Simone Chellini

Managing Editor @airwaysmagazine 📃
PhD Candidate @AETUDelft ✈️
Aerospace engineer 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱
Views are my own

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

🛫 @DXB departure into the cloudy sky.

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🌀 Four shades of GE90 on EK149 DXB-AMS operated by A6-EGL.

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[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

@Ale_Savina May I join? 😭

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@julienroudil @airwaysmagazine @emirates 👀👀 there's quite a few interesting details, but I'm awaiting confirmation from FZ as it's all under embargo 😬

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

🇳🇱 One last ride, this time home, on the @emirates Boeing 777-300ER. Now, objectively, the hard product is not up to par with the A350/A380/refurbished 777s, however crews, dining and amenities usually make up for it.

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@julienroudil @airwaysmagazine @emirates It's looking good so far, also for FZ, from which I have some news from yesterday's visit 👀

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With so many B777s, A380s and now A350s around, it's quite easy to forget how DXB's aviation landscape will change over the next few years. From EK's 777-9s to FZ's 787s and A321neos, we are about to see yet another milestone change in the UAE's aviation panorama.

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

@emirates @airwaysmagazine Pros: the GE90 views. Cons: the 2-3-2 layout.

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@CygnusNYC @emirates @airwaysmagazine Best experiences really. I had the pleasure of flying it on the DXB-AMS with a fellow reporter and loved the rather nerdy experience, talking about the A350 after its inauguration, one of the best flights ever for me.

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

🍿🥂 The onboard lounge on the @emirates Airbus A380 remains arguably the biggest reason to be upstairs on the aircraft. It's been almost two decades, with the latest iteration introduced in 2017, of the world's most iconic bar.

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

@Gera757_ Absolutely! 😭😭

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The Netherlands deserves better aviation reporting than this. This is, factually, embarrassing.

[Yteke de Jong @ytekedejong]

De feminisering zet door @klm . Marloes van Laake, operationeel directeur verliesgevend @transavia , gaat de onderhoudsafdeling bij klm leiden, geen ervaring met techniek of vliegen @telegraaf

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

@analyticflying "I'm disappointed but not surprised"

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@SteveDavey71 @emirates @airwaysmagazine Oh gosh 🤣

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@julienroudil @emirates @airwaysmagazine Starlink equipped from before doors closure, 400 Mbps, incredibly (and worryingly) low load factor, as good as it gets with the lounge and all-day views!

[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

🍽️ Lunch on EK415: aperitif, third Arabic mezze in three days, prawn tahta, boysenberry cheesecake. I'm now glad I skipped breakfast.

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@colejaczko @emirates @airwaysmagazine My quarter life crisis demands a trip to Tokyo with the boys so this will definitely play a factor in our decision making process (we're all broke)

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@ZengoMay @airwaysmagazine @emirates They are explicitly asking passengers exactly not to do that, but chances are every flight will have at least one annoying passenger doing exactly that..

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✈️ On board EK145, SYD-DXB, a ~14+ hours flight operated by the Starlink-equipped and refurbished Airbus A380. Connectivity from gate to gate, in fact we are yet to close doors.

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[Simone Chellini @simone_chellini]

@soyoso I actually found it more spacious than the A350 (shoulder wise)

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@intrepid_esq @airwaysmagazine @emirates Yes correct:)