airways and British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd—merged to form Imperial Airways Limited, which developed its Empire routes to Australia and Africa.

Meanwhile a number of smaller UK air transport companies had begun operating, and these merged in 1935 to form the original privately owned British Airways Ltd. Following a government review, Imperial Airways and British Airways were nationalised in 1939 to form the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Post-war, BOAC continued to operate long-haul services, other than routes to South America - these were flown by British South American Airways, which was merged back into BOAC in 1949. Continental European and domestic flights were flown by a new nationalised airline, British European Airways Corporation (BEA), which compulsorily took over the routes of existing UK independent airlines.

BOAC 707 at Heathrow in 1960.

In 1952 BOAC flew the de Havilland Comet to Johannesburg, halving the previous flight time.

The birth of the mass package-holiday business meant change for the airline industry. BEA met the challenge by establishing BEA Airtours in 1970. In 1972 BOAC and BEA were combined under the newly formed British Airways Board, with the separate airlines coming together as British Airways in 1974, under the guidance of David Nicolson as Chairman of the board. British Airways, simultaneously with Air France, inaugurated the world's first supersonic passenger service with Concorde in January 1976.

Privatisation

Sir John King, later Lord King, was appointed Chairman in 1981 with the mission of preparing the airline for privatisation. King hired Colin Marshall as CEO in 1983. King was credited with transforming the loss-making giant into one of the most profitable air carriers in the world, boldly claiming to be "The World's Favourite Airline", while many other large airlines struggled. The airline's fleet and route map were overhauled in the early years of King's tenure, with brand and advertising experts being recruited to change the airline's image. Over 23,000 jobs were shed in the early 1980s, though King managed the considerable trick of boosting staff morale and modernising operations at the same time. Offering generous inducements for staff to leave led to record losses of £545 million, to the cost of taxpayers but to the benefit of the future privatised company.

British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident in 1974-1984 livery with enlarged "British" titles.

The flag carrier was privatised and floated on the London Stock Exchange in February 1987 by the Conservative government, the initial share offering being 11 times oversubscribed. In April 1988 British Airways effected the controversial takeover of Britain's "second" airline British Caledonian, but kept the Caledonian name alive by rebranding its charter subsidiary British Airtours as Caledonian Airways. In 1992 it absorbed some of the routes of Gatwick-based carrier Dan-Air.

"Dirty tricks"

Soon after BA's privatisation, Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic, which began with one route and one Boeing 747 in 1984, was beginning to emerge as a competitor on some of BA's most lucrative routes. Following Virgin's highly publicised mercy mission to Iraq to fly home hostages of Saddam Hussein in 1991, King is reported to have told Marshall and his PA Director David Burnside to "do something about Branson".This began the campaign of "dirty tricks" that ended in Branson suing King and British Airways for libel in 1992. King countersued Branson and the case went to trial in 1993. British Airways, faced with likely defeat, settled the case, giving £500,000 to Branson and a further £110,000 to his airline; further, BA was to pay the legal fees of up to £3 million. Branson divided his compensation among his staff, the so-called "BA bonus."

Changes and subsidiaries

Deutsche BA 737 at Berlin in 2002.

During the 1990s BA became the world's most profitable airline under the slogan "The World's Favourite Airline". In 1992 BA bought the small German domestic airline Delta Air Transport and renamed it Deutsche BA. By the time it was sold in June 2003, DBA was operating 16 Boeing 737s and was the second-largest German domestic carrier, after Lufthansa.

Lord King stepped down as chairman in 1993 and was replaced by former deputy Colin Marshall, who initially combined the roles of CEO and Chairman. Bob Ayling, who later took on the role of CEO, was appointed Managing Director by Marshall. Lord King was appointed President, a role created specifically for him, and became President Emeritus in 1997, until his death in July 2005.

In 1995 BA formed British Asia Airways, a subsidiary based in Taiwan, to operate between London and Taipei. Owing to political sensitivities, British Asia Airways had not only a different name but also a different livery, the Union Jack tailfin being replaced by the Chinese characters 英亞.Many airlines followed the same practice, e.g. Qantas flew to Taiwan as "Australia Asia Airways" and KLM's Taiwan operations became "KLM Asia". British Asia Airways ceased operations in 2001 when it suspended flights to Taiwan due to low yield.

British Airways Boeing 777 in 1984-1997 Landor livery

British Airways operations at Heathrow Airport.

In September 2005 new CEO Willie Walsh, former Aer Lingus boss, announced dramatic changes to the management of British Airways, with the aim of saving £300 million by 2008, the cost of the move to Heathrow's Terminal 5. He has presided over the disposal of BA Connect to Flybe, stating "Despite the best efforts of the entire team at BA Connect, we do not see any prospect of profitability in its current form." BA has retained a 15% stake in Flybe following the sale.

Since 2004, BA has strongly marketed the full-service nature of its domestic flights (i.e. the use of principal airports, free food and drink) in response to the low cost operators' aggressive pricing, even though its main full-service UK rival bmi has now abandoned some "frills" on its domestic network. Walsh on the other hand pledged to retain the full-service model, seeing it as a means of distinguishing BA from the competition and believing that customers will be willing to pay extra for added levels of service.

The airline won the Skytrax Airline of the Year award in 2006 for the first time. It also won OAG Airline of the Year 2007, Best Airline Based in Western Europe 2007, Best Transatlantic Airline 2007, and Best Europe - Asia/Australia Airline 2007' in the Airline of the Year Awards run by UK-based OAG. However the Airport Transport Users Council rate BA as the worst European carrier for baggage handling.

Terminal 5

British Airways' new home at Heathrow Terminal 5.

Heathrow Terminal 5 was built exclusively for the use of British Airways at a cost of £4.3 billion and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 14 March 2008. It opened to passengers on 27 March 2008, but a number of serious problems immediately arose. Staff were unable to find the car parks and there were not enough spaces available leading to confusion and delays getting to work. Long queues formed for staff security checks and the belts carrying the bags became clogged as they were not being unloaded quickly enough. The baggage handling system also malfunctioned due to technical problems. At one stage, BA were forced to stop checking bags in as large queues formed at the fast bag drop and seven flights departed with no baggage loaded.

In the first five days, a backlog of 28,000 bags built up and over 300 flights were cancelled. BA initially handed out leaflets to passengers of delayed or cancelled flights offering up to £100 compensation to cover the cost of a hotel room for two passengers. This was criticised by the UK's Consumer Watchdog for the Aviation Industry, the Air Transport Users Council, as being a clear breach of regulation 261/2004 and BA were forced to accept claims for "reasonable costs".

Willie Walsh commented that it "was not our finest hour" and "the buck stops with me". Two directors left the company on 15 April 2008 as a direct result of the poor transition into BA's new terminal. Despite the announcement of record profits, Willie Walsh declined his annual bonus over the T5 fiasco.

Despite the initial problems with the new terminal, operations are now running smoothly and punctuality is improving. Further long-haul services were transferred to Terminal 5 on 5 June 2008, 17 September 2008, and 22 October 2008, with only Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney services left operating from T4.

Merger

On 30 July 2008, British Airways and Iberia Airlines announced a merger plan that would result in the two airlines joining forces in an all-stock transaction. The two airlines would retain their separate brands similar to KLM and Air France in their merger agreement. Later, in the beginning of August, American Airlines was also added to this agreement. Though the deal did not have AA being merged into the BA and Iberia entity, it allows the two carriers to fix fares, routes and schedules together.

[Financial performance

British Airways Financial Performance

Year Ended	Passengers Flown[18]	Turnover (£m)	Profit/Loss Before Tax (£m)	Net Profit/Loss (£m)	Basic EPS (p)
31 March 2008	33,161,000	8,753	883	696	59.0
31 March 2007	33,068,000	8,492	611	438	25.5
31 March 2006 (Restated)*	32,432,000	8,213	616	464	40.4
31 March 2006	35,634,000	8,515	620	467	40.4
31 March 2005	35,717,000	7,772	513	392	35.2
31 March 2004	36,103,000	7,560	230	130	12.1
31 March 2003	38,019,000	7,688	135	72	6.7
31 March 2002	40,004,000	8,340	(200)	(142)	(13.2)
31 March 2001	36,221,000	9,278	150	114	10.5
31 March 2000	36,346,000	8,940	5	(21)	(2.0)
31 March 1999	37,090,000	8,915	225	206	19.5
31 March 1998	34,377,000	8,642	580	460	44.7
31 March 1997	33,440,000	8,359	640	553	55.7
31 March 1996	32,272,000	7,760	585	473	49.4

* Restated for the disposal of the regional business of BA Connect.

[Destinations

Route Changes

Origin	Destination	Start Date	End Date	Notes
London Heathrow	Hyderabad	6 December 2008
London Gatwick/Antigua	Saint Kitts	10 January 2009		Replacing former XL Airways service
London City	New York	2009		Pending delivery of new A318 aircraft. All Club World configuration
London Gatwick	Dublin		March 2009	Replaced by codeshare with Aer Lingus on flights from LGW to DUB

• From 29 March 2009 flights to Atlanta and Toulouse will move from London-Gatwick to London-Heathrow

Fleet

Airbus A319-100

Airbus A320-200

Airbus A321-200

Boeing 737-500

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 757-200

Boeing 767-300

Boeing 777-200

Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London Heathrow Airport following the end of all Concorde flying. This aircraft flew for 22296 hours between its first flight in 1976 and its final flight in 2000.

With the exception of the Boeing 707 and Boeing 747 from BOAC, the airline as formed in 1972-4 inherited a mainly UK built fleet of aircraft. The airline introduced the Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 into the fleet in the 1980s, followed by the Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 in the nineties. However, with the exception of 29 of its 777 fleet, it has often equipped its Boeing aircraft with British-made Rolls-Royce engines (examples include the Trent 800 on its Boeing 777s, the RB211-524 on its 747-400s and 767s and also RB211-535s on its 757-200s). This goes back to the 1960s when the company ordered Boeing 707s—a condition was placed on the company that it used Rolls-Royce power for the new jets. BA inherited BOAC's Boeing airline code (36). Boeing aircraft built for British Airways have the suffix 36, for example 737-236, 747-436, 777-236.

Although it had a large Boeing fleet it has always operated other aircraft. British built aircraft were transferred from BEA (e.g. Trident) and BOAC (e.g. VC10), and in the 1980s the airline bought the Lockheed Tristar. It has also acquired through the buyout of British Caledonian Airways in the 1980s the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Airbus A320. In the late 1990s British Airways placed its own first direct Airbus order, for over 100 A320/A319s to replace its own aging fleet of Boeing 737s. In September 2007 BA placed its first order for longhaul Airbus jets, 12 Airbus A380s with 7 options.

BA was one of only two operators of the supersonic Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic airliner, (the other being the state-owned Air France) with a daily service between Heathrow and New York JFK (although the original service was from London to Bahrain). Initially, Concorde was a financial burden, placed on the national carrier by the government, and attracted criticism from the press as a white elephant. However Lord King recognised the charismatic importance of Concorde to British Airways. BA used Concorde to win business customers, guaranteeing a certain number of Concorde upgrades in return for corporate accounts with the airline - a key factor in winning business from transatlantic competitors.

With the Paris Crash in 2000, the 11 September 2001 attacks and escalating maintenance costs, the future of Concorde was limited despite the expensive modifications after the crash. It was announced (on 10 April 2003) that, after 24 October 2003, they would cease scheduled services with Concorde, due to depressed passenger numbers. The last day of its Saturday-only London Heathrow to Barbados Concorde flight was on 30 August 2003. The airline still owns 8 Concordes which are on long term loan to museums in the UK, U.S. and Barbados.

The British Airways fleet includes the following aircraft as of 30 October 2008:

British Airways Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (First/Business/Premium Economy/Economy)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A318	(2 orders)	32	LCY to New York
Airbus A319	33	132	LHR to Europe and UK LGW to Europe and UK
Airbus A320	30 (19 orders)	155 156	LHR to Europe and UK
Airbus A321	11	188	LHR to Europe and UK
Airbus A380-800	(12 orders) (7 options)		LHR to Longhaul Destinations (as yet to be announced)	Entry into service: 2012
Boeing 737-300	5	126	LGW to Europe and UK	All to exit service by May 2009
Boeing 737-400	19	147	LGW to Europe and UK
Boeing 737-500	5	110	LGW to Europe and UK	All to exit service by January 2009
Boeing 747-400	57	291 (14/70/30/177) 299 (14/70/30/185) 337 (14/52/36/235)	LHR to Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America	One aircraft in storage
Boeing 757-200	11	186	LHR to Europe	A further 4 aircraft to be transferred to OpenSkies subsidary
Boeing 767-300ER	21	173 (-/24/24/125) 252 (252)	LHR to Africa, Caribbean, Europe and North America
Boeing 777-200	3	229 (14/48/40/127)	LHR to Africa, Asia and North America
Boeing 777-200ER	39 (4 orders) (4 options)	280 (-/40/24/216) 224 (14/48/40/122) 274 (-/38/24/212) 272 (-/36/24/212) 226 (14/48/40/124)	LGW and LHR to Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean and North America	Launch Customer
Boeing 777-300ER	(6 orders) (4 options)			Entry into service: 2010
Boeing 787-8	(8 orders) (16 options)			Entry into service: 2014
Boeing 787-9	(16 orders) (16 options)			Entry into service: 2014

Details of the fleet of British Airways subsidiaries BA CityFlyer and OpenSkies can be found in the related articles. Details of the fleets of British Airways' franchises which use the British Airways name and logo can be found on articles: Sun Air and Comair. In November 2008, the average age of British Airways fleet was 11.5 years.

British Airways offers either three or four classes of service on their long haul international routes. 'World Traveller' (Economy Class), 'World Traveller Plus' (Premium Economy) and 'Club World' (Business Class) always feature. All Boeing 747 aircraft and most Boeing 777 aircraft are also fitted with 'First' (First Class).

Aircraft operated

The airline has operated the following aircraft (with in-service date):

• 1974 - BAC One-Eleven 500
• 1974 - Boeing 707-420
• 1974 - Boeing 747-100
• 1974 - Hawker Siddeley Trident
• 1974 - Lockheed Tristar 1
• 1974 - Vickers VC10
• 1974 - Vickers Super VC10
• 1974 - Vickers Vanguard
• 1974 - Vickers Viscount
• 1975 - Hawker Siddley 748
• 1976 - Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde
• 1977 - Boeing 747-200
• 1980 - Boeing 737-200
• 1980 - Lockheed Tristar 500
• 1983 - Boeing 757-200
• 1988 - Douglas DC-10-30
• 1988 - Airbus A320-100
• 1989 - Boeing 747-400
• 1990 - Boeing 767-300
• 1991 - Boeing 737-400
• 1997 - Boeing 777-200
• 1999 - Airbus A319
• 2000 - Boeing 737-500
• 2001 - Boeing 737-300
• 2002 - Airbus A320-200
• 2004 - Airbus A321

Future

British Airways has 32 outstanding options with Airbus, which may be taken as any member of the A320 family. Secured delivery positions on 10 Boeing 777 aircraft are held.

On 18 May 2007, BA announced that it has placed a firm order with Airbus for eight new A320 aircraft. The new aircraft are due for delivery from 2008. They will be delivered to LHR displacing A319s to LGW which in turn will replace elderly Boeing 737-300/500, the leases on which expire at this time.

On 27 March 2007, British Airways placed a firm order for four 777-200ER aircraft with an option for four more, with the order totalling more than US$800 million at list price. The company has stated that these are for fleet expansion. BA's first batch of 777 were fitted with General Electric GE90 engines, but BA switched to Rolls Royce Trent 800s for the most recent 16 aircraft. This has been continued with the most recent 4 orders as Trent 800 engines were selected as the engine choice.

On 27 September 2007, BA announced their biggest order since 1998 by ordering 36 new long haul aircraft. The company ordered 12 A380s with options on a further 7, and 24 Boeing 787s with options on a further 18. Rolls Royce Trent engines were selected for both orders with Trent 900s powering the A380s and Trent 1000s powering the 787s. The new aircraft will be delivered between 2010 and 2014. The Boeing 787s will replace 14 of British Airways' Boeing 767 fleet and the Airbus A380s will replace 20 of BA's oldest Boeing 747-400s and will most likely be used to increase capacity on routes to Bangkok, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Sydney from London Heathrow.

On 1 February 2008 it was announced that BA had ordered two Airbus A318s to operate a premium service out of London City Airport to New York. The service, which will see the A318s fitted out with 32 lie flat beds in an all business class cabin, is expected to start in 2009. The A318 is the largest aircraft able to operate out of London City Airport. On 4 February 2008 the engine selection was announced as the CFM International - CFM56. Most of BA's fleet of A320 family aircraft are powered by IAE V2500 however these engines are not available to power the A318. It was subsequently announced that this route will include a westbound fuel stop.

On 1 August 2008 BA announced orders for six Boeing 777-300ERs and options for four more as an interim measure to cover for delays over the deliveries of their 787-8/9s.

Marketing

The musical theme predominantly used on British Airways advertising is "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes.This, and the slogan "The World's Favourite Airline" were introduced in 1989 with the launch of the iconic "Face" advertisement.The slogan was dropped in 2001, after having been overtaken by Lufthansa in terms of passenger numbers. However, "Flower Duet" is still used by the airline, and has been through several different arrangements since 1989. The most recent was introduced in 2007, along with the current advertising slogan, "Upgrade to British Airways".

The advertising agency used for many years by BA was Saatchi & Saatchi, who created many of the most famous advertisements for the airline. It created the "Face" commercial for the airline; its success was imitated by Silverjet in 2007, who created a similar advert.

Prior to "The World's Favourite Airline", advertising slogans included:

• "The World's Best Airline".
• "We'll Take More Care Of You".
• "Fly the Flag", featuring Flight Attendant Roz Hanby, who gained brief "celebrity" status as a result

British Airways is the official airline of the Wimbledon Championship tennis tournament.

British Airways' current 2008 "dancing aquatic" TV advert for Heathrow London's Terminal T5 features a cover of "The Good Life" by American jazz singer Julie London.

British Airways is the official airline and tier 1 partner of the London 2012 Olympics.

Tail fins

British Airways Boeing 767, featuring "Delftblue Daybreak" tailfin art.

The Blue Peter special-paint British Airways Boeing 757-200

Since its formation in 1974, though to a limited extent until all aircraft were repainted, British Airways aeroplanes carried a Union Flag scheme painted on their tail fins. The original predominantly red tail scheme was changed with the launch of a new livery designed by the New York design agency, Landor Associates. The new tail was predominantly dark blue and carried the British Airways Coat of Arms. On 10 June 1997 they began to be repainted (and the planes re-named) with abstract world images, Delft pottery or Chinese calligraphy for example, relating to countries they fly to. This caused problems with air traffic control: previously controllers had been able to tell pilots to follow a BA plane, but because they were each painted in different colours they were harder to identify.

On 6 June 1999, BA chief executive Bob Ayling announced that all BA planes would be repainted with the Chatham Dockyard Union Flag, based on a design first used on Concorde.

Cabins

[United Kingdom

UK Domestic seat pitch is 31" on all aircraft and the seats are in a one-class configuration. Food on these services depends on the destination and time of day. On all UK Domestic services, a breakfast meal is served before 10am and after 10am there is a drinks service, with a light snack from Heathrow and Gatwick. The exception is for Scottish flights to and from Heathrow in the evening, where a meal size salad is served.

Business UK has exactly the same service (same cabin) as UK Domestic, with a fully flexible ticket and lounge access.

[Europe

Euro Traveller seat pitch is 31", except on Boeing 757 aircraft where it is 32" and Airbus A321 aircraft where it is 30". Food on board depends on the destination "band" (e.g. Band 1 to Paris, Band 3 to Rome, Band 4 to Athens). In-flight entertainment is offered on Band 4 flights on aircraft with suitable equipment.

Club Europe is the business class product of British Airways, offered on all shorthaul routes. Passengers have access to business lounges at most airports and are also served a full English breakfast in the mornings or 'extended breakfast' on later flights (ham, salami etc) and afternoon tea later in the day. Seat pitch is 34". Club Europe has 5 rather than 6 seats across, in a 2+3 configuration, but there is a mini seat in between the first and second seat. The whole row can be adjusted to a 3+3 configuration in order to make the aircraft full economy.

[International

Club World seat.

World Traveller cabin.

First (recently rebranded from 'FIRST') is the long haul first class product on British Airways and is offered only on BA's Boeing 777 and Boeing 747 aircraft. There are 14 private "demi-cabins" with 6' 6" beds, in-seat power for laptops, personal phones, and entertainment facilities. Meals are available on demand. BA offers dedicated check-in facilities at some airports. At airports without dedicated First check-in, passengers use Club World check-in. BA will unveil its brand new First Class in March 2009.

Club World is the longhaul business class product of British Airways. Passengers have access to business lounges at most airports. On 13 November 2006, British Airways launched a new Club World service (termed Next Generation New Club World), offering larger seats and a service revamp. The Club World service offers a 20" wide, 6' long fully flat bed (6' 6" long in Next Generation New Club World cabins), with 24 seats on the 767-300ER (New Club World), either 40 or 48 seats on the 777-200 (New Club World), and, since 2007, either 52 or 70 seats on the 747-400 (Next Generation New Club World).

World Traveller and World Traveller Plus are the two main economy classes offered internationally on British Airways. World Traveller is standard economy and offers a 31" seat pitch. World Traveller Plus is premium economy and, in comparison to World Traveller, offers a better (38") seat pitch, fewer seats abreast, and in-seat laptop power.

Special cabin configuration

In 2001, British Airways became the first carrier to introduce a ten abreast economy class configuration on the Boeing 777, an aircraft which had been designed for nine abreast seating. This utilised specially built narrow seats, and narrow aisles, and was applied to 3 GE-engined 777-236ERs (G-VIIO / MSN 29320, G-VIIP / MSN 29321 and G-VIIR / MSN 29322) used predominantly on Caribbean routes, but sometimes flown to and from Florida. Since BA piloted this development, the configuration has been emulated by Emirates Airline and China Southern. British Airways have removed this configuration, returning to nine abreast seating.

[edit] Lounges

British Airways operate several different types of lounge for passengers travelling in the premium cabins and passengers with status.

Lounge	Access (Class)	Access (Status)	Notes	Number on Network
Concorde Room (CCR)	F	Premier, CCR Cardholder	The Concorde Rooms are not part of the oneworld lounge network. They are available at LHR T5 and JFK T7 only, with the old style JFK CCR due for refurbishment in 2009 to the same standard as the new concept LHR CCR. The LHR CCR is accessible via a private entrance on the right after passing through Security South. The JFK CCR is situated immediately after the fast track security screening area.	2
Galleries First	F	Premier, Gold	These are new concept lounges, replacing the old style First Lounges throughout 2008-2009.	4
First Lounge	F	Premier, Gold	These are old style lounges, being replaced throughout 2008-2009 with new concept Galleries First lounges.	10
Galleries Club	F CW CE	Premier, Gold, Silver	These are new concecpt lounges, replacing the old style Terraces and Executive Club lounges throughout 2008-2009.	7
Galleries Lounge	F CW CE	Premier, Gold, Silver	These are new concept combined First/Club World/Club Europe lounges, replacing the old style Terraces and Executive Club lounges throughout 2008-2009 at selected airports where separate Galleries First and Galleries Club lounges are not needed.	1
Terraces Lounge	F CW CE	Premier, Gold, Silver	These are old style lounges, being replaced throughout 2008-2009 with new concept Galleries Club or Galleries Lounges.	29
Executive Club Lounge	F CW CE	Premier, Gold, Silver	These old style lounges, formerly only accessible to passengers with status, are being replaced throughout 2008-2009 with new concept Galleries Club or Galleries Lounges.	12
British Airways Gate 1 Lounge	F CW	Premier, Gold, Silver	This old style lounge, formerly a Terraces Lounge, is the only remaining BA lounge at LHR T4. The lounge includes a pre-flight dining area for F passengers. It will be closed in early 2009 when the last three BA routes move from LHR T4 to LHR T3.	1
British Airways Chesapeake Club Lounge	F CW	Premier, Gold, Silver	This unique old style lounge, available at BWI Concourse E only is to be replaced by a new concept 'Galleries Club' in 2008-2009.	1
Galleries Arrivals	F CW	Premier, Gold (longhaul only)	The only BA-operated arrivals lounge on the network, this new concept lounge is available at LHR T5 only, and is located landside on the mezzanine level. BA also operates non-BA network lounges at LGW within the Sofitel hotel, and at JNB airport.

Operations

BA is based at London Heathrow Airport in London, England. It also has a presence at Gatwick and previously had a significant hub at Manchester International Airport, but this was much reduced in 2007 after the sale of BA Connect, in common with operations from other UK airports. BA has succeeded in dominating Heathrow to the point that the airport is commonly referred to as Fortress Heathrow within both the airline and its competitors.

As an incumbent airline, BA had grandfather rights to around 36% of takeoff and landing slots at Heathrow, many of which are used for the lucrative trans-Atlantic market. Some competitors, such as Virgin Atlantic and bmi, assert that this stifles competition and some political think-tanks recommend an auction of slots. In recent years British Airways has been buying slots from other airlines including United Airlines, bmi, Brussels Airlines, GB Airways and Swiss International Air Lines, and now owns about 40% of slots at Heathrow.

Although British Airways describes itself as the 'National Carrier of the United Kingdom, it does not have a presence in Wales and services to all airports 'north of Watford' were severely truncated in March 2007. BA aims to fly UK passengers through its congested Heathrow and Gatwick hubs. However, this policy is now being successfully countered by foreign carriers such as Emirates, who fly direct from several UK provincial airports to Dubai, Abu Dhabi etc and onwards from those hubs to Asia and Australasia.

British Airways aircraft at Heathrow Terminal 4

BA CityFlyer is a subsidiary with Avro RJ aircraft based in Edinburgh, but operating mainly from London City Airport. BA CityFlyer operates around 250 flights per week at London City Airport.

On 27 March 2008, BA moved roughly 50% of its Heathrow operation to the new Terminal 5. A large majority of the moves happened during the night on 26 March, when one of the runways at Heathrow was closed. All BA flights will operate out of T5 by early 2009, except services to Barcelona, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Nice, Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney, which will operate out of T3 due to them being code-share flights.

Codeshare agreements

Other than codesharing with oneworld alliance members, British Airways also codeshare with:

• Aer Lingus for flights to/from Belfast, Cork and Dublin
• Air China
• bmi for flights previously operated by BMED
• Brussels Airlines
• Flybe
• easyjet for routes formally operated by gb airways (until 29/03/2008)

Subsidiaries

• BA CityFlyer
• OpenSkies

British Airways is the full owner of Airways Aero Associations Limited, which operates the British Airways flying club and runs its own aerodrome under the British Airways brand at Wycombe Air Park, High Wycombe. With the creation of Open Skies between Europe and the United States in March 2008, British Airways has a new subsidiary airline called OpenSkies (previously codenamed "Project Lauren"). The airline started operations in June 2008, and now flies between Paris and Amsterdam, to New York, JFK Airport.

The former BEA Helicopters was renamed British Airways Helicopters in 1974 and operated passenger and offshore oil support services until it was sold in 1986.

Franchisees

• Comair, South Africa, franchisee since 1996.
• Sun Air, Denmark, franchisee since 1 August 1996.

Shareholdings

BA owns a 13.5% stake in Spanish airline Iberia. It raised its stake in Iberia from 9% to 10% by purchasing American Airlines' remaining shares. It increased it further in March 2008. This 13.5% stake gives British Airways the right to appoint two board members.

It obtained a 15% stake in FlyBe when it sold its regional UK operation BA Connect to FlyBe in March 2007.

On 30 July 2008, British Airways and Iberia announced a merger plan that would result in the two airlines joining forces in an all-stock transaction. The two airlines would retain their separate brands similar to KLM and Air France in their merger agreement.

Cargo

BA is, through its subsidiary British Airways World Cargo, the world's twelfth-largest cargo airline based on total freight tonne-kilometers flown.BA World Cargo has global reach through the British Airways scheduled network. In addition to the main fleet, BA World Cargo wet lease three Boeing 747-400F dedicated freighter aircraft from Global Supply Systems on a multi-year basis, as well as utilising space on dedicated freighters operated by other carriers on European services. Dedicated freighter services allow the airline to serve airports not connected to the scheduled network, such as London Stansted, Glasgow Prestwick, Frankfurt-Hahn, Vitoria and Seoul.

British Airways opened its £250m World Cargo centre, Ascentis, at Heathrow in 1999. As an advanced automated freight handling centre, it can handle unusual and premium cargo, and fresh produce, of which it handles over 80,000 tons per year. BA World Cargo also handles freight at London's Gatwick and Stansted airports, and, through its partner British Airways Regional Cargo, at all of the main regional airports throughout the UK. On 3 July 2007 BA World Cargo announced it would launch new services to Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in Pakistan using Boeing 727s via Bahrain.

British Airways Executive Club logo

Executive Club

The Executive Club is British Airways' main frequent flyer programme. It is part of the network of frequent flyer programmes in the Oneworld alliance. The Executive Club has three tiers of membership: Blue, Silver, Gold. The benefits of the Silver and Gold cards include access to airport lounges and dedicated reservation lines. Unlike most airlines' frequent flyer programmes, the Executive Club keeps separate account of the redeemable BA Miles and the loyalty Tier Points. Flying in higher Classes of Service, i.e. Premium Economy, Business or First, will earn both BA Miles and Tier Points, whereas Tier Points can only be earned for "Eligible Flights". A Full Fare Economy (Y/B/H) fare or any premium cabin fare will be considered as eligible flight. Discounted economy fares will only earn 25% BA Miles and no tier points. Membership of the Executive Club will be extended annually upon attaining the relevant number of Tier Points. For instance, to maintain the Silver Executive Club will require 4 Premium Economy Returns between the UK and the US Eastern Seaboard.

The number of tier points required for Silver and Gold card membership varies substantially from country leading to some passengers changing their address to a European country in order to qualify for membership by with fewer tier points.

Incidents and accidents

• In November 1974, British Airways Flight 870 from Dubai to Heathrow, operated by a Vickers VC-10, was hijacked in Dubai, landing at Tripoli for refuelling before flying on to Tunis. One hostage was murdered before the hijackers eventually surrendered after 84 hours. Captain Jim Futcher was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal, the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators Founders Medal, the British Airline Pilots Association Gold Medal and a Certificate of Commendation from British Airways for his actions during the hijacking, having returned to the aircraft to fly it knowing the hijackers were on board.
• On 10 September 1976 a Trident 3B on British Airways Flight 476, flying from London Heathrow to Istanbul, collided in mid-air with an Inex Adria DC9-32 near Zagreb, Croatia, resulting in the 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision. All 54 passengers and 9 crew members on the BA aircraft died.
• On 24 June 1982, Flight 9, a Boeing 747-200, G-BDXH, City of Edinburgh flew through a cloud of volcanic ash and dust from the eruption of Mount Galunggung, causing extensive damage to the aircraft, including the failure of all four engines. The aircraft managed to glide out of the dust cloud and restart all of its engines, allowing it to make an emergency landing at Halim international airport just outside Jakarta. No-one was injured.
• On 10 June 1990, Flight 5390, a BAC 1-11 flight between Birmingham and Málaga, suffered a windscreen blowout due to the fitting of incorrect bolts the previous day. The Captain suffered minor injuries despite being partially sucked out of the aircraft but the co-pilot landed the plane safely at Southampton Airport.
• On 2 August 1990, Flight 149 landed at Kuwait International Airport four hours after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, leading to the capture of the passengers and crew, and the destruction of the aircraft.
• On 11 December 2000, Flight 2069 from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi experienced a hijack attempt whilst flying over Sudan. A Kenyan student with a mental illness burst into the cockpit of the Boeing 747. As three crew fought to restrain the man, the auto-pilot became disengaged and the jet dropped 10,000 feet (3,000 m) with 398 passengers on board. However, with the help of a couple of passengers, the pilots recovered the aircraft, successfully restrained the Kenyan with handcuffs and the plane landed safely.
• On 19 February 2005, the No. 2 engine of a Boeing 747-400 G-BNLG surged and suffered internal damage just after take off from Los Angeles on a flight to London Heathrow with 16 crew and 351 passengers on board. The crew shut the engine down and continued the climb and continued the flight, in line with BA's standard operating procedures for 4 engined aircraft. Because it was unable to attain normal cruising speeds and altitudes, the aircraft diverted to Manchester, England. The United States Federal Aviation Administration had been critical of the Captain's decision and accused BA of operating the aircraft in an unairworthy condition. In June 2006 the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch recommended that the UK and US authorities review the policy on flight continuation and give clear guidance. This has not happened but the FAA have accepted the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority’s determination that the aircraft was not unairworthy.
• On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38, a Boeing 777-200ER flying from Beijing to London, crash-landed approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) short of London Heathrow Airport's runway 27L, and slid onto the runway's threshold. This resulted in damage to the landing gear, the wing roots, and the engines, resulting in the first hull loss of a Boeing 777. There were 136 passengers and 16 crew on board. 1 serious and 12 minor injuries were sustained. The initial report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch stated that the engines repeatedly failed to respond to commands for more thrust from both the autothrottle system and from manual intervention, beginning when the aircraft was at an altitude of 600 feet (180 m) and 2 miles (3.2 km) from touchdown. An adequate fuel quantity was on board the aircraft and the autothrottle and engine control commands were performing as expected prior to, and after, the reduction in thrust. In September 2008, it was revealed that ice in the fuel might have caused the crash.