Air France

Pictured: The ‘authentic’ ex-Etihad jet plane that’s been turned into a ‘luxurious’ holiday rental complete with a fuselage bedroom and dolly trolleys

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A former Etihad aeroplane has been converted into a luxurious staycation holiday rental, complete with fuselage bedrooms. A video tour of the plane-ly impressive accommodation in Tenby, West Wales, has gone viral on TikTok, garnering 800,000 views. The Airbus A320 – sourced from Cardiff Airport – looks unsuspecting from the outside, but the interior has … Read more

I’m a flight attendant – these are the packing hacks I’ve learnt from 16 years of working in plane cabins (including why you should avoid cases with hard shells and four wheels)

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Summer holidays are on the horizon, which means packing season is close. And for many, it’s always a struggle to get through it without making fundamental errors. Even frequent fliers are prone to pack pointless items into a case that was never going to fit into an overhead bin. To help lessen the stress, retailer … Read more

I’m a flight expert and THIS premium economy seat by Air France blew me away – it’s the equal of Emirates’ award-winner

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When MailOnline Travel’s Harriet Sime flew in Emirates’ A380 premium economy, she commented that ‘it had such a business-class feel’ that she was ‘forced to check she was in the right cabin’. ‘It’s a game-changer,’ she concluded, her verdict in sync with the results of the ‘Oscars of Aviation’, the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023, … Read more

Giant Paper Airplane, Amish Buggy Theft And Broken Planes In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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Screenshot: NBC 6 South Florida on YouTube In southern Florida, police are cracking down on a new environmental hazard: Derelict boats, left floating just offshore, that can leak pollutants into the local waterways. Yet, the focus of the effort doesn’t seem to be the boats themselves — instead, cops are more concerned about the unhoused … Read more

NASA engineer who designed supersonic jet dubbed ‘son of Concorde’ tells DailyMail.com how it could revolutionize domestic flights in the US

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The Concorde flew its final flight almost exactly 20 years ago – yet it continues to capture the imaginations of Americans old and young. Concordes were taken out of service in 2003, about three years after Air France flight 4590 crashed, killing 113 people.  But last week, NASA unveiled its quarter-billion-dollar supersonic X-59 jet, an experimental aircraft … Read more

Plane vs train: Travel experts pit an Air France flight against a 199mph TGV in a race from Paris to Marseille

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It’s a long-standing rivalry for short-haul travellers – hop on a speedy plane or relax on a train?  And while most people have their preferences, in France, the rules have been changed to force the hand of those who prefer jet-setting to rail travel. In May 2023 the French government banned any internal flight routes … Read more