RE: Swaping Aircraft?

Especially aircraft on short-term lease are swapped frequently,
for this reason there are so many “white tube” aircraft with just some titles and tail painted in a corporate image.

Last summer I spotted and even flew a very funny Fokker F70 in full BMI paint, however with the BM logo on the tail removed and the BMI titles painted over with KLM Cityhopper.
The only logo’s still in place were the Rolls Royce and Fokker logo’s on the engine and tail airbrake.

RE: A310

I have flown A310’s from KLM, Lufthansa and Emirates.
the A310 is as (un)comfortable as an A300, it is only a matter of length and I think you only see the difference at row 35 or beyond…

The comfort of a plane is more due to cabin lay-out, etc which is entirely due to the airline.
The A300/310 have a less roomy feeling compared to the newer A330/340 and I believe this is due to the fact that Airbus raised the windows a little bit which give a better sense of light and space.

RE: KLM

As a dutch frequent flyer, I use KLM a lot, mainly on their Middle East flights, flying J-class.
Their problem is consistency, or better, a lack of consistency.
During one flight they are brillian, the net one urghh, it is really a gamble.
Seats an legroom are OK, Amsterdam Schiphol airport is very OK,
boarding, where on earth is chaotic and often rude.

This spoiled little boy compares the european airlines with airlines like Gulf Air, Emirates who really know how to organise.

Boarding a Qatar Airways flight (J or F) is not by bus, but by a
BMW 740IL with roof mounted flashlight!!!

RE: Airport pic of the day-26/02/02

I think it is the 340 operated by the ‘state of Qatar’
Very much Middle-East an very VVIP!

RE: Pic Of The Day-Perfect For The King!

The plane is painted in colours of Royal Jordanian, however not operated by them.
RJ operates only the A320 and A310, not the A340.

As far as I remember, the plane was bought during the Dubai Airshow 2001.
I believe it was previously operated by or for the Sultan of Brunei.

At least King Abdallah can cath up with the other local royalty like the Saudi royal family!

RE: London City Airport

I like LCY a lot.
Living in the Netherlands, we are offered 5-6 flights daily by KLM UK. These flights are currently flown with a Fokker 50, a couple of years ago by BAE 146.

LCY is also called a ‘stolport’, and landing is some kind of a controlled crashlanding, it is quit a steep, low speed dive.

The airport itself is comfortable, you can on the street within 15 minutes after depaning. You walk away from the plane (no bus), go inside, straight left and there you go.
It is no comparison to Heatrow or Gatwick.
From the airport you have good bus connection to the London underground system.

The airport has a cafetaria on the first floor, from which you can make some pictures, however this is all from behind the window.
There is always a nice collections of ATR’s (Eurowings), F50’s (KLM UK and VLM, Dash 8 (LH) and Crossair Saabs and Bae jets.

London City airport has a good website, I do not know thir url, but it is linked through the KLMUK website.

RE: The 757

I agree with all of you…the 757 is a good plane, it looks right.
Considering the fact that a 737-900 seats almost as many pax as a 757-200, I definitely opt for the 757, booth in passenger comfort as well as in looks.

Hey Phantom: I thought I was born to late te fly on the 707.
I think early ’99 I got the chance flying one on a MEA flight from Beirut to Amman.
We were bussed to the plane and most people around me looked yughhh, while I murmelled silently yes…yes!!
For the record, I stole the safety instruction sheeth.

It was a short (evening) flight, extremely un-eventfull an could have been on any type of airliner.