airline Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/airline/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:08:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 British Airways Trial 3D Printing https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/british-airways-trial-3d-printing/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/british-airways-trial-3d-printing/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:25:32 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5616 British Airways are looking at ways that 3D printing technology could improve punctuality and reduce carbon emissions by bypassing the need to fly spare parts out to its fleet around the world. The thinking is that 3D printers located at airports around the world, could be used in the future to create aircraft parts, starting […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/british-airways-trial-3d-printing/feed/ 0 British Airways to use Retro Livery on Some of its Planes https://mechtraveller.com/2019/01/british-airways-to-use-retro-livery-on-some-of-its-planes/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/01/british-airways-to-use-retro-livery-on-some-of-its-planes/#respond Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:07:03 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=4021 As part of its 100th anniversary¹ celebrations, British Airways (BA) has announced it will be painting a Boeing 747 in the much-admired design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The livery from the 1964 – 1974 BOAC era will adorn a B747, reg: G-BYGC. The aircraft will leave the paint shop in Dublin […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/01/british-airways-to-use-retro-livery-on-some-of-its-planes/feed/ 0 Startling Livery for Air Astana’s Latest Aircraft https://mechtraveller.com/2018/12/startling-livery-for-air-astanas-latest-aircraft/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/12/startling-livery-for-air-astanas-latest-aircraft/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:56:00 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3940 Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, and used the opportunity to promote the cause of an endangered species – the Snow Leopard. The aircraft, which arrived today at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana after a series of ferry flights from Brazil, is the first […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2018/12/startling-livery-for-air-astanas-latest-aircraft/feed/ 0 Airbus Considers Passenger Facilities in the Cargo Bay https://mechtraveller.com/2018/04/airbus-considers-passenger-facilities-in-the-cargo-bay/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/04/airbus-considers-passenger-facilities-in-the-cargo-bay/#respond Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:14:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3241 European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, is planning to fit sleeping berth modules inside the cargo compartments on its airliners. Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths. The modules, which would fit inside the aircraft’s cargo compartments, offer new opportunities for additional services to passengers, improving their experience […]

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