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The 2013 Paris Air Show is now going full steam, and one of the stars on day one was Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.

Back after battery problems kept it on the ground for several months, the fuel-efficient jet is in town to prove it’s a game changer.

There are two Dreamliners in Paris this week. An Air India 787 will be doing flying displays, while a Qatar Airways jet, just delivered this past weekend, is on the ground to show show-goers how it looks inside.

We toured it today, and it looks amazing.

That’s not surprising, given that Qatar Airways regularly does well on airline rankings. 

But we didn’t expect the little touches, like 10.6-inch screens, power outlets, huge overhead compartments, and adjustable headrests.

All of that, by the way, is for economy passengers. You should see business class.

Qatar Airways has been flying the Dreamliner since November 2012, and it has 30 on order, so expect to see more of these in the sky.

Article source: http://www.businessinsider.com/flying-the-boeing-dreamliner-on-qatar-2013-6?op=1

Hamilton Island seen from a Jetstar A320: Wikipedia Commons

Do Australian resorts need premium class air travel services, or are low fare carrier cabins with seats too small for most adults and older children all that is needed?

The question arose earlier this year when Qantas quit the non-stop Sydney-Uluru route in favour of Jetstar, meaning it thought so anyhow, but last year it brought back full service Qantas jets to some of the Gold Coast routes, after it saw how Virgin had moved in on a changed demographic which was beginning to sustain premium quality flights to a market it had for years abandoned to its Jetstar subsidiary.

It comes up again today because Virgin Australia has announced non-stop services between Melbourne and Hamilton Island from 15 August, and made a point of this being the first time business class has been offered on that route (without using connecting flights)  since 2004.

Quite why Virgin emphasised this with only eight business class seats per 176 seat Boeing 737-800 is unclear, but it might appeal to those of the white shoe brigade who are still alive, but have had to down trade from their private jets.

It really has to be about full service economy offerings rather than business class, and which Virgin already offers on its existing non-stop stops to Hamilton Island from Sydney or Brisbane.  If you want to fly Qantas non-stop to the island, and no doubt change to the bareboat yacht charter or slip into something more comfortable at Hayman Island, which is a short boat transfer away, then Qantas will punt you into Jetstar from the southern cities.

This makes Hamilton Island, like Uluru, a crucial test as to whether iconic and much valued Australian leisure destinations need anything more than tiny torture tubes crammed into aluminium tubes to the maximum density legal under aircraft certification rules related to evacuating the passengers in the event of a survivable crash.

It also raises the question as to whether when Virgin gains control over Tiger Australia, it will compete with itself by offering parallel Tiger low fare services to the island which will also directly compete with the identically insufferable but often keenly priced Jetstar offers.

These issues about whether air travel is going to collapse downwards in quality, but expand enormously in its use through the availability of lower fares, into airliners configured to take the legal maximum number of seats,  has been raging abroad for much longer than in Australia.

The answer in the US and Europe seems to be that legacy carrier quality suffers badly, while the carriers try to hang onto a price differential between an increasingly shoddy premium product and a shocking discount economy product that only serves to drive their more valuable customers across to low fare competitors.

Recently US budget carrier JetBlue sought to leverage its lower cost base into selective route offers of luxury premium cabins for transcontinental flights, leapfrogging the initiative by the even lower cost Spirit brand in offering for a surcharge roomy ‘big seats’ up front.

Some Qantas watchers have long argued that the end game for Jetstar is to similarly leverage its lower costs into a hollowing out of the Qantas full service brand to an extent where it takes over from the parent brand and becomes a multi-class operator.

Whether such conspiracy theories are true is another matter, as is whether or not such an outcome might be an unintended consequence of the original Qantas two brand strategy devised back in 2003 the year before Jetstar launched.

But like Qantas with Jetstar, Virgin Australia faces some tough questions over the direction and relevance of Tiger Australia.  It is clear from today’s Hamilton Island announcement however that Virgin isn’t going to quit leisure destinations in favour of Tiger in order to reallocate jets onto major Qantas intercity markets in at least the immediate future.

Article source: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2013/06/19/virgin-australia-adds-more-class-to-a-tourism-debate/

The Dubai-based carrier currently offers economy seats only, but plans to upgrade its planes to offer business cabins, the airline said.

“The introduction of Business Class will provide greater choice for our passengers,” said Ghaith al-Ghaith, CEO of Flydubai in the statement posted on its website.

The arrival of the first business class aircrafts is expected in August, with the inaugural flight scheduled for October this year, it added.

The upgrade follows the airline’s positive results for the first quarter, with the CEO predicting a year of “significant” growth in the future.

“[The first quarter of 2013] was very good. We are on target to do very significant growth and very significant profit as well [this year],” the Khaleej Times quoted al-Ghaith as saying.

Flydubai currently operates a fleet of 29 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft but will receive up to six new planes by the end of 2013.

The company is in talks with Boeing and Airbus for another 50 aircraft, Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said at a press conference earlier this year.

The Dubai aviation industry is predicted to be worth $45 billion by 2020 and currently contributes 28 percent of Dubai’s GDP, according to a report by UK-based research firm Oxford Economics.

Article source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/aviation-and-transport/2013/06/19/Low-cost-airline-Flydubai-plans-business-class-seats.html

The two airlines flying out of the UAE dominated the show by winning the most coveted titles at the award show.

Emirates was awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award.

In addition to winning ‘World’s Best Airline’ Emirates scooped up a further two awards including; ‘Best Middle East Airline’ and for a record ninth year in a row, ‘World’s Best Inflight Entertainment’.

The awards were collected today by Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline at the Paris Airshow.

Tim Clark

Etihad Airways swept the Skytrax World Airline Awards’ First Class category, receiving three awards, for the second year in a row.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline also took home the coveted title of Best First Class for the fourth consecutive year, as well as taking home top honours for Best First Class Seats and Best First Class Catering.

The Skytrax World Airline Awards polled over 18 million business and leisure air travellers from more than 160 countries “Being honoured with these awards is testament to our unrelenting effort to be the world’s best airline,” said Emirates’ Tim Clark.

“We are constantly striving to offer our customers consistent, world-class service that extends from the moment they make their booking to the moment they arrive home at the end of their journey.”

“These awards are widely regarded as the industry’s benchmark for excellence.

“For us, the awards clearly reflect a vote of confidence from global travellers, who acknowledge and appreciate our continuous drive to deliver high-quality service.

To be voted ‘World’s Best Airline’ by millions of discerning travellers really is something for our 60,000 strong workforce to be proud of,” added Clark.

Last year over 39 million customers flew with Emirates, connecting across the airline’s global network and enjoying the airline’s extensive onboard innovations, including the industry leading inflight entertainment system ICE, offering over 1,400 channels of entertainment.

Etihad Airways best first class

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, said: “It is a huge accomplishment to take home the top honours in every First Class category again, underlining our leading premium product proposition.

Peter Baumgartner

“Etihad Airways has, in just 10 years of operation, risen rapidly in the Skytrax rankings because we are continually investing in innovative new product and service concepts.
“We believe that world-class hospitality should not be limited to hotels and restaurants, so we are elevating the travel experience by bringing the best of hospitality to every touch point in the journey,” he added. 

“The Skytrax World Airline Awards represent a global benchmark for airline excellence because they go straight to the source – the traveller.
“To be recognised and named by our guests as the best in the world is an affirmation of the value of our unique philosophy and innovation.”

Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax , said: “It has been another fantastic year of achievement for Etihad Airways at the 2013 World Airline Awards, and in scooping all of the First Class award categories, Etihad Airways have demonstrated that they are truly world leaders in this premium cabin.
“These awards represent passenger votes from across the world, and they have chosen Etihad Airways as the world’s Best Airline for First Class travel.”

Abu Dhabi International Airport receives ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ award 

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has received the prestigious “Best Airport for the Middle East region” award from the Airports Council International (ACI).
The award came as a result of the capital’s airport score in the 2012 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey results – a key benchmark for customer service in the global airports’ industry. 

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) also attained the title of ‘Best Improved Airport in the Middle East’ for Abu Dhabi International Airport, in recognition of the airport’s tangible improvements in ASQ overall satisfaction results in the region for 2012. 

AUH has excelled in categories that demonstrate the operational efficiency of the airport and the quality of services offered.  
The airport scored 4.40 in ASQ indicators for 2012, an increase from 4.31 in 2011, to place the airport as first in the Middle East after being ranked second last year.

Collecting the award in Istanbul on behalf of ADAC, Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer of ADAC, said, “ADAC is proud of receiving the award for “Best Airport in the Middle East” as it is a testament from ACI acknowledging ADAC’s achievements in this field, an award the company cherishes and appreciates.”
 
 

Article source: http://www.emirates247.com/news/live-in-uae-fly-with-the-best-emirates-etihad-win-world-s-best-airline-awards-for-2013-2013-06-19-1.510970

The awards, which are voted on by travellers from more than 160 countries, were presented at the Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony today at the Paris Air Show.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Commercial Officer, said: “It is a huge accomplishment to take home the top honours in every First Class category again, underlining our leading premium product proposition.

“Etihad Airways has, in just 10 years of operation, risen rapidly in the Skytrax rankings because we are continually investing in innovative new product and service concepts. We believe that world-class hospitality should not be limited to hotels and restaurants, so we are elevating the travel experience by bringing the best of hospitality to every touch point in the journey.

“The Skytrax World Airline Awards represent a global benchmark for airline excellence because they go straight to the source – the traveller. To be recognised and named by our guests as the best in the world is an affirmation of the value of our unique philosophy and innovation.”

Etihad Airways continues to win global recognition for offering a five-star restaurant style of service in its Diamond First Class cabins with personal inflight Chefs. The Chefs use fresh organic produce, eggs and honey sourced locally from Abu Dhabi Organic Farms to prepare dishes based on passengers’ individual taste and preference.

First Class Chefs are complemented by Food and Beverage Managers who are focused on delivering inspired service in Pearl Business Class. Etihad Airways’ First Class Chefs and Food and Beverage Managers are recruited from top rated hotels and restaurants around the world, supporting the airline’s inspired service philosophy.

Edward Plaisted, CEO of SKYTRAX, said: “It has been another fantastic year of achievement for Etihad Airways at the 2013 World Airline Awards, and in scooping all of the First Class award categories, Etihad Airways have demonstrated that they are truly world leaders in this premium cabin. These awards represent passenger votes from across the world, and they have chosen Etihad Airways as the world’s Best Airline for First Class travel.”

Article source: http://www.ameinfo.com/etihad-airways-tops-skytrax-class-awards-345845

There are three things you need to know about Game of Thrones.

First, it’s incredibly popular, with each episode generating enormous buzz in the real world and online alike. 

Second: that popularity extends to Game of Thrones being the world’s most pirated TV show (more than one million people downloaded the recently-aired Season 3 finale the day after it screened), although you can also download it through legitimate means via Apple’s iTunes Store.

Finally, this TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s best-selling multi-volume fantasy epic includes quite a bit of full-frontal nudity.

It also happens that Game of Thrones is a hit with travellers, who queue up the latest episodes on their laptop or tablet as ‘BYO inflight entertainment’.

In turn, that raises the issue of what’s appropriate inflight viewing in this day when passengers no longer rely on an airline’s own selection of movies piped to small seatback screens.

In the closed confines of an aircraft cabin your seatmates, across-the-aisle neighbours and others walking back and forth can see what you’re watching. Should you take them into consideration when planning your personal in-flight viewing?

After all, many an airlines’ own choice of inflight programming includes graphic violence as well as degrees of nudity.

If that’s accepted as a benchmark, shouldn’t passengers be able to choose BYO content to a similar degree?

Here’s how a number of frequent flyers see the issue.

‘Appropriate viewing’

Sydney engineer Gordon Noble says he’s recently become a Game of Thrones convert “and have been taking every spare minute to watch this brilliant fantasy medieval series.”

However, he allows that “as a responsible travelling adult, I chose not to watch Game of Thrones in case my viewing material offended other passengers.”

“But what if I had chosen to watch Game of Thrones in all of its violent and nude glory?” he asks. “Would it be the responsibility of the flight attendants to become censors and tell me to turn it off, or does it become the responsibility of other passengers to ask me to turn it off directly?”

Brisbane-based financial planner Lindsay Wilson suggests that Game of Thrones and similar shows would be “appropriate if you take the correct precautions”.

This can include sitting a window seat in economy, where you can angle your iPad slightly towards the window “so as to shield from fellow passengers, particularly given the higher percentage of kids in economy.

“I’ve sheepishly skipped forward through a scenes in Game of Thrones while onboard” admits Sydney production designer Richard Neville, who adds that failing to do so has sometimes resulted  in “glaring looks of disapproval in economy”.

“On the other hand, it’s started conversations with fellow travellers and cabin crew in business class!”

My screen, my choice…

Not all travellers side with those who advocate a degree of self-censorship.

“If someone doesn’t like what’s showing on my screen, they should stop looking at my screen” states Canberra consultant Tuhin Abhyankar, who reasons there is no need “to change my viewing habits to meet the arbitrary standards others on a sealed metal tube might adhere to.”

“I didn’t hesitate at watching a few series of True Blood on my last few US trips, which were in economy and premium economy” adds Sydney-based Grant Williams.

“There are definitely quite a few death and sex scenes in them which I didn’t have a problem if anyone had seen them. It’s my personal space and my choice.”

“The old ‘eyes forward’ rule should also come into play” offers classical singer Chris Chamberlin, who flies weekly for auditions, live shows and professional development.

“If those seated around you have something to watch on their own screen (including children), then what you are watching on your personal screen is none of their business, within reason.”

For Simon Granville, who takes at least two domestic flights each week, it’s more a matter of avoiding inflight angst from other passengers.

“I am not worried about offending anyone. I am more worried about some do-gooder busy-body thinking that they have a right to be offended whilst snooping at what I am watching. I just don’t want the debate.”

When kids are your seatmates…

For many, the decision of what to watch on your laptop or tablet is also driven by who your seatmate is.

“If you’re seated next to a 10 year old kiddie who doesn’t know better than to gawk at the screen (thus getting Mum and/or Dad concerned), then maybe watch something else” reasons IT consultant Chris Mainland. “You can still watch Game of Thrones later”

“But if you’re in a position where any adult has to be actively and deliberately looking at your iPad screen in order to be offended, then go for it!”.

Newcastle-based medical professional Fiona Downes says she’s “working my way through American Horror Story” as she travels within Australia and overseas for conferences.

“I try to be as discreet as I can with positioning my iPad at graphic scenes. If I found myself sitting next to a minor, however, I’d switch to something rated at an appropriate level for them in case they would start watching beside me.”

“But as far as I’m concerned as long as I’m watching mainstream TV shows or films then pretty much anything goes.”

What’s your take on ‘appropriate inflight viewing’ on laptops or tablets? Do you select your viewing with an eye towards fellow passengers, or is it a case of “my seat, my screen, my choice”?

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Article source: http://www.ausbt.com.au/game-of-thrones-nudity-and-inflight-entertainment

There are three things you need to know about Game of Thrones.

First, it’s incredibly popular, with each episode generating enormous buzz in the real world and online alike. 

Second: that popularity extends to Game of Thrones being the world’s most pirated TV show (more than one million people downloaded the recently-aired Season 3 finale the day after it screened), although you can also download it through legitimate means via Apple’s iTunes Store.

Finally, this TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s best-selling multi-volume fantasy epic includes quite a bit of full-frontal nudity.

It also happens that Game of Thrones is a hit with travellers, who queue up the latest episodes on their laptop or tablet as ‘BYO inflight entertainment’.

In turn, that raises the issue of what’s appropriate inflight viewing in this day when passengers no longer rely on an airline’s own selection of movies piped to small seatback screens.

In the closed confines of an aircraft cabin your seatmates, across-the-aisle neighbours and others walking back and forth can see what you’re watching. Should you take them into consideration when planning your personal in-flight viewing?

After all, many an airlines’ own choice of inflight programming includes graphic violence as well as degrees of nudity.

If that’s accepted as a benchmark, shouldn’t passengers be able to choose BYO content to a similar degree?

Here’s how a number of frequent flyers see the issue.

‘Appropriate viewing’

Sydney engineer Gordon Noble says he’s recently become a Game of Thrones convert “and have been taking every spare minute to watch this brilliant fantasy medieval series.”

However, he allows that “as a responsible travelling adult, I chose not to watch Game of Thrones in case my viewing material offended other passengers.”

“But what if I had chosen to watch Game of Thrones in all of its violent and nude glory?” he asks. “Would it be the responsibility of the flight attendants to become censors and tell me to turn it off, or does it become the responsibility of other passengers to ask me to turn it off directly?”

Brisbane-based financial planner Lindsay Wilson suggests that Game of Thrones and similar shows would be “appropriate if you take the correct precautions”.

This can include sitting a window seat in economy, where you can angle your iPad slightly towards the window “so as to shield from fellow passengers, particularly given the higher percentage of kids in economy.

“I’ve sheepishly skipped forward through a scenes in Game of Thrones while onboard” admits Sydney production designer Richard Neville, who adds that failing to do so has sometimes resulted  in “glaring looks of disapproval in economy”.

“On the other hand, it’s started conversations with fellow travellers and cabin crew in business class!”

My screen, my choice…

Not all travellers side with those who advocate a degree of self-censorship.

“If someone doesn’t like what’s showing on my screen, they should stop looking at my screen” states Canberra consultant Tuhin Abhyankar, who reasons there is no need “to change my viewing habits to meet the arbitrary standards others on a sealed metal tube might adhere to.”

“I didn’t hesitate at watching a few series of True Blood on my last few US trips, which were in economy and premium economy” adds Sydney-based Grant Williams.

“There are definitely quite a few death and sex scenes in them which I didn’t have a problem if anyone had seen them. It’s my personal space and my choice.”

“The old ‘eyes forward’ rule should also come into play” offers classical singer Chris Chamberlin, who flies weekly for auditions, live shows and professional development.

“If those seated around you have something to watch on their own screen (including children), then what you are watching on your personal screen is none of their business, within reason.”

For Simon Granville, who takes at least two domestic flights each week, it’s more a matter of avoiding inflight angst from other passengers.

“I am not worried about offending anyone. I am more worried about some do-gooder busy-body thinking that they have a right to be offended whilst snooping at what I am watching. I just don’t want the debate.”

When kids are your seatmates…

For many, the decision of what to watch on your laptop or tablet is also driven by who your seatmate is.

“If you’re seated next to a 10 year old kiddie who doesn’t know better than to gawk at the screen (thus getting Mum and/or Dad concerned), then maybe watch something else” reasons IT consultant Chris Mainland. “You can still watch Game of Thrones later”

“But if you’re in a position where any adult has to be actively and deliberately looking at your iPad screen in order to be offended, then go for it!”.

Newcastle-based medical professional Fiona Downes says she’s “working my way through American Horror Story” as she travels within Australia and overseas for conferences.

“I try to be as discreet as I can with positioning my iPad at graphic scenes. If I found myself sitting next to a minor, however, I’d switch to something rated at an appropriate level for them in case they would start watching beside me.”

“But as far as I’m concerned as long as I’m watching mainstream TV shows or films then pretty much anything goes.”

What’s your take on ‘appropriate inflight viewing’ on laptops or tablets? Do you select your viewing with an eye towards fellow passengers, or is it a case of “my seat, my screen, my choice”?

Follow Australian Business Traveller on Twitter: we’re @AusBT

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Article source: http://www.ausbt.com.au/game-of-thrones-nudity-and-inflight-entertainment

Lufthansa is weighing the Airbus A350, Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X as contenders for its mid-sized international fleet, and is likely to make the call – and place a massive order – by year’s end.

The timeframe for signing on the dotted line is “still probably this year, it’s quite imminent” Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz told Australian Business Traveller.

Speaking on the sidelines of a media event to welcome EVA Air into the Star Alliance group, of which Lufthansa is a founding member, Franz said the order – tipped to be for as many as 50 aircraft – would fall into “the segment between the smaller aircraft like the A330, and on the other side the big guys, the 747-8I and the A380.”

“There is something in between (where) we need aircraft, and we are now in the process deciding whether this could be from the A350 family, or the 787 or 777X family” Franz said.

Read: The 777X – Boeing’s next big bird

The German flag-carrier is said to be leaning towards the larger of the mid-sized models, such as the A350-1000 and the Boeing 787-9 or 787-10, with the aircraft due to start flying around 2020.

Franz said that the Dreamliner’s worldwide grounding would not colour his judgement when it came to a Boeing-or- Airbus decision.

“These are problems which happen if you have a very innovative new generation of aircraft. You should expect something like this to happen. I am absolutely convinced (by) the time the first aircraft will be delivered to Lufthansa it will all be forgotten.”

No plans to fly to Australia

However, Franz has ruled out adding Australia to Lufthansa’s network, explaining that the airline’s current strategy is to grow by increasing aircraft capacity rather than opening new routes.

“What we are doing is growing by size of aircraft, growing capacity-wise”, which he said would deliver “fairly risk-reduced growth in existing markets.”

Australian Business Traveller is attending the EVA Air / Star Alliance media event in Taipei as a guest of Star Alliance.

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About David Flynn

David Flynn is the editor of Australian Business Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

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Email: david@ausbt.com.au

Twitter: @djsflynn

Article source: http://www.ausbt.com.au/lufthansa-eyes-airbus-a350-boeing-787-and-777x

Lufthansa is weighing the Airbus A350, Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X as contenders for its mid-sized international fleet, and is likely to make the call – and place a massive order – by year’s end.

The timeframe for signing on the dotted line is “still probably this year, it’s quite imminent” Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz told Australian Business Traveller.

Speaking on the sidelines of a media event to welcome EVA Air into the Star Alliance group, of which Lufthansa is a founding member, Franz said the order – tipped to be for as many as 50 aircraft – would fall into “the segment between the smaller aircraft like the A330, and on the other side the big guys, the 747-8I and the A380.”

“There is something in between (where) we need aircraft, and we are now in the process deciding whether this could be from the A350 family, or the 787 or 777X family” Franz said.

Read: The 777X – Boeing’s next big bird

The German flag-carrier is said to be leaning towards the larger of the mid-sized models, such as the A350-1000 and the Boeing 787-9 or 787-10, with the aircraft due to start flying around 2020.

Franz said that the Dreamliner’s worldwide grounding would not colour his judgement when it came to a Boeing-or- Airbus decision.

“These are problems which happen if you have a very innovative new generation of aircraft. You should expect something like this to happen. I am absolutely convinced (by) the time the first aircraft will be delivered to Lufthansa it will all be forgotten.”

No plans to fly to Australia

However, Franz has ruled out adding Australia to Lufthansa’s network, explaining that the airline’s current strategy is to grow by increasing aircraft capacity rather than opening new routes.

“What we are doing is growing by size of aircraft, growing capacity-wise”, which he said would deliver “fairly risk-reduced growth in existing markets.”

Australian Business Traveller is attending the EVA Air / Star Alliance media event in Taipei as a guest of Star Alliance.

Follow Australian Business Traveller on Twitter: we’re @AusBT

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About David Flynn

David Flynn is the editor of Australian Business Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

Follow @ausbt on

Email: david@ausbt.com.au

Twitter: @djsflynn

Article source: http://www.ausbt.com.au/lufthansa-eyes-airbus-a350-boeing-787-and-777x