Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Delta Air Lines Boeing 717

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It's Easter Sunday, which means firstly - Happy Easter - and secondly, time for some more airplane art. Many thanks to the readers who have put my spotting skill to shame as usual. But then again, you try playing spotting the different between an MD-80, MD-90 or a Boeing 717 (MD-95). On final approach to Chicago O'Hare International airport on a warming spring day (to the … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – American Airlines (1995)

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It's Saturday evening again, and so that means it must be time to place your luggage in the overhead compartment, stow all tray tables and bring your seat into the upright position as we go to a classic safety video. This week - we go back in time to the heavy days of 1995 with this "classic" of a safety video by American … [Read more...]

Travel Plus…. Technology – Remember to Print Your Photos!

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One of the things I don't do enough of as a photographer is actually PRINT my own photos out. Today, we're interested in Flickr, Facebooking, Intragram, Tweeting our pictures... but printing seems be much more down the agenda.  Oh heck. 44,520 photos over 824GB. Even I didn't realise how much I shot last year.Even more embarrassing - how many of the those photos escaped … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! The Aftermath – Points, Reflections and Refunds

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Book it Danno! Points, Reflections and Refunds Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - Shannon, … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! Homeward Bound

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Book it Danno! Homeward bound Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - Shannon, Shannon to New … [Read more...]

Airbus gets its heavyweight Airbus A330 certified by EASA… and plots the path to the A330neo

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Airbus has had its heavyweight Airbus A330-300 certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency  yesterday, paving the way for the introduction of the latest variant of the Airbus A330. Delta Airbus A330-300 242T Rolls out - Image, Airbus This heavyweight variant of the A330-300 is rather important - least of all for its 242 tonne Maximum Take-off weight limit. As well … [Read more...]

Air France-KLM signs for more Embraer E-175s and E-195s

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It seems Air France-KLM is finally pushing its remaining Fokker fleet out to pasture, with the group putting an order in for up to 34 Embraer E-Jets. Past and present: KLM CityHopper Embraer 170 (foreground) and Fokker F70 (background) at Amsterdam Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond KLM's regional fleet operated by KLM Cityhopper will be taking 17 extra aircraft, … [Read more...]

Ultra-long haul Air Passenger Duty drops from today (1st April)

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In good news, Air Passenger Duty for departures from United Kingdom changes today. In the past there has been four bands of Air Passenger Duty, split into two rates: Band A: 0 - 2000 miles Band B: 2001 - 4000 miles Band C: 4001 - 6000 miles Band D: over 6000 miles The two levels are: Reduced Rate - for the lowest class of travel on a plane (eg … [Read more...]