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Vacations and World TravelVisiting our beautiful city? Come stay at the Arbutus Vista - Vancouver's Bed & Breakfast.
How was your trip? Which tour packages would you recommend/avoid? Must do's and must eats? Share tips, photos and experiences with other senior RS members who just want to get away..
+1 on Lufthansa. The service is miles ahead of AC et al.
Serviced by AC means you will be stuck on an AC flight, not Lufthansa. You have to pay attention the flight/leg of which airline is actually serving you.
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Air Force picks Boeing 747-8 to replace Air Force One
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday it would use Boeing Co's commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current fleet of two Air Force One presidential aircraft, one of the most visible symbols of the United States.
The decision comes a month after Boeing said it would slow production of the four-engine 747-8 aircraft to 1.3 a month from 1.5 a month because of declining orders.
"The Boeing 747-8 is the only aircraft manufactured in the United States (that) when fully missionized meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission," said Air Force Secretary Deborah James in a statement.
Boeing welcomed the Air Force's decision to skip a competition and opt for the 747-8, citing its 50-year history of building presidential aircraft.
The Air Force said it intended to award a sole source contract to Boeing, but they must still negotiate a contract and the modifications needed to adapt the jet for presidential use.
The Air Force now operates two VC-25s, specially configured Boeing 747-200Bs. Details about the new contract, including cost, were not released.
It said it planned to purchase enough of the technical baseline to permit competition for maintenance during the plane's planned 30-year life.
James said the Air Force One program would use proven technologies and commercially certified equipment to keep the program affordable.
The Air Force decision was widely expected since the only other suitable four-engine jet is the A380 built by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
The 747-8 is the only four-engine commercial jet Boeing makes, providing an extra margin of flight safety over the more standard twin-engine planes.
But the Air Force order for a few 747s might not extend the life of the 747 program, which has failed to capture much business in recent years.
Boeing was clearly trying to preserve production so it could fill the Air Force order, said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst at Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia.
Now that the firm order is there, he said, it might be an opportunity for the program to end.
The double-decker plane entered service in 1970, undergoing a major overhaul in 2012, with new engines and a longer fuselage.
But last year, Boeing did not get orders for 747s, despite booking a record 1,432 net orders for commercial aircraft. At the end of 2014, Boeing had 36 unfilled orders for the plane, which lists at about $370 million.
anyone know if Qatar will be expanding its route to Vancouver anytime soon? I know Air Canada was stopping Qatar from expanding, but that was almost 5 years ago.
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YVR -> YUL -> IST -> SIN -> TPE -> SFO -> YVR in J. SFO->YVR was Rouged. Fuck does it ever suck.
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Turkish Airlines Business Class - Flew two legs. Montreal to Istanbul and Istanbul to Singapore. Same plane.
Huge monitors
One of the dinner services...
Mixed nuts to start
Pre-appies - meatball (good), springroll (vegetarian.. ick) and tart (ick)
Smoked fish platter appy with salad and warm bread roll
Artichoke (I think?) soup with bread topped with olive tapenade
Grilled lamb chop (this was awesome and cooked medium rare) with kofte (minced lamb)
Dessert - cream something (similar to tiramisu), sorbet and strawberries and cream.
Instabul Lounge
Dessert spread
Salad stuff
Fruits
Turkish dessert spread
Grilling fresh koftes
Flatbreads fresh out of the oven
Racetrack entertainment
Video games
The Lounge
Singapore airlines - this flight is the approximately the same length as Vancouver to Toronto (4.5 hrs). It was better than air canada in every conceivable way.
The lie flat seat
Satay appies
Chinese new years salad
Hainanese chicken rice
Lobster tail. They screwed up and ended up giving me two of them. Darn.
EVA Air - Taipei to San Fran. Really enjoyed this flight. Good service and nice snack options (hamburger and dimsum).
Wontons from Din Tai Fung
Burger and fries
holy shit how much did all those tickets cost....or all on points, so like 10000000000
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