RE: Best airline

I have to say that entertainment is also a very critical factor, especially on long haul flights. Virgin Atlantic would have to be my favourite, 12 movie channels, computer games and the really cool skymap on their A340’s and 747-400’s. Plus good service to match. BA were poor last time I flew with them as there was one TV screen for about 30 rows and as everyone had to watch, all of the films and other programmes were edited, something that I really hate.

RE: Biggest aircraft in the world???

The A380 will infact be bigger than the AN-124 although still smaller than the AN-225.

A380

Wing Span: 261ft 10in (79.8m)
Length: 239ft 6in (73m)
Height: 79ft 1in (24.1m)

Maximum take-off weight: 1,235,000 lb (560t)

RE: Colour Schemes

My favourites are: Saudia, Virgin Sun, Air Jamaica, Uzbekistan, SAA, SAS and I love the new Icelandair Colours.

The worst, boring colours must include Monarch, AA and Britannia.

I ran a poll about this on my web site, BA’s new union flag colours were voted best, don’t agree myself but thsts the way people voted.

RE: A B747-500?

I have to agree with the coment from Airbus, do we really need a sonic cruiser? Will knocking 1 hour off of a London – New York flight be that great? Boeing say they are aiming for 1 hour per 3,000 miles but with the extra costs to fly at that speed I personnally can’t see a massive market for this aircraft, its use possibly being limited to the business routes such as LHR-JFK.
The one other interesting point on this subject, take a look at the airliner world poll, the fastest flight being bottom of the pile.

RE: The Best Airport in the world

My favourite to fly from has to be Orlando International. Followed by Manchester (Terminal 2 anyway) which is great. On the subject of the med / canaries they are all pretty basic and most don’t include air conditioning (exception of Malta Luqa) so it can get very warm and uncomfortable, but they are improving, Lanzarote being an example.
Agree with the points about Heathrow being too congested, great for viewing but a nightmare to fly from. Gatwick was horrible and congested a few years ago and I’ll be flying from there next week so we’ll see if it has improved.

RE: Air Malta good or bad?

I used to fly with Air Malta quite a lot a few years ago. They are a reasonable airline, I’ve never been delayed more than 20 minutes and there aircraft seem well looked after, there was always one in the hangar when we taxied out to the runway. There was very little entertainment back then (don’t know whether it has changed) but above all for a 3 hour flight its OK.

Malta airport is one of the best in the holiday destinations. Was only built in the early 90’s I think so its very modern and is fully air conditioned. Only airport I know where you can buy duty free on entering the country.

RE: Concorde – Whats the story?

The new Boeing 20XX will not have the speed of Concorde, it will not be that fast. Concorde travels at mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) while the new Boeing aircraft will travel at mach 0.95 which is obviously just below the speed of sound. As the normal aircraft today already fly between mach 0.80 and 0.87 then there really won’t be that much difference. I heard that they are aiming to knock about 1 hour off for each 3,000 miles so London New York will be about 6 hours instead of 7, but still a long way behind Concorde’s 3 hours.

RE: AIRLINE TYCOON (GAME)

Not too bad.
I would have preferred it be a bit more serious than the cartoony style it employs. Liked Airbuck$ and another one called airlines which I had. Also the aircraft are not correct. The 777-300 carries 550 passengers! Not enough Airbus aircraft included either.

Above all, OK if your looking for a bit of fun but not if your looking for a more serious challenging game.