LUFTHANSA A380 In Close Call With Drone

LUFTHANSA A380 In Close Call With Drone

Lufthansa’s flight 456 had some company during its approach into Los Angeles on Friday, March 19.   According to the cockpit crew, as they were passing through 5,000 feet on approach into LAX a drone had come within 200 feet of the aircraft.   The drone apparently had been hovering above the aircraft as it was descending.

The aircraft landed without incident.

Source:  NBCBayArea.com


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LUFTHANSA A380 w/ Premium Economy Debuts In Houston Today; LAX Next!

LUFTHANSA A380 w/ Premium Economy Debuts In Houston Today; LAX Next!

Lufthansa today has sent their first Premium Economy equipped A380 into circulation when it departed Frankfurt and flew towards Houston.

For the next 2-3 weeks, Houston will see a fair amount of D-AIMF/Zurich (the specific A380 with the new PE seats).   Beginning on April 9th, a Premium Economy equipped A380 will become a permanent fixture in Houston.  

 

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The A380 Premium Economy / Economy seating chart

 

As plans stand now, Lufthansa will introduce its second A380 with Premium Economy on flights between FRA and LAX at the end of March and ALL A380s will have Premium Economy installed by April 22.  Each A380 will be equipped with 52 Premium Economy seats on the main deck.

To see how Premium Economy will look across the rest of the fleet, please look here for more info…


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LUFTHANSA A380 w/ Premium Economy Debuts In Houston Today; LAX Next!

Lufthansa Removes A380 From Houston For 2 Weeks….BUT…..

Lufthansa will be removing the A380 from their Frankfurt – Houston route for 2 weeks but fret not, it will be replaced by a 747-8i during that time.  Could IAH possibly see?:

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Preparing for taxi test

 

The exact dates of the swap is scheduled to take place from March 29 to April 8 according to Lufthansa.com’s booking engine.  I’ll provide an additional update should this schedule change.

The swap is taking place because of the Premium Economy & New Business Class retrofit schedule for the A380.

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LUFTHANSA Delays A380 To Seoul and 747-8i To Boston

LUFTHANSA Delays A380 To Seoul and 747-8i To Boston

Lufthansa has announced an additional delay to the deployment of the A380 to Seoul, South Korea and the 747-8i to Boston.

In the latest update, it now appears that the A380 will begin to fly between Frankfurt and Seoul on May 14.    The 747-8i is now set to appear on May 15 for flights between Frankfurt and Boston (LH422/LH423).

Tentatively, there is also a one time 747-8i flight between Frankfurt and Boston on May 8 (LH422/423).

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LUFTHANSA A380 w/ Premium Economy Debuts In Houston Today; LAX Next!

LUFTHANSA Delays A380 To Seoul & 747-8i To Boston

Lufthansa has updated their timetable to reflect a minor delay for the introduction of the A380 between Frankfurt and Seoul.    Originally planned for April 26, the A380 will now debut on the route on May 6, 2015.

As a result of this minor delay, Frankfurt – Boston will have the 747-8i delayed until May 7.   Originally, the 747-8i was set to begin flying FRA-BOS on April 27.

If your travels involve these days and routes, please check your assigned seats and make changes as needed since the A380 and 747-8i have ‘slightly’ different seating charts! 😉

 


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