Economy Class & Beyond

Brussels Airlines adds India to its network

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Brussels Airlines is to re-forge an old connection, with the airline to connect Brussels and India together. Brussels Airlines Airbus A330 at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The plan calls for Brussels Airlines to connect Brussels and Mumbai with a five times a week service between the two cities. Brussels Airlines see this as an important link, with … [Read more...]

Top Tip: Don’t fly your drone near a plane

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If there's something that does annoy me - there are those who operate drone aircraft dangerously. The majority of operators fly them within the law and regulations. However, there is a minority who insist on being class one idiots, risking lives as they strike for the perfect air-to air footage. In Newquay, a  Flybe aircraft was flying at about 900ft (275m) and was about … [Read more...]

Ethical Hacker wins 1 million miles. They’re United Miles…

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If you're good at breaking things (pretty much a prerequisite for working in the IT industry), something to consider is ethical hacking, and bug bounties. Some companies offer cold hard cash. Others offer other items... such as United Airlines. United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER on approach to Chicago O'Hare, Image Economy Class and Beyond According to The Register, a … [Read more...]

Eurostar strikes ahead…

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It seems there's more trouble and strife on the railways, this time affecting Eurostar. Eurostar Class 373 at Paris Gare du Nord - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Workers from two different unions will walk out on different dates. The list is below: RMT members will walk out from 12 to 15 and 27 to 29 August  TSSA members will strike on 14 and 15 and 28 and … [Read more...]

The day after the datacentre goes *foom* – Delta continues its recovery.

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Delta continues its recovery after the incident at their data centre that caused their operations to be halted. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, as the airline tries to get back to normal, there is of course the mess still to clean up - one of those messes is the cancellations still in the … [Read more...]

Emirates to operate all-A380 services to Manchester, Birmingham to have timetable changes

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Emirates is once again converting an operation to all-A380 operation - this time, the twice daily service between Dubai and Manchester UK will be operated with the double-decker superjumbo. Emirates Airbus A380 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Emirates currently operate two A380s to Manchester every day, along with a Boeing 777-300ER. This … [Read more...]

Delta begins to recovers from its IT outage… but what do we learn?

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Things are starting to head back to normality for Delta after the major IT outage they had that brought the airline to a halt today. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400ER "The Breast Cancer Foundation" at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond There's some interesting background on ArsTechnica, pointing to issues in a Delta data centre. 650 flights today have … [Read more...]

Delta check-in systems down world-wide

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It seems there's some major issues with Delta this morning with their check-in systems being affected world-wide. According to the airline: Due to a computer outage, flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights enroute are operating normally. — Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016 Customers should check the status of their flight before … [Read more...]

Southern Railway goes out on strike – delays and cancellations expected

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The problems for Govia ThamesLink Railway continue to multiply with the Southern Rail lines are already suffering from a reduced timetable, are now suffering five days of strike action too. Southern Class 377 Electrostar arriving at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Southern Rail contains a rather important link for passengers trying to connect between … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – China Airlines Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, at the gate on a sunny morning is a China Airlines Boeing 747-400 as it prepares for the long journey back to Taipei in Taiwan. China Airlines of is the flag carrier of Republic of China (Taiwan) - not be confused with Air China - the flag carrier of China.  (Geo-Polotics was never my strong … [Read more...]