Economy Class & Beyond

Air Canada has its first 787 delivered

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The Boeing 787 gains another operator, with Air Canada taking delivery of the new aircraft, adding the class to its fleet. The plane departed Paine Field in Everett, Washington State and headed for Air Canada's Toronto base. Air Canada Boeing 787 arriving at Toronto Pearson - Image, Air Canada This is the first Boeing 787 (a 787-8 subtype) out of 37 that are out for … [Read more...]

BA’s Golden Ticket for 2014

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One of the schemes I like that rewards outstanding staff is the British Airways Golden ticket scheme. It's a scheme that in my opinion is a lot better than BA.com/welldone, as it gives an instant feedback to the crew-member in question. And yes, I gave my golden ticket away this year to an OpenSkies crew member who did a sterling job between New York and Orly. Well, Golden … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 767-200ER

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week its an American Airlines Boeing 767-200ER shot in January 2014 at the gate at San Francisco International Airport, after completing the trans-continental run from New York JFK. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! The Boeing 767-200s … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Up by El Al

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to stow your luggage in the overhead bin, bring your seat into the upright position, and prepare of an aural assault as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's the Low Cost Carrier part El-Al... with this... video... or is a music video? I'm not sure.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V6qx1uQ29g I wonder if there is a safety … [Read more...]

British Airways Club World and First Class Sale from London

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It's that time of year again with British Airways put their premium cabins on sale. It's sale time - Image, British Airways. Both First Class and Club World have had their prices reduced on certain destinations across the BA Long Haul network, with departures from London Heathrow and London Gatwick. These are the lowest prices listed on BA.com, with departures varying to … [Read more...]

Emirates goes five times daily between Dubai and Singapore

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It seems Emirates is in the mood to add more capacity between Dubai and Singapore with the addition of a fifth flight a day. This will boost the amount of flights by Emirates from 28 flights a week to 35 flights a week, with four direct flights and one fight via Colombo. The new flight pair - EK352/EK353 adds an evening departure from Dubai, returning as a morning service … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic tweaks its Newark services – goes fully A330

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Virgin Atlantic is to tweak its operations between London Heathrow and Newark International Airport, with airline tweaking its operations during from the winter. The airline will swap out the existing Airbus A340-600 for Airbus A330-300s, converting the entire service between the service to the twin engined wide-body jet. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 at London Heathrow - … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways confirms its move to Hamad International Airport

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With the soft launch of the New Doha International Airport - Hamad International Airport in progress, on the 27th May, the flag carrier - Qatar Airways - will move its operations from the current Doha International Airport. Hamd International Airport - Image Qatar Airways The airport is 4km away from the current Doha International Airport, which is built partially on … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Two for One Business class fares appear again

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In what is turning up like a regular promotion, Qatar Airways is offering a two for one business class seat sale. It's very much the usual offer - buy one seat, get one seat free for someone to travel with you, in business class. Example fares as listed by Qatar Airways, Dividing the numbers by two (to get single person prices), there is reasonable value here if you … [Read more...]

Virgin America gets its gates at Dallas Love Field

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Virgin America can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as they finally get the gates they been desiring at Dallas Love Field Airport. Virgin America Airbus A319 taxing at Dallas Fort Worth - Image GhettoIFE The airline will sub-lease two gates from American Airlines (which the airline is forced to give up due to the AA/US merger), allowing Virgin America to commence operations … [Read more...]