Travel Night (and Day): IAD-DOH, originally uploaded by flightblogger.
On board Qatar Airways 777-300ER about to start my journey to the Dubai Air Show (Twitter #dxb09). First LONG leg takes me to Doha from Dulles then on to Dubai. The second leg is only 250 miles long but on a 777. I didn’t have a chance to check the registration on my IAD-DOH leg, so if anyone knows, let me know too! The first 777-300ER was delivered almost exactly two years ago, but this particular plane doesn’t feel more than a year old. Not a bad ride for a 6018 nm flight.
UPDATE: Now in Dubai! Turns out the first leg was on A7-BAA (first delivered) and the second leg was on a A330-300 (A7-AEJ) – an unexpected pleasant surprise.
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