Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – British Airways/Sun Air Fairchild-Dornier 328JET

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane art. This week, pushing back on the tarmac at Manchester Airport Terminal 3 is a British Airways (operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia) Fairchild-Dornier 328JET. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! Sun Air operates regional services as a … [Read more...]

Sunday Digest: What you missed this week on Economy Class and Beyond

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It's Sunday! Airplane art will follow soon, but for now - here's a quick look at what you've missed on Economy Class and Beyond this week: Economy Class and Beyond Launched! With time comes change. Find out about the changes, the new name and my commitment to bring you great content here Kevin and Uber. Why I didn't do Uber... Or does surge pricing switch me … [Read more...]

Snapshot: AA55 Manchester to Chicago

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Whilst the BAcon trip report is still loading, I'm actually down-route on another trip right now. So in the tradition of previous pre-trip reports, I'm introducing something new - called "Snapshot". You'll find them very soon after an event or a flight, and it's a taster of the upcoming trip report. Manchester Airport hasn't changed that much - even after the last time I … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Etihad Airways A320

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It's Saturday again, so please bring your seat into the upright position, ensure your luggage is in the overhead in or under the seat in front of you, and stow your tray table as we go to this week's safety video. This week, we have Etihad Airways who have got a lovely computer generated safety video for their Airbus A320 fleet... in a bi-lingual … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The MGM Grand

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Viva Las BAcon! MGM Grand Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow Transit and the British Airways … [Read more...]

Why didn’t I use Uber in Chicago…

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There's been a lot of buzz, criticism and everything else about Uber. However, it's not a service I've tried myself. The reason? I don't live near enough to take advantage of a Uber service (and my trips to London are becoming rarer and rarer). So whilst in Chicago yesterday, I was walking around in a daze (trust me... I was not functioning on nearly any level at all), and … [Read more...]

Using The Automated Border Clearance Machines at O’Hare

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Earlier this year, I wrote about Newark Airport having Automated Border Clearance Machines. Well - they have them at O'Hare. How do they stand up? Well, the they work. That's the good news where these have been called "Automated Passport Control". Here's how it rolled at O'Hare: Get off plane at the back end of nowhere (gate M2... Seriously... Why????) Head to … [Read more...]

Another Germanwings Strike (16th October 2014)

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It seems Vereinigung Cockpit is still unhappy with the planned changes to retirement policies at Lufthansa Group, with the union members of who fly with Germanwings to strike on 16th October 2014 for 12 hours. Germanwings Airbus A319 taxing at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The stoppage will run between 12:00CET and 00:00CET (Central European Time) during … [Read more...]

Another day, another trip, another 4am start.

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Good morning from Wonderful Digbeth Coach station in the south side of Birmingham, where I've had zero sleep, minimal time to pack and I'm not feeling 100% with it. Although that could be due to the late taxi, but I'm not ruling anything out at this time of day. Once again, I'm preparing to traverse the pond... From a slightly different route than usual. In other … [Read more...]