Economy Class & Beyond

Brrr Chicago! The British Airways Arrival Lounge and Homeward

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Brrr Chicago! The British Airways Arrival Lounge and Homeward Seriously… go somewhere warmer!!! Early morning Heathrow - Off to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, South Galleries Lounge BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid A MAD transit Iberia IB6725 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare Crowne Plaza O’Hare Dealing with Chicago Cold Hyatt Regency O’Hare More Chicago … [Read more...]

Thai Airways A350 moves forward through assembly

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As the excitement of the Paris Air Show dies down and the industry heads into summer, there's still plenty of work to be done at Airbus, where work is ongoing with the Airbus A350. Thai Airways are patiently waiting for their first A350, which has begun to take shape at Airbus's partners Stelia Aerospace and Premium Aerotec. Lets take a look. Firstly, here's the nose section … [Read more...]

Brr Chicago! BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow

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Brrr Chicago! BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow Seriously… go somewhere warmer!!! Early morning Heathrow - Off to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, South Galleries Lounge BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid A MAD transit Iberia IB6725 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare Crowne Plaza O’Hare Dealing with Chicago Cold Hyatt Regency O’Hare More Chicago O’Hare BA296 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A321

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up on the runway for take off at Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport in the morning sun is an American Airlines Airbus A321. This American Airlines A321 is actually an ex US Airways aircraft (the registration N915US gives it away). The combined American Airlines A321 fleet goes as far as 158 … [Read more...]

Corporate Anthems. They’re never any good. Airline Anthems are worse.

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It's video Saturday today, I need to draw your attention to the follow videoed. Firstly, we all know any corporate anthem or theme tune is a bad idea Some airline themes are memorable... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyFvkHq03Lc Some use classical music to alleviate the pain (such as United) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XYtGYrQeV4 However, there are bad … [Read more...]

So I finally pulled a Japan trip together…

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The real world for me has been more than a challenge recently - I'll be honest. So I'm in need of a holiday, and I'm going in July. When cups of coffee are your inspiration in the morning - it's time for a break. I must be mad, breaking one of my golden rules of not travelling during July/August. But away - I need a break. I've been fiddling around with Kayak for … [Read more...]

Brrr Chicago! More Chicago O’Hare, British Airways Lounge

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Brrr Chicago! More Chicago O’Hare, British Airways Lounge Seriously… go somewhere warmer!!! Early morning Heathrow - Off to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, South Galleries Lounge BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid A MAD transit Iberia IB6725 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare Crowne Plaza O’Hare Dealing with Chicago Cold Hyatt Regency O’Hare More Chicago … [Read more...]

Paris Day 4: One last blast…

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As the commercial side of the Paris Air show wraps up, there's only a few dribs and drabs of news to clean up. Let's look who had a last chance for romance. Airbus scored a last-minute order with Wizz Air who placed an order for 110 Airbus A321neo aircraft. Wizz Air Airbus A321neo - Rendering, Airbus The order for 110 aircraft will be delivered with Airbus's "Cabin … [Read more...]

Air France to abandon its Paris to Kuala Lumpur route

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Some routes work for some airlines, some do not. Sadly, for Air France, their Paris - Charles De Gaulle to Kuala Lumpur International route isn't that viable it seems. Air France Boeing 777-200ER at Los Angeles International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The route will be terminated from the start of the winter timetable on the 25th October 2015, with the … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show Day 3 Roundup

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It's Wednesday, and the third day of the Paris Air Show has been and gone - which means its time to wrap up who's been buying what. First up, it's Boeing who can keep the Boeing 747-8 production line open for a bit longer with a memorandum of understanding with Volga-Dnepr for 20 of the cargo version of the 747-8F. Volga-Dnepr Group Boeing 747-8F in Air Bridge Cargo … [Read more...]