by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 8, 2017 | A350, Featured, Japan, Lufthansa, Munich, Tokyo |
A few days ago, Lufthansa announced that it will deploy the A350 to a new destination for the aircraft….
Beginning December 1, flights between Munich and Tokyo Haneda will be flown by the A350, replacing the A346 that currently serves the route. This means that First Class will not be available on this route while the A350 is deployed to ‘HND’. According to LH’s timetable the A350 is scheduled to stay on the route until March 24, 2018.
Flight numbers will remain the same. LH 714 will depart Munich at 3:35p and arrive in Tokyo at 10:55a the following morning. LH715 will depart Tokyo at 12:45p and arrive in Munich at 4:45p.
And in other news, if you haven’t noticed a change in the ‘Menu’ bar at the top of the page, have a peek at my new ‘Safari Photography’ addition to the site. It’s a work in progress with 100s of photos to come over the next few days and weeks.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 5, 2017 | Avgeek, Brussels, Featured, Fleet Update, Jumbolino |
Last week, Brussels Airlines sent their last ‘Jumbolino’ into retirement when aircraft ‘OO-DWD’ landed in Brussels after a short flight from Geneva. This last touchdown put an exclamation point on a long and successful career for the ‘AVRO RJ100’ aircraft type in the ‘SN’ fleet.
According to Brussels, the Jumbolino was part of their fleet for 15 years. 32 of them transported 31.5 million passengers over the course of 606,000 flights to 89 destinations.
A friend of mine, FlyerTalk & VFT member ‘Claudi STR’ was fortunate to be on the final flight of the Jumbolino and was kind enough to share some of her photos from the ‘Retirement’ flight.
The last safety briefing aboard the Avro’s last flight
Passengers received a souvenir to mark the retirement flight.
‘OO-DWD’ prepared for boarding her final passengers…
The Avro got its ‘Jumbolino’ nickname due to the fact that it has 4 jet engines, not unlike her much larger relatives like the 747, A380 and A340 aircraft…..
In the past, retired Jumbolinos have found new homes with other airlines as well as being repurposed to serve as fire-fighting aircraft around world. Though she won’t carry any more passengers for Brussels, there are a lot of hours left on her engines.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Industry News, Security |
The US State Department has announced that individuals who have a US passport and have a conviction of a sex offense against a minor will have their passport revoked and reissued with one that contains a disclosure citing their criminal conviction.
The passport will contain language printed on the inside back cover stating that “The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to (specific regulation cited).”
The State Department has asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide them with a list of registered offenders so that they can begin contacting current passport holders who qualify for the ‘sex offender’ passport. The DHS is responsible for maintaining a federal database of all child sex offenders in the country.
According to the State Department, this ‘enhancement’ is part of ‘Megan’s Law’ that was passed last year to increase penalities for sex offenders of minors.
Hopefully none of you reading this need to worry about it.
