Geoffrey Thomas
AuthorTBT – ‘V’ictory in the Pacific?
February 28, 2019 0 commentThis week’s Throwback Thursday feature is Geoffrey Thomas’ story from April 2009 on the launch of new entrant on the Australia-US route, V Australia.
Read moreTBT – Emirates introduces the A380 into service
February 14, 2019 0 commentThis feature from Geofrey Thomas from the October 2008 edition of Australian Aviation looks at Emirates introducing Airbus A380 into service.
Read moreTBT – X marks the spot, Boeing launches the 777X
January 3, 2019 2 commentPerhaps the 777X can be described as the art of perfection – the perfect combination of reliable systems and the best of proven new technology.
Read moreTBT: Space-ship? Evaluating the Qantas A380 interior
September 20, 2018 1 commentTo mark the 10th anniversary of the delivery of the first Qantas A380 in September 2008, today’s Throwback Thursday (TBT) features are republished from our November 2008 issue’s indepth coverage of the arrival of the first of the Flying Kangaroo’s super jumbos. Years of marketing hype from Airbus, the double beds on Singapore Airlines’s A380 and
Read moreAirlines “need” the A380 says Emirates boss
December 11, 2014 18 commentThe chief of the world’s largest international airline has criticised his competitors for not buying more A380 super jumbos as Airbus hints at closing down the production line in 2018. Emirates president Tim Clark has warned that with air travel due to double in the next 10 years to seven billion passengers a year, airlines and airports
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