Economy Class & Beyond

So was my Cathay Pacific business class Experience….

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Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ebc_Ie1M0 Or Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gFOPvmp4O4 Or... like this? And the midnight snack.... well.  More 3am, but.. Two Snapshots later on today.   Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond - Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art (even though I'm on the train home from Hong Kong and am completely behind my posting schedule). This week, taxing at Hong Kong International Airport is a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 (#AVGeek check - It's B-HNK). Cathay Pacific operate 12 Boeing 777-300s in their regional fleet in a three class … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus says no to Hoverboards

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Aer Lingus is one of the latest airlines who are saying no to Self-Balancing Scooters - sometimes known as Hoverboards. The fact they actually don't hover in the air is besides the point. Aer Lingus Retro A320 taxing at Dublin Airport - certainly not hovering, and hoverboards not welcome So why? It's down to the Li-Ion battery. According to the airline: "the problem with … [Read more...]

Oh Gate A10. How I hate thee.

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With apologies to Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 - Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Oh Gate A10 in Heathrow Terminal 5. Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Or shall I compare thee to the third ring of hell, where souls are packed tightly into buses in the vague hope they will be going somewhere? Shall I compare these to unorganised human mess as opposed to … [Read more...]

1:10am – and I still don’t learn my lessons

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I may be 40, but one lesson I haven't learned is to travel to stay in a hotel before long haul flying. Today is one of those times I did as I am queuing to board bus number 210 to London Heathrow Terminal 5. Today. It's the veritable sea of humanity that is queuing up to go to the London airports (and from the looks of things -mainly Gatwick). Me? I'm off to … [Read more...]

I’ve hit 40. What travel lessons have I learned?

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Today, I hit the big 40. Yes, I'm partially petrified by that. But that's besides the point. 40. Egads. I just have a good view according to the card. And no, I will not fix your Microsoft Outlook for Mac issues today. But in my time, I've done a heck of a lot of travel - be it aboard a Thai Airways plane when I was very young, a trip to Australia aboard an Air … [Read more...]

The Apple Smart Battery Case… huh?

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Yes, it's my 40th birthday today and I'll cry if I want to write what I want to. It's almost relevant. I know a lot of you love Apple devices. I do too. Although I do worry each time Apple launches a new phone or device that's slimmer than ever - normally that means either they've done some black magic with battery capacities... or that the amount of time that phone runs has … [Read more...]

The Boeing 737 MAX rolls out for the first time

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With Airbus having their A320neo in the air (and now certified), Boeing are playing catch up with their Boeing 737 MAX programme. This programme took a step forward today with the roll-out of the first prototype - a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 rolled out the paint shop - Note the logos of the airlines on the fuselage, the CFM Leap 1A engine - Image (c) The … [Read more...]