Economy Class & Beyond

Review 2014: October to December

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Time to wrap up the end of year review in the news and blog with the final look back at 2014 between October and December. October CityJet abandons Cambridge airport Etihad rolls out Wifi on its fleet Virgin Atlantic's Little Red calls it quits. I look at some of the reasons why Little Red didn't work Alaska Airlines add 10 more 737-900ERs I realise I have a … [Read more...]

Review 2014: July to September

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  It's time to continue a review of 2014 as seen through my eyes, as I recap the ups and downs of the aviation world during the year. In this episode, I'm going to look back from July to September July: Top of the month was the sad news that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was lost of Ukraine, with all passengers and crew dead, sparking major diplomatic rows against Europe … [Read more...]

DEAL: iTunes vouchers 20% off at Tesco (and Clubcard points)

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I do a lot of shopping at Tesco - mainly because it's over the road from the flat. I was there last night and noticed a good offer for Apple iTunes users - with vouchers 20% off. This take the vouchers down to the following: £15 becomes £12 £25 becomes £20 £50 becomes £40 Handy savings there. This promotion IS stackable with the "spend £50, get 150 Clubcard points" … [Read more...]

Adventures with Lufthansa and FTU Amsterdam: FTU Amsterdam

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Adventures with Lufthansa and FTU Amsterdam -  Speaking at FTU Amsterdam. Would I like to speak at FTU? Umm. Yes! To the airport, LH953 Birmingham to Frankfurt An (un)expected extended layover LH996 Frankfurt to Birmingham (Business Class) The Park Inn Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Speaking at FTU Amsterdam (This section) LH997 Amsterdam … [Read more...]

Review 2014: April to June

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It's time to continue a review of 2014 as seen through my eyes, as I recap the ups and downs of the aviation world during the year. In this episode, I'm going to look back from April to June. April British Airways bumps up its cancellation fees. Wonderful. Air Canada defects from Airbus and buys Boeing 737 MAX aircraft Delta moves in with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow … [Read more...]

FlyBe – 20,000 Seats for £20 each – One-Day fire sale

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FlyBe is running another 24 hour sale where fares on some routes with 20,000 seats for up for grabs for £20 each, on a one way basis on certain UK Domestic and regional routes FlyBe Dash 8 Q400 landing at East Midlands Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The full list for those who are interested include: Aberdeen  > Leeds Bradford Aberdeen > … [Read more...]

Review 2014: January to March

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As we come to the end of the year, its time to look back at 2014 in the world of Economy Class and Beyond (and GhettoIFE), as I take a look at some of the events that have helped shape the year. In the first of the reviews, I'm going to look between January and April January Delta adds more 717 routes American Airlines decide on their new tail... something I'm still … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing out of Chicago O'Hare Airport for the long trip back to Ireland is an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 Aer Lingus operates 7 Airbus A330 aircraft - 3 of the A330-200 subtype and three of the A330-300 type (as shown in the picture), operating services from Dublin to the United States of … [Read more...]

UPDATE 3 – BREAKING/DEVELOPING: Air Asia QZ8501 reported missing

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A bit of unwelcome news at this late hour - and that is Indonesia Air Asia flight QZ8501 operating a flight from Surabaya-Juanda International to Singapore Changi has been reported missing according to Sky News as well as BBC News. CNBC states: Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control … [Read more...]