Manufacturing of the first A350 XWB for Thai Airways International (THAI) is advancing well according to Airbus, with major components progressing towards the start of final assembly in October 2015. First delivery of Airbus’ latest generation widebody airliner to THAI is scheduled in mid-2016. THAI will acquire a total of 12 A350 XWB aircraft, with four on direct order and eight on lease. The airline will be able to operate these aircraft on long-haul services to Europe and in Asia. … [Read more...] about THAI’s first A350 XWB well underway
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Tickets to heaven!
Tickets to heaven! Here’s a story that had the Belly Achers practically rolling on the floor! It is a quirky tale and while quite unbelievable, it was picked up by major news outlets all over the world and of course, in this day and age, it went viral. But if you somehow missed it, here’s the story. The headline: Florida Couple Charged With Selling Fake Tickets To Get Into Heaven. The stor y re volves around the husband and wife team of Tito and Amanda Watts – a … [Read more...] about Tickets to heaven!
Thinking out of the box!
Trolling the web, as the Belly Achers frequently do (shh, don’t tell the boss this is really what we’ve been up to almost everyday!), we came across this gem of a story that we just have to share with you. We also reckon it might just be the perfect way of testing security in the air cargo supply chain – and hey if you manage to do it a couple of times, you’ll be a ‘Known Shipper’ already! So the story (and it’s a true story) goes something like this: Reg Spiers, a promising Australian … [Read more...] about Thinking out of the box!