B748i Delivery/Welcome Ceremony in FRA May 2 2012 [split off from B748i thread]
Jun 1, 2012, 5:52 am
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There's supposed to be a bonus feature for Facebook fans (I had to "like" LH again to take part 
) but clicking the link seems to take you round in circles. 
If it was part of the same competition I got most of my answers wrong with the exception of where various LH logos fitted on the plane.
) but clicking the link seems to take you round in circles.
The accompanying letter did say that I had correctly choosen 'B' as the right answer but didnt mention what the question was
If it was part of the same competition I got most of my answers wrong with the exception of where various LH logos fitted on the plane.
Jun 1, 2012, 6:55 am
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Jun 1, 2012, 6:56 am
#154
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From the press event and evening reception (million thanks to Oliver2002 for looking out for me! 
):
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/luftha...and-reception/
):http://boardingarea.com/blogs/luftha...and-reception/
Jun 1, 2012, 1:32 pm
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The new queen is well worth the hype. Well at least the business class seat. Far superior than the old one. I had plenty of space (especially shoulder area when fully flat) and I'm 6' 2" 200lbs. Feed were as expected a bit tight, but in most positions not too bad. The isle seats have a few more inches with for the footrest and the in-seat storage is bigger. I'll expand more on this when I actually get home and have a computer and not a phone to type.
Entertainment system:
Much better!! But screen can only be moved left and right, you can't tilt it. So in some seat positions can be uncompfortable to watch. The most impressing part: the system reacts to the input with no dreaded delay! The map is a bit over the top and graphics aren't in HD (pretty pixely), but good screen for movies.
Noteworthy: Dr. Franz and a bunch of other upper management folks were flying with us. Had a quick speeche at the lounge in FRA and throughout the flight was walking around talking to customers and management alike.
Freebies: got a metal plague with the queen and inaugural flight on it, got a pin, and a luggage tag.
That's it for now, let me know if you have any questions, comments etc. I'm curious to see what the others think.
Entertainment system:
Much better!! But screen can only be moved left and right, you can't tilt it. So in some seat positions can be uncompfortable to watch. The most impressing part: the system reacts to the input with no dreaded delay! The map is a bit over the top and graphics aren't in HD (pretty pixely), but good screen for movies.
Noteworthy: Dr. Franz and a bunch of other upper management folks were flying with us. Had a quick speeche at the lounge in FRA and throughout the flight was walking around talking to customers and management alike.
Freebies: got a metal plague with the queen and inaugural flight on it, got a pin, and a luggage tag.
That's it for now, let me know if you have any questions, comments etc. I'm curious to see what the others think.
Jun 1, 2012, 1:57 pm
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Thanks, br0snic, for the report. ^ It's good to hear from someone who actually sat in the new C seat for 8 hours rather than someone who sat in it for a few minutes.
I assume you were in one of the seats in the centre (D/G) where the two seats are wider apart.
What do you mean when you say the map is a bit over the top? Is it like Niceview you find on LH's A380?
I assume you were in one of the seats in the centre (D/G) where the two seats are wider apart.
What do you mean when you say the map is a bit over the top? Is it like Niceview you find on LH's A380?
Jun 1, 2012, 2:00 pm
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The new queen is well worth the hype. Well at least the business class seat. Far superior than the old one. I had plenty of space (especially shoulder area when fully flat) and I'm 6' 2" 200lbs. Feed were as expected a bit tight, but in most positions not too bad. The isle seats have a few more inches with for the footrest and the in-seat storage is bigger. I'll expand more on this when I actually get home and have a computer and not a phone to type.
Entertainment system:
Much better!! But screen can only be moved left and right, you can't tilt it. So in some seat positions can be uncompfortable to watch. The most impressing part: the system reacts to the input with no dreaded delay! The map is a bit over the top and graphics aren't in HD (pretty pixely), but good screen for movies.
Noteworthy: Dr. Franz and a bunch of other upper management folks were flying with us. Had a quick speeche at the lounge in FRA and throughout the flight was walking around talking to customers and management alike.
Freebies: got a metal plague with the queen and inaugural flight on it, got a pin, and a luggage tag.
That's it for now, let me know if you have any questions, comments etc. I'm curious to see what the others think.
Entertainment system:
Much better!! But screen can only be moved left and right, you can't tilt it. So in some seat positions can be uncompfortable to watch. The most impressing part: the system reacts to the input with no dreaded delay! The map is a bit over the top and graphics aren't in HD (pretty pixely), but good screen for movies.
Noteworthy: Dr. Franz and a bunch of other upper management folks were flying with us. Had a quick speeche at the lounge in FRA and throughout the flight was walking around talking to customers and management alike.
Freebies: got a metal plague with the queen and inaugural flight on it, got a pin, and a luggage tag.
That's it for now, let me know if you have any questions, comments etc. I'm curious to see what the others think.
Jun 1, 2012, 3:16 pm
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Was actually in the downstairs window seat, thanks to the management who stole my 82K seeat. I didn't mind the foot rest that much, but a bit more space would have been nice. Also the divider is a bit flimsy so you can fight for some more space .
The upper deck has some additional storage along the window.
Seatmap is the niceview, but graphics weren't impressive. Had one of the "seat product" managers sitting behind me and she assured me they will look into it since she wasn't liking that part either.
And the plague is getting a special place. I might even have to get it framed
. The upper deck has some additional storage along the window.
Seatmap is the niceview, but graphics weren't impressive. Had one of the "seat product" managers sitting behind me and she assured me they will look into it since she wasn't liking that part either.
And the plague is getting a special place. I might even have to get it framed
Jun 2, 2012, 7:33 am
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housekeeping
So now that I'm finally over my plague, I can move on to cherishing my plaque...
Anyways a few small things that I thought were noteworthy but small in case someone is interested.
The overhead bin space is huge (lower deck at least) you could easily fit a body bag up there.
The headphone jack is 2 pins (one normal and the other one for power) instead of the 3 on the A333/A34s. It's centered facing up/down and not side to side. I could easily access it and plug in my own ones. Above is the USB and ethernet outlet.
The seat has 2 power outlets in the front center. Both US and German pins are usable... It does have a cover that I found annoying since it keeps sliding down. It also knocked my blackberry charger loose a couple times (might be more the chargers fault, but still...)
The traytable is nicely adjustable. You can fold it in half as well as rotate it by 90 degrees. It's possible to get out of your seat even if you still have the trays on the table. I'm sure this is even more useful for the ppl with aisle access.
I found the storage bin in the front a bit small and there is not much storage space in the armrest either. But the center seats should have more of that.
Since in the other threads they mentioned noise, I'll add my 2 cents to that as well I found to be fairly quiet (not sure if 30% reduction is really true) but it was notably quieter than in other aircraft. With noise cancelling headphones and a medium volume on music I could barely hear any flight related noise.
Anyways a few small things that I thought were noteworthy but small in case someone is interested.
The overhead bin space is huge (lower deck at least) you could easily fit a body bag up there.
The headphone jack is 2 pins (one normal and the other one for power) instead of the 3 on the A333/A34s. It's centered facing up/down and not side to side. I could easily access it and plug in my own ones. Above is the USB and ethernet outlet.
The seat has 2 power outlets in the front center. Both US and German pins are usable... It does have a cover that I found annoying since it keeps sliding down. It also knocked my blackberry charger loose a couple times (might be more the chargers fault, but still...
)The traytable is nicely adjustable. You can fold it in half as well as rotate it by 90 degrees. It's possible to get out of your seat even if you still have the trays on the table. I'm sure this is even more useful for the ppl with aisle access.
I found the storage bin in the front a bit small and there is not much storage space in the armrest either. But the center seats should have more of that.
Since in the other threads they mentioned noise, I'll add my 2 cents to that as well
I found to be fairly quiet (not sure if 30% reduction is really true) but it was notably quieter than in other aircraft. With noise cancelling headphones and a medium volume on music I could barely hear any flight related noise.
Jun 2, 2012, 8:35 am
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Any reason why other F pax are avoiding this flight?
BTW ExpertFlyer has managed to increase the number of C seats to 488 on this flight since they are the "best business class product out there"!
It could be a bit of a squeeze. 
Jun 2, 2012, 10:37 am
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Wow! It's amazing.
F7 A7 J9 C9 D9 Z0 P0 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T0 L0 K0
Any reason why other F pax are avoiding this flight?
BTW ExpertFlyer has managed to increase the number of C seats to 488 on this flight since they are the "best business class product out there"! It could be a bit of a squeeze.
F7 A7 J9 C9 D9 Z0 P0 Y9 B9 M9 U9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T0 L0 K0
Any reason why other F pax are avoiding this flight?
BTW ExpertFlyer has managed to increase the number of C seats to 488 on this flight since they are the "best business class product out there"!
It could be a bit of a squeeze. Results from ExpertFlyer.com
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Jun 5, 2012, 5:32 am
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In other news, a little update on the remaining 748i deliveries:
D-ABYC is now in flight line tests
D-ABYD left the paint shop this week
D-ABYE is getting ready, the engines on the test aircraft have been removed and it looks like its going thru the line checks ^
D-ABYC is now in flight line tests
D-ABYD left the paint shop this week
D-ABYE is getting ready, the engines on the test aircraft have been removed and it looks like its going thru the line checks ^