Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – United Express Embraer EMB-120

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a United Express Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia operated by SkyWest arriving at San Francisco International Airport. The venerable Embraer EMB 120 has been removed from service this week for services operated by SkyWest, connecting local communities to bigger hubs. SkyWest at its peak … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Hong Kong Airlines

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It's Saturday, so its time to place your luggage in the overhead bin, stow your tray table and bring your seat to the upright position as we go to this weeks safety video. This week, it's back into the wild world of computer generated graphics with Hong Kong Airlines as they demonstrate safety aboard their aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flO5xBlouJY With a … [Read more...]

Travel Plus… Photography: Snapselect is free (and it works quite well)!

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One of the problems I have when I take photos for trip reports is that I sometimes shoot a few too many photos. If you can call 5.5TB of photos "a few" photos. Snapselect by MacPhun is a tool that allows you to go through duplicates and easily identify them.  Currently, Snapselect is FREE from the Apple App Store. Is it any good though? Firstly, check what it … [Read more...]

Avianca confirms its order for 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft

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Earlier this week, Avianca has firmed up its order with Airbus for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft Avianca Airbus A321neo and A320neo - Rendering, Airbus. Avianca signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus in February and have converted it into an order for A320neo family (including the A321neo, A320neo and A319neo). This brings the total A320neo family … [Read more...]

Bombardier confirms Swiss will be the first CSeries operator

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Bombardier has confirmed at long last who the first operator of the CSeries aircraft will be... and it will be Swiss International Airlines. Swiss International Airlines Bombardier CSeries. Rendering - Bombardier. The Bombardier CSeries programme has been through major ups and downs - however, it seems Bombardier is buckling down on the programme, with the manufacturer … [Read more...]

Improved UK Uber sign up – now £20!

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I've slowly warmed to Uber in recent months - namely because they now operate out my home city of Birmingham (as well as Leeds, Manchester and London). What's good is when they offer decent sign-up bonuses - and Uber is offering one at the moment - which is double their normal signup bonus. So in other words, you get a £20 bonus if you sign up before 20th May 2015. … [Read more...]

Election 2015: Time to vote…

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It's 7th of May (at the time of writing). If you're registered to vote in the UK - and haven't done so by proxy or by postal voting, it's time to get out of the house and to the polling station. Today is a day where we the public have a chance to voice our opinion about the political elite, and if your local representative is doing a good enough job... or not. That … [Read more...]

Election 2015: Ryanair calls for scrapping Air Passenger Duty

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With the dizzying climax of the UK General Election coming soon - as the UK members of the public go to the polls tomorrow, Ryanair has dropped this lovely advert in, with a cheeky reminder to vote for anyone against Air Passenger Duty Here's the advert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofo-oCvbYVQ Sadly, whilst the matter of Air Passenger Duty in the UK is becoming … [Read more...]

American Airlines 787’s next destination: Chicago to Tokyo Narita

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The fledgling American Airlines 787 fleet continues to spread its wings, with another route to the Far East. American Airlines will be switching over its Chicago O'Hare to Tokyo Nartia airport from a Boeing 777-200ER to a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from the 18th August 2015 . The route will operate five days a week, based on the following timetable: AA153 DEPART ORD … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Iberia Airbus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for departure at Madrid Barajas airport is an Iberia Airbus A330-300, heading off for a long haul destination somewhere in the world. Iberia operate a fleet of eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with a fleet of Airbus A330-200s to follow to replace the existing Airbus A340-300 … [Read more...]