Economy Class & Beyond

I converted my Tesco Clubcard vouchers… but not in the way you think…

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One of the many spare time things I do in the UK is shop at Tesco - mainly to take advantage of their ClubCard scheme. The scheme is simple: 1 point per pound if you're just using the basic Clubcard, and varying amounts if you're collecting via the Credit Card or Bank Account. For frequent flyers one of those options is converting them into Avios or Virgin Atlantic Flying … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

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The Five Yen of Happiness! The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 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...]

Airplane Art – Iberia Express Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for take off at Madrid Barajas Airport is an Iberia Express Airbus A320 with Sharklets as it prepares to jet off to its next destination. Iberia Express operates a fleet of twenty Airbus A320 aircraft - supporting Iberia Mainline services. Iberia Express was set up by International … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The Strings by InterContinental

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The Five Yen of Happiness! The Strings by InterContinental 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 … [Read more...]

Want to visit Canada? That’ll be CAD$7 please…

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If you're going to the Commonwealth of Canada, it could  be time to read up on the entry regulations as the Canadian Government introduce eTA's - Electronic Travel Authorization. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp This programme sound familiar in the least? It should do if you've been to the United States of America, and have required an ESTA to enter the … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Shinkansen to Tokyo

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Shinkansen to Tokyo 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 Hamad … [Read more...]

IAG completes its purchase of Aer Lingus

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Well, it's taken a lot of protracted discussions, promises and bargaining - but it seems that International Airlines Group has successfully obtained 90% of the shares in Aer Lingus group. Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The shareholding offer was declared unconditional on the 18th August, after Ryanair confirmed the sale of their … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The JR Central SC Maglev and Railway Museum

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The Five Yen of Happiness!  The JR Central SC Maglev and Rail Museum AUTHORS NOTE: CONTAINS LOTS OF JAPANESE TRAINS. 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 … [Read more...]

ANA release more renderings of its Star Wars Aircraft

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Earlier this year, ANA launched plans it Star Wars Boeing 787-9... painted in the colours of R2-D2. Well, more Star Wars aircraft will be joining the ANA fleet, with the fleet to be three-strong. There's the R2-D2 Jet to start with: Now this is joined with a BB8 jet, which will be in the paintwork of the new droid of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. BB8 Jet will be a … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A320 with Sharklets

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing in the morning sunshine is a British Airways Airbus A320, fitted out with Sharklet wingtip devices taxing at its home base of London Heathrow Airport. British Airways operate a fleet of 64 Airbus A320 aircraft in their fleet (excluding other members of the A320 family), with 10 of newest … [Read more...]