Economy Class & Beyond

Peace breaks out – Lufthansa and Cockpit union agree pay deal

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In a rare sign of peace breaking out, it appears both Lufthansa and the Cockpit pilots union have agreed to remediation measures with an arbiter over the long-running pay dispute. Lufthansa Airbus A380 taxing at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The recommendations from the arbiter include: A pay increase for the 5,400 pilots in the Group tariff … [Read more...]

Mr Kevincm returns to Washington – Short and Sweet

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Mr Kevincm returns to Washington - Short and Sweet In this... well.. mess: How far can you go for a £1 (+Tax)? Off to Manchester Airport, Manchester Airport and the BA Terraces Lounge AA735 Manchester Airport to Philadelphia A long Philadelphia layover featuring the US Customs and the TSA at their best. AA4545 Philadelphia to Washington Reagan Holiday … [Read more...]

Steam trains returns to regularly timetabled services… for a few days

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In the UK, it's not unusal to see steam trains on the main line railway as they operate on railtours or train cruises. But on timetabled services?  Not since the last steam service ran nearly 50 years ago. Until yesterday. Northern Rail and the A1 Locomotive Trust teamed up to operate the steam Locomotive "60163 Tornado" on the Settle to Carlisle Line. 60163 Tornado at … [Read more...]

Finnair Singers sing for Valentines Day

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I've noticed in my travels that Finnair like to do things differently to some airlines. And that includes in the air. The Finnair Singers were aboard the New York flight today (14th February) to bring some Valentine surprise and cheer to the passengers aboard the flight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esg-aMCLw-s&feature=youtu.be I may have been won over by … [Read more...]

Embraer’s E190-E2 Launch operator is…

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... Widerøe! Widerøe will launch the updated Embraer E-Jet - the E190-E2 in the first half of 2018. This will be the first member of the new series of the E-Jet family - the E2 family. Widerøe has a firm order for three E190-E2 aircraft, with options for twelve more E2 Family series E-jets. The airline will configure their E190-E2 with 114 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, pushing back at Hamburg Airport is a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 as the sun breaks after a storm. Turkish Airlines operate a fleet of 66 Airbus A321s in their short to mid-haul operations, operating across Europe, Africa and other destinations. Turkish Airlines also operates Airbus A319s, … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines turn to Boeing for more long haul aircraft

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Singapore Airlines is in the mood for more long-haul aircraft from Boeing - and has signed a letter of intent for a mixture of Boeing 777-9's and 787-10s Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - Rendering, (c) The Boeing Company Singapore Airlines intends to purchase 20 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, and an additional 19 Boeing 787-10 aircraft. In addition, the airline re-confirmed its … [Read more...]