Economy Class & Beyond

London tip: Ride By Bus

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A lot of tourists and locals default transportation method is a simple one: head for the Tube  But if you have time.. do yourself a favour and take the bus.  Whilst the Underground is great getting from A to B - you're missing out a lot of the city and it's sights.  Holborn Baker Street Kings College The Thames from Waterloo Bridge.  In … [Read more...]

Doughnuts On The Mound – Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin

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Doughnuts On The Mound - Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin In this epic day trip (and it t'was epic) Spotting for the day? Why not? Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport Donughts on the Mound... and a LOT of planes Back to Dublin Airport EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham Airport Cheap ride home sir? … [Read more...]

British Airways to add winter ski routes from Manchester

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It seems British Airways really wants to make its Cityflyer operation earn its keep over the weekends, with the announcement the airline is to operate flights from Manchester to winter ski destinations. British Airways CityFlyer Embraer E-190 at Birmingham  Airport Manchester will have a weekend service, operating to Salzburg in Austria and Chambery in France, operating … [Read more...]

Doughnuts On The Mound – Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport

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Doughnuts On The Mound - Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport In this epic day trip (and it t'was epic) Spotting for the day? Why not? Morning Manoeuvres at Birmingham Airport EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport Donughts on the Mound... and a LOT of planes Back to Dublin Airport EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham Airport Cheap ride home sir? … [Read more...]

Air Transat to become first North American A321LR operator

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The first planned operator of the long-range variant of the Airbus A321neo - the A321LR has been announced today - and Air Transat of Canada will be the North American launch customer. Air Transat Airbus A321LR - Rendering, Airbus The airline will taking delivery of 10 A321LR aircraft. These aircraft will be leased through AerCap (as opposed to the airline buying them). … [Read more...]

Ryanair abandons its plan to operate flights to Ukraine

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It seems not everything Ryanair touches turns to gold, with the airline choosing to abandon its planned operation to Kiev and Lviv. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing out of Birmingham Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond   It seems Ryanair and the Ukrainian Airport authorities could not come to terms, with Ryanair stating Kiev airport’s failure "to … [Read more...]

Normality continues to resume – Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways clear electronics ban

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More good news broke out on Sunday with two more airlines clearing the large electronics ban to the USA. Welcome to the club Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways. Continuing to prove that Royal Jordanian continues to be on top of its social media game (as they have been for quiet some time), the airline revealed that things were back to normal in a Tweet: The electronic … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Scandinavian Airbus A340-300 at Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week - taxing into Chicago O'Hare after completing its flight from Copenhagen is a Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300. Scandinavian Airlines operate a fleet of eight Airbus A340-300 aircraft. This example has wifi and the updated interior aboard, offering a three-class service aboard the plane … [Read more...]