Economy Class & Beyond

The Five Yen of Happiness! More time in Frankfurt Airport

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The Five Yen of Happiness! More time in Frankfurt Airport I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of … [Read more...]

British Airways Flight 2276 – Fire At Las Vegas Airport

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News from Las Vegas International Airport this evening with a British Airways flight BA2276 suffered a major incident as it prepared to depart. It appears the left hand engine on the Boeing 777-200ER fitted with GE90 engines suffered a failure, causing a fire. The take off was aborted, and all passengers aboard - 159 passengers and 18 crew were evacuated via the emergency … [Read more...]

Here we go again… It’s another Lufthansa Strike!

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It's been in the offing for a while, but it seems that Vereinigung Cockpit is still annoyed at Lufthansa over retirement ages and benefits, and is going out on strike on the 8th September. Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This time, Long Haul and Cargo flights will be hit, with 90 long haul flights being axed, and all … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Sitting in the heat of a Middle Eastern night in Doha is a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner as it awaits its next flight to its worldwide network. Qatar Airways has a fleet of 22 Boeing 787-8 aircraft in its fleet, with another eight on order - making a total of 30 aircraft that will be in the … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Four and Half Hours in Doha Airport

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Four and Half Hours in Doha Airport I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Qatar Airways QR807 Tokyo Narita to Doha

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Qatar Airways QR807 Tokyo Narita to Doha I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to … [Read more...]

Airline PR’s… and the reality….

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I get a fair few PR's, notes, offers, and a lot else that I file away or put in the bin in my mailbox... and I mean a fair few. Although some of them do make me laugh. Lets look at this gem from Birmingham Airport. The line of text that I'm loving from this: Air France passengers departing from Birmingham Airport can enjoy travelling in one of the brand new cabins currently … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Narita Airport, The JAL Sakura Lounge

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The Five Yen of Happiness!  Narita Airport, The JAL Sakura Lounge I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt … [Read more...]