tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371461972024-02-20T11:31:31.060+01:00.: Life is a journey, travel it well :.Life is a journey, travel it wellFabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-9480433138329432342009-10-07T17:56:00.002+02:002009-11-23T06:53:44.269+01:00KLM celebrates its 90th anniversary
Founded on 7 October 1919 for the Netherlands and its colonies, KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. The events on 7 October mark the end of the 90 Years of KLM celebrations. Air France, which KLM merged in 2004, is celebrating its 76th anniversary this year which today accounts for a turnover of 24 billion euros.
With 540 aircraft in operation (Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Amsterdam, Holland52.3738007 4.890934752.269000199999994 4.6574751999999995 52.4786012 5.1243942tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-18012129518209148772009-10-01T17:48:00.001+02:002009-10-01T17:50:25.200+02:00Inaugural flights on the A380: start of the auction at AF380.com
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At 10am this morning, Air France started to auction 380 seats on each of its two inaugural flights by Airbus A380 between Paris and New York. 100 seats will go up for sale today for a period of 7 to 10 days.
See the video "Contest Air France YouTube video"
This auction is open to all markets worldwide up to 21 October 2009 and offers seats in the Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-51146497050910596082009-10-01T17:25:00.002+02:002009-11-23T06:57:21.140+01:00The A380 is coming ...
A few days ago, on Friday 25 September at 1pm, Air France's first A380 took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder for a 5 hr 10 min test flight with 2 Airbus pilots on board and 3 engineers.
Air France will take delivery of this A380 on 30 October 2009 and it will make its first commercial flight on 23 November 2009 between Paris-CDG and New York JFK.
See the new photos of the A380
Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com1Hamburg, Germany53.649521994542638 10.2584838867187553.446026494542636 9.79156488671875 53.853017494542641 10.725402886718751tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-46487673084705357662009-09-20T02:42:00.013+02:002009-09-20T04:22:53.458+02:00KLM launching New Economy Class Product
An image released by KLM to accompany the announcement.
From December 2009, passengers travelling in Economy Class on all intercontinental flights operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines can choose seats offering greater comfort. The new Economy Comfort zone offers up to ten centimetres more legroom and back supports that can recline twice as far. It’s not yet clear how many Economy Comfort seatsFabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Amsterdam, Holland52.310997483367316 4.762573242187552.20604798336732 4.5291137421875 52.415946983367313 4.9960327421875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-43969387510760465642009-09-20T02:30:00.003+02:002009-09-21T03:58:04.453+02:00D E L T A 100% no quesito inclusão social
A Delta Air Lines anunciou que recebeu a nota máxima de 100% no Índice de Igualdade Corporativa de 2010, uma pesquisa anual realizada pela Human Rights Campaign (HRC). A nota alcançada destaca a Delta como uma das melhores empresas dos Estados Unidos para empregados gays, lésbicas, bissexuais e transgêneros (LGBT) e reconhece os esforços da empresa no tratamento da comunidade LGBT.
O Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.756054 -73.98695140.495987 -74.453870000000009 41.016121 -73.520032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-2857767829781835672009-08-30T03:38:00.001+02:002009-08-30T04:09:43.929+02:00Delta’s Flat Bed Seats
Delta Air Lines has launched its new full-flat seat that will become the standard in its BusinessElite® class on international flights served with Boeing 767-400 aircraft. Featuring 77-82 inch, 180-degree full-flat beds in a 1+2+1 configuration, the new seat gives every BusinessElite customer direct aisle access as well as a choice of single seats for added privacy. The seat is nowFabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, United States40.756054 -73.98695140.495987 -74.453870000000009 41.016121 -73.520032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-44242030993546603052009-08-30T03:04:00.013+02:002009-08-30T04:28:21.914+02:00Delta Fleet in Livery
For all of you airline aficionados out there, below is the complete Delta fleet in new livery. Click to enlarge.Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-47624445376174569202009-08-16T06:21:00.001+02:002009-08-16T06:29:52.883+02:00Air France A380 Interior Design
LES AMENAGEMENTS CABINE
Le plan de cabine
Les sièges
Les galleys
Les escaliers
Le plan de cabine
Avec 538 sièges au total dans un A380, Air France a fait le choix de « partager » le bénéfice de la très grande cabine de l'A380 entre efficacité économique et confort supplémentaire donné aux clients.
Une étude particulière a été effectuée sur la partition des cabines, 8 au total, pour Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-27922996503840795152009-08-11T05:57:00.001+02:002009-08-13T17:49:39.396+02:00Air France A380 Humanitarian Flight
Air France has announced the auction of 380 seats on each of its two inaugural Airbus A380 flights, the proceeds of which will be used to fund three humanitarian projects supported by the Air France Corporate Foundation, in India, South Africa and France. In India, this project will benefit 500 child labourers in Delhi by improving their living conditions and enabling them to build a better Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Roissy-en-France, France49.004027 2.515241648.9758745 2.4568766 49.0321795 2.5736065999999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-10494305830588652532009-07-28T07:15:00.004+02:002009-08-15T20:44:17.406+02:00Korean Air Celebrates 40th Anniversary: ‘Beyond 40 Years of Excellence’ Airline Announces Business Objectives for 2019
Korean Air celebrated its 40th anniversary and announced its slogan for the year and business goals for year 2019 (the 50th anniversary) at a commemorative event held at its world headquarters building in Seoul.
Korean Air Chairman Yang Ho Cho (6th from the left), other executives and employees gathered
at the Korean Air 40th Anniversary Ceremony to mix a large bowl of Bibimbap, symbolizing Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Seoul, South Korea37.566535 126.977969237.2944015 126.5110502 37.838668500000004 127.44488820000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-53179969399239626212009-07-28T06:11:00.003+02:002009-07-28T07:44:25.320+02:00KQ to start flights to BotswanaGaborone is the 35th Kenya Airways destination in Africa with Libreville, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville being the other recent additions.Kenya Airways (KQ) has said that it will start flying to the Botswana capital, Gaborone as from 4 September.The flights will be on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays under a code-sharing agreement with the state-owned Air Botswana. They will leave Nairobi for the Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Nairobi, Kenya-1.274359 36.813106-1.6175950000000001 36.346187 -0.931123 37.280024999999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-58490966492548604192009-07-21T07:34:00.031+02:002009-07-28T06:28:36.152+02:00Korean Air launches Jin Air Environmental Plan
Jin Air which was launched by Korean Air in 2008 proposed since 16th July 2009the implementation of an Environmental Management Plan for its one year anniversary. Jin Air has set a goal of becoming one of the leaders for the protection of the environment and reducing CO2 emissions with the use of the Environmental Management Plan. Jin Air has also announced the launch of its international Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Seoul, South Korea37.54893261064111 127.0211791992187537.276735610641111 126.55426019921875 37.821129610641108 127.48809819921875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-71886356461783600832009-07-21T06:54:00.001+02:002009-07-28T06:17:54.411+02:00WestJet lands deal with Air France-KLMAgreement will let European passengers travel to Canadian carrier's destinations with single ticketFollowing the interline agreement signed on 4th February, Air France, KLM and WestJet announced that the 2 European companies will offer interline itineraries that connect their passengers into WestJet’s Canadian network. Initially, connections will be made through WestJet's Calgary and Vancouver Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Calgary, AB, Canada51.055149 -114.06243850.839346 -114.529357 51.270952 -113.595519tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-21558983390298724102009-07-19T07:59:00.004+02:002009-07-28T06:26:16.224+02:00Environment: Air France-KLM rewarded
On 12 July in London, Air France-KLM was honoured by Airline Business in the Environment category of the Airline Strategy Awards. The Group’s strategy, which places the environment at the heart of its concerns and development, received the award.
The jury praised the quality of the Group’s communication on the subject of sustainable development and its participation in programmes to Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com1London, United Kingdom51.5001524 -0.126236251.473436899999996 -0.1846012 51.5268679 -0.067871199999999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-68045374702100536092009-07-19T06:27:00.018+02:002009-07-19T07:11:33.357+02:00The last A310 service in CSA's fleet
Despite Delta Air Lines will increase nonstop New York - Prague flight from 3 to 5 effective 26OCT2009 (Mo, Tu, We, Fr and Su in Prague) apparent decrease on USA - Czech Republic market is visible due to DL Atlanta and CSA New York flight suspension.
Czech Airlines will withdraw from the last scheduled long haul Prague - New York flight at the end of October 2009. It means the end of the Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Praga, Česká Republika50.0878114 14.420459849.8675274 13.953540799999999 50.3080954 14.8873788tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-28209484045402264502009-07-13T22:45:00.004+02:002009-07-21T07:11:14.543+02:00Air France to launch A380 in NovemberAir France has confirmed it will launch A380 services this November, with Paris-New York being the first route served by the superjumbo.The announcement means Air France will be the first carrier to offer transatlantic flights from Europe to the US using the A380. The aircraft will be configured for 538 passengers, with 80 business class seats (Affaires) and 106 economy seats (Voyageur) on the Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Hamburg, Deutschland53.5534074 9.992196253.349447899999994 9.5252772 53.7573669 10.459115200000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-88856364539864930682009-07-13T22:04:00.004+02:002009-07-23T17:27:41.311+02:00The new SkyTeam livery
A few weeks ago, Air France welcomed a new Boeing 777-300ER into its fleet, with the SkyTeam livery.
Since then, this new aircraft, registration F-GZNE, has been sporting the alliance's colours all around the world.
Watch the video
The new SkyTeam livery was revealed in April 2009 in Milan.
All SkyTeam alliance airlines will have had at least one of their Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.8566667 2.350987148.7437227 2.1175276000000003 48.9696107 2.5844466tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-76051651208507193982009-07-12T07:27:00.065+02:002009-07-19T08:43:17.642+02:00Delta tem voo inaugural São Paulo - Los Angeles
A Delta Air Lines começou a voar non stop entre São Paulo e Los Angeles na quarta-feira, 1º de julho.
Os voos partem de Guarulhos (DL234) todas as segundas, quartas e sextas, às 22h25, com chegada prevista em LA às 7h30, com tempo de 13 horas e 5 minutos de voo. O voo Los Angeles-São Paulo (DL233) é nas terças, quintas e domingos, partindo às 21h hora local, com chegada ao Brasil àsFabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Guarulhos - SP, Brasil-23.4634523 -46.5334502-23.7783863 -47.000369199999994 -23.1485183 -46.0665312tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-63302666577427774172009-07-12T07:14:00.004+02:002009-07-19T08:46:47.866+02:00Delta starts Los Angeles-Sydney flights
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) on 1st July commenced its new Boeing 777-200 LR (Longer Range) route linking Los Angeles with Sydney. The new route will be operated daily.Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0Sydney New South Wales, Australia-33.867139 151.207114-33.884956 151.1779315 -33.849322 151.23629649999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-35059261985281136502009-05-10T01:36:00.003+02:002009-05-14T05:44:02.636+02:00Air France and KLM launch their first design contest!
Task: Create a new design concepts in inflight catering for Air France and KLM, «Design the meal trays and tableware of tomorrow».
Deadline: 15th of May 2009
Prizes:
First Prize: € 3,000 in cash + 2 long-haul Air France return tickets in Voyageur Class on board the A380
Air France and KLM have launched their first Young Designers’ Contest for students and young graduates from design schools Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-41940165470250890732009-05-09T22:42:00.006+02:002009-06-28T03:02:37.421+02:00KLM launches channel on YouTube
The official KLM YouTube channel is now online. With a growing collection of videos, KLM now offers travellers and non-travellers both practical and special visual material, such as its ‘Journeys of inspiration’ commercial.
Capture the atmosphere…
KLM’s online Destination Guide videos give you a taste of what their destinations are like. For certain destinations, these videos provide Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-8165343431174846112009-05-09T21:36:00.001+02:002009-05-09T21:40:01.096+02:00Czech Airlines como melhor companhia da Europa CentralA companhia aérea Czech Airlines ganhou o Skytrax World Airline Awards 2009 como a melhor companhia da Europa Central, prêmio que é atribuído pelos próprios passageiros.A publicação britânica Skytrax distingue anualmente as melhores companhias aéreas com base em entrevista aplicada a passageiros de várias transportadoras.A qualidade dos serviços de bordo da Czech Airlines foi um dos tópicos mais Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-57878439430794214602009-05-09T08:37:00.014+02:002009-05-09T19:27:09.982+02:00KLM staff takes new uniform
Dutch airline KLM has asked designer Mart Visser to design new uniforms for 11,000 air hostesses, ground crew and female fliers. The investment is to express confidence in the future and in the KLM brand, ‘especially in the current economic context’. Staff will start wearing the new uniforms in April 2010. Visser’s design will be the tenth ladies’ uniform since the first one was introduced in Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-38518978713845468962009-05-09T08:19:00.000+02:002009-05-09T08:19:20.055+02:00Delta to Begin Nonstop Service to Valencia
Starting 5 June, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate nonstop service to Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Delta will offer four flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from JFK in New York to Valencia Airport in Manises (VLC). Return flights from Valencia to JFK will depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Delta may increase service to five flights a week Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146197.post-56681654184633012382009-05-07T08:30:00.014+02:002009-06-28T03:06:20.396+02:00Korean Air May 2009 update
Turn up the volume and watch the lastest news from Korean Air.
You can see the latest First Class and Business Class seat layout upgrades, new route to Xian and Mudanjiang, TV commercial and Korean Air's signature dish - Bibimbap.
Enjoy!Fabio Azulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576291696770894189noreply@blogger.com0