Or if we want to get onto waypoints, there's an approach path in the NW USA which takes you over ITAWT - ITAWA -PUDYE - TTATT... Codes can change; when Salisbury, Rhodesia became Harare, Zimbabwe the code went from SAY to HRE. Remember, your aircraft flies to (ICAO code) but your bags go to (IA...

Boeing already offers 777s with 330 min ETOPS which will allow direct SYD-JNB and -SCL. Air NZ was lead customer. QF should've gone for the 777 10-15 years ago but having not done so, it's probably too late now. However it could also have allowed ops on routes which have perhaps been marginal f...

BA are currently running the 380 on LHR-FRA (90 mins) to train crews prior to starting LHR-LAX with the beast on 24 September. Apparently when they put the 380 on that run, it's the 06:45 departure from LHR.