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We’re off to Svalbard (we know: ‘where’s that?’)
One piece of business: AirInsight has a lot of videos from the Paris Air Show, interviews with key people. Go here for the full listing.
And we’re off….
Long-time readers know we like to do unusual things–like our trip to far north Alaska in 2010, photographing polar bears, musk ox, the Northern Lights and driving the 550 mile haul road (well, others did the actual driving) between Fairbanks and the oil fields. Or like our African photo safari trip in 2000. Or or DC-7B excursion. And more recently our DC-3 ride.
We’re at it again. We’re off to Svalbard.
The most common reaction we get is a blank stare, followed by “where’s that?”
The maps show where it is.
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We’re going for the wildlife, including polar bears (again). For what it’s worth, Svalbard is also where seeds from plant life all over the world are stored in case mankind is stupid enough to blow ourselves up, providing a source to reintroduce plant life.
We’ll also be stopping elsewhere in Scandinavia. We’ll be gone through July 10. We may have limited opportunity to post while we’re gone (our travel stuff, not aviation stuff).
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Enjoy your well deserved vacation Scott!
Svalbard. One of the places I’d love to go. Remember to bring a rifle while hunting, them polar bears are hungry buggers.
Hunting should be hiking. Where’s me coffee?
There’s also an airship museum there documenting the attempts of balloonist Andrée, airshipman Walter Wlelmann and others (Zeppelin in particular) to set up a base from which to fly to the North Pole. Enjoy!
Enjoy your break! Well deserved
Have fun!
While Scott is hanging out with Polar bears and musk ox, I stumbled over this small but intriguing news bit:
EasyJet verlangt 192 Sitze im A320neo
http://austrianaviation.net/news-international/news-detail/datum/2013/06/21/easyjet-verlangt-192-sitze-im-a320neo.html
My german isn’t great but it seems 192 seats is a condition Easyjet set for the order. The A320 is certified for maximum 180 seats now..
Easyjet was begging for a A320 stretch before.
It’s more a squeeze than a stretch.
Maybe your French is better: http://www.lepoint.fr/economie/la-clause-secrete-de-la-commande-d-easyjet-a-airbus-20-06-2013-1683861_28.php
If your French is better, this is the original article your link referred to: http://www.lepoint.fr/economie/la-clause-secrete-de-la-commande-d-easyjet-a-airbus-20-06-2013-1683861_28.php
It requires wider access doors, which would alsofacilitate general loading and unloading. This change in turn requires recertification. The 100 NEOS are an “estimate” not an “order”. I guess they will get 6 extra seats from the new Space-Flex galleys (a galley and two toilets behind the aft doors where originally there was just a galley). Then they will have to squeeze in another row of seats. It will be squash – seating on EasyJet is tight as it is.
Good spot!
Sounds like a great trip, enjoy!
I was on a 180 (?) seat 3.5 hour low costs trip once and it was pretty unacceptable, I hurt my knees. I guess galleys/lavs will have to go. No doubt SpaceFlex is in. I don’t how many inches it takes.
As you can see, it integrates two lavatories in one compartment. For more privacy you are free to buy a First class ticket or use facilities at the gate.
http://www.aviationnews.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/A320_cabin_Space-Flex_PRM_mode.jpg
Have a good week-end.
What you see there is lavatory in PRM mode for a wheelchair to fit in.
Video here http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-launches-space-flex-cabin-option-with-tam-airlines-order/#
shows that the lavatories could be reconfigured during flight.
Have a nice trip! Seems we are trading places, I am usually in Scandinavia, but now in Seattle… off to the Museum of Flight soon!
And finally A350 over Le Bourget : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBM1eDtbc68
Bravo to the flight crew who brought her 600′ over Le Bourget on only its third flight!
Have a very nice trip, I wish i had the opportunity to shake your hand here in the western part of Denmark, but I am off to Turkey in this period.
Enjoy! A friend has made several work trips to Svalbard (satellites …) and it looks like an awesome place to visit.
Svalbard’s been on my wish list for years. Hope you have a lovely time there Scott 😉
Hö, höh, if wishes were ..
I had hoped for Troll but nothing breaks.
Happy traveling, Scott!
Interesting comments made by Guy Hachey to the National Post at the Paris Air Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=art-dQjGEAI
It give us a better idea where the CSeries might be in its preparation for first flight.
First flight could happen any day now:
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/25/bombardier-files-for-permit-for-first-cseries-flight/
I know, I know 😉
Btw. Michael O’Leary is willing to order 200 737-8 MAX, with 199 seats, even if it takes Boeing 2 years extra.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100827382
Not only two years but also the toilets. O’Leary said in your link: “But you know, it seems to me a very simple thing: take out a couple of toilets and stick in six extra seats; let’s do it today.”
Will Ryanair offer Maximum Absorbency Garment for $5 before boarding?
First flight of the CSeries now delayed until the end of July. This is official.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/26/bombardier-cseries-first-flight-delayed-until-the-end-of-july/
There is an excellent article this morning in the Montreal Gazette that explains the situation surrounding the delay of the CSeries first flight.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Bombardier+says+first+flight+CSeries+delayed/8581223/story.html
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