Powerful takeoff from London City Airport on my way to JFK. This flight made a steep and fast takeoff due to the load restrictions at London City Airport. On takeoff you can see immediately Newham Council - which sits opposite the runway. The flight meanders over the Olympic Park and northwesterly along the M11 hooking over into Hertfordshire and on to Ireland. The flight had only 13pax, and scheduled to stop at SNN (Shannon) airport to clear customs and US immigration. Service was absolutely fantastic, by far the best I have experienced. Filmed from seat 2K If you have the chance to take the flight, do so. It's well worth it, of only to fly across the pond in an A318 kitted out with just 32 seats! The Airbus 318-100 is a single aisle, twin-engine jet manufactured by Airbus Industries, the European consortium. It is the smallest member of the Airbus 320 family and thanks to its steep approach compatibility, can fly longhaul from London City airport. The A318 retains much commonality with the rest of the A320 family, including the advanced flightdeck with side stick controllers and fly-by-wire flight controls, allowing pilots that fly the Airbus 320 family aircraft to fly the A318. The A318 has a passenger capacity of 107 in a two-class configuration, however, British Airways operates the aircraft with just 32 seats across the Atlantic. Customer benefits include: All business class cabin Onboard passenger communication system Lowest CO2 emissions per seat in its class Technical information Number in fleet 2 Passenger capacity 32 (1 class) Length 31.4m (103 feet 2 inches) Wingspan 34.1m (111 feet 11 inches) Height 12.6m (41 feet 2 inches) Engines 2× CFM International CFM56-5 Maximum speed 871km/h (537mph, Mach 0.82) Range 5,700km (3,600 miles) Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S3

• published: 15 Jul 2012
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