It's Sunday... somewhere in the world... so it must be time for some more airplane art. Alaska Airlines have 61 of the type in service - and some which serve the Hawaiian islands have lei's painted along with Alaska's Eskimo. More Airplane art next week! Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond - Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth … [Read more...]
Aloha Hawaii!
Good evening from Oahu. I'm just recovering from US Airway's finest 757-200. More later on... when my body recovers and I can marshal more than one thought at a time ;) Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond - Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as well as the humour and madness as I only know how to … [Read more...]
Snapshot: Travelodge London City Airport
Time for another quick snapshot of my current adventure (and this one done at 35,000ft aboard an US Airways A320... and trust me - I'm having trouble working out which is first class and economy class on this bird) - this time a quick hotel stop in London - The Travelodge London City Airport. It's about 10 minutes walk away from the terminal complex at London City - or a 2 … [Read more...]
Cyprus Airways shut down
It seems the grim reaper has come for Cyprus Airways at last - with the plug pulled on the airline on Friday Evening. According to the European Union Commission, the government of Cyprus had breached the rules on state aid for struggling companies. The airline had been state aid on multiple occasions - and was ordered to pay back 65 million euros out of a 103 million … [Read more...]
Gogo no longer replacing Digital Certificates on sites? Maybe
Good morning from US1510 as I'm my next leg to Phoenix, Arizona. Time to update a story that I looked into earlier this week, when Gogo wireless were appearing to do man in the middle attacks by inserting their own certificates to manage traffic to streaming sites - such as Youtube. Well, being at 35,000 fit using GoGo today (But buy it on the ground - $16 vs $30 or so on … [Read more...]
Snapshot: BA CityFlyer Dublin to London City Airport
Time for another Snapshot whilst I'm in the air elsewhere - this time focusing on British Airways CityFlyer between Dublin and London City Airport British Airways operates Embraer E-Jets - today, an E-190SR was rostered for the flight to City The cabin itself had lots of space... where I was. Yes, I was in row 1A. Galley space Plenty of … [Read more...]
Morning from London City Airport….
Yes, I'm back at City Airport. Why? Not for the variety of power points. Notes - each bank has a UK, US, EU and a USB Port. Tidy.Nor the shopping. Nor the free use of an iPad. Sponsored by Bloomberg... not that I'm moaning. Rather this little plane. It wants to be a big plane when it grows up! Much more in the snapshot later on ;) Welcome to … [Read more...]
Scottish winds and storms – affecting travel
For those of you who are setting off on travels today, it could be wise to check before you travel as UK travel will be disrupted today due to high winds in the North of England and Scotland - with reports of 100 mile per hour gusts. At the time of writing (08:00GMT),9th January : ScotRail has suspended the majority of its services - See … [Read more...]
Fancy hiring an ERJ for a day? Got £14,700 or so spare? BMI Regional can help!
Private jet hire for a lot of us is out of reach. Seriously - it costs serious money. However, browsing through the PR's of the day, comes this little gem from BMI Regional The fact that Rhinstone flares can be included is enough to raise an eyebrow. The Elvis quiff and sunglasses will have serious fuel penalty though.... The PR is full of fun, stating: As Elvis … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: Ryanair – Birmingham to Dublin
I know a lot of you are waiting for this, and you all like fun at my expense, so here it is - I fly Ryanair. Willing Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Dublin Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond So, how good, bad or indifferent is it? Is the plane a Boeing 737-800? Yes. See the above image. Were they being draconian with the luggage at the gate? Not overly that I … [Read more...]
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