Economy Class & Beyond

Another Southern Railway Strike… and commuters aren’t happy

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Southern Railway - a brand of Govia Thameslink Railway - is having to go through the pain of another strike between the 7th and 8th September 2016. Southern Railway Class 377 Electrostar arriving at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond There are closures along the Southern network (along with the cuts made when Southern pulled 341 services a day earlier this … [Read more...]

The cost of Delta’s IT outage…

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... a cool $100 million Dollars! Delta Boeing 767-300 from the Heathrow Control Tower - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Delta have released its numbers for August  and sadly, there was going to be a hit with 2,300 cancellations over three days. Delta states: In addition, the outage Delta suffered in August resulted in 2,300 cancelled flights over a three day … [Read more...]

London City Airport resumes operations

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It some minor good news, the protesters have been removed from London City Airport, and the runway is now re-opened to traffic. In a post on Twitter, the airport states: Runway is now open, we apologise for inconvenience caused this morning. Passengers are advised to check with airline for latest flight info. — London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) September 6, … [Read more...]

London City Airport runway closed due to protesters on the runway

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It seems runway invasions are the flavour of the month, with London City Airport's runway being closed due to a protest. The protesters managed to bypass the security areas, and gain access to the runway. In a series of Tweets, London City Airport explains the current situation Runway is currently closed due to protestors on site. Police are present and we'll … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific prepares to upgrade North American Routes

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Cathay Pacific - in a sign of market confidence - is preparing to upgrade its two of its North American routes. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at Hong Kong International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond First up is the Boston operation. The service currently four days a week - this  will be uprated to a daily service, operating against the following timetable: CX812 … [Read more...]

Ryanair calls for new runways… at all London Airports

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You've got to admit - Ryanair's CEO - Michael O'Leary does make give some interesting press quotes. And of course, by intresting - I mean sometimes downright outlandish. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 in Boeing/Ryanair Colours departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, the latest call by Michael O'Leary goes along a thought I've had since the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Connection Embraer E170

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, on final approach to Chicago O'Hare is a Delta Connection Embraer E-170 in landing configuration - operated by Shuttle America. Shuttle America operates a fleet of 14 Embarer E-170s for Delta Connection/Delta Shuttle - along with 16 Embarer E175s. These operate in a two class configuration … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to offer TSA PreCheck!

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Lufthansa is continuing to innovate on the ground, with the announcement that the airline will be participating in the US TSA's PreCheck programme. Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond TSA's PreCheck programme as you're all aware is the expedited screening programme in the USA for trusted passengers, allowing you to pass through … [Read more...]

Thai Airways take delivery of their first A350

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Thai Airways have taken delivery of their newest plane type to their fleet - an Airbus A350-900. Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 at Toulouse - Image, Airbus This is the first of twelve Airbus A350s that will join the fleet (split between four firm orders and eight aircraft leases). The airline continue to name their aircraft - this one called "Wichian Buri" (a district … [Read more...]

Finnair to offer WiFi aboard the Airbus shorthaul fleet

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Finnair have partnered with ViaSat to deploy in-flight WiFi for its short-haul fleet, and adding some more WiFi to the skies. Finnair Airbus A320 - Image, Finnair The installation of the hardware to enable in-flight WiFi will commence in May 2017, with a target completion of June 2018. The ViaSat solution will be deployed to Finnair's A320 family fleet - a total of … [Read more...]