I read on the Airliners.net website last week that they engines are to be attached on Monday this week. I look forward to see a picture of the C Series looking complete.

To go along with their new livery, which, looks like a modernised Air 2000 to me.

From FlightAware FAQ:

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That brought a smile to my face.

It a bit like how Top Gear stick to the very same format, with polarising filters, cars overtaking, close-ins of the wheels, etc.

If you look at the last full year statistics – being 2011 – LHR handled 69.4m and DXB handled 50.9m. However, LHR had 479k movements and DXB reporting 331k movements. It is obvious that due to the large percentage of widebodies, more passengers are flown per flight. Both are two runway airports.

LHR is going to need a third runway, but more capacity could be found moving to larger aircraft.

This is going to be like the “Sachsgate”. More publicity, and more people will go to have a look and get offended.

No, it is not worth the stress. I’d rather not go, than go with Ryanair.

My parents flew with them last year. They vowed never again. I could only say “Told you so!”.