Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad to codeshare with JetBlue and Air Europa

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Eithad continues along its way in adding more routes and more connections as they confirm they are to add codeshares with JetBlue. Etihad is to place its EY flight codes on JetBlue operated flights from New York-JFK and Washington-IAD, covering 40 routes in the first instance. Later, routes between New York and destinations in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia … [Read more...]

Where rail wins: Italian High Speed beats back Ryanair

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In a win for the railways, it seems the Trenitalia and Italo have beaten Ryanair on the Italian trunk route between Rome Ciampino and Milan Orio al Serio according to CH-Aviation. The last day of flights is currently booked for 29th March 2014 that are due to operated by Ryanair. Train sometimes have a superior advantage, when there are centre-to-centre services, … [Read more...]

Not such a good day in Paris… (and a top travel tip)

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I'd say Good Morning/Good Afternoon from Paris. Except that would be an unmitigated lie. I was waiting for something to go wrong this trip, and I've had two doses of it today: Firstly some nice person decided they liked my wallet better than me. And as such stole it. :( French Customs were extremely interested in my bag too. because it seems that's all they could be … [Read more...]

Hellloooooo Newark!

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Good evening from a slightly different part of Newark Airport than I'm used to (I'm used to Terminal C... Not Terminal B - or the bit I'm looks a bit of a building site...). Well, I did make it in the end to Newark Airport - thankfully the only challenge was to navigates the rabbit warren of Penn Station. That and the ticket machines that NJ transit need to be better … [Read more...]

A long day of flying ahead….

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Good morning from San Francisco International, where the time is 5:49, and I'm wondering why I'm doing this to myself today with a long day of flying ahead. Today's route will see me doing a full Trans-Continental back from San Francisco to the New York area, followed by one of the most harrowing transits ahead - Between JFK and Newark.. All this for a proper flat-bed … [Read more...]

Airplane art – Air France A320…. with Sharklets!

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's an Air France Airbus A320, installed with Sharklets at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport -- parked at Terminal 2E, late into the night. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – The Belly of the Beast

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It's Saturday again, and it's time for another video. I've shown this off before, but this video is just too darn good NOT to show again. This is The Belly of the Beast - where a camera was strapped onto the landing gear of a Boeing  747-200 Freighter with a takeoff from Johannesburg, and landing at Maputo. And it's very impressive … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Airlines adds Shanghai to its network with a 787

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Ethiopian Airlines will be adding Shanghai to its route network as the airline continues to develop. The new route will operate between Addis Ababa – Shanghai Pudong daily on the following timetable: ET684 DEPART ADD 23:30 ARRIVE PVG 15:15+1 ET685 DEPART PVG 00:35 ARRIVE ADD 06:55 Operates from 29th March 2014 Operates Daily Booked Equipment Boeing 787 Dreamliner This … [Read more...]

Emirates to double up services between Dubai and Dublin

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It seems that the gamble for Emirates to start a route up to Ireland is paying off, as the airline prepares to increase services between Dubai and Dublin. The doubling of services go into effect from 1st September 2014, with the following timetable going into effect: Dubai to Dublin EK161 DEPART DXB 07:25 ARRIVE DUB 12:15 EK163 DEPART DXB 16:00 ARRIVE DUB … [Read more...]

Trans-atlantic thoughts

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Good afternoon from the JFK Flagship lounge where my next flight is marked as "Delayed", with a boarding time long enough in the future to write a few thoughts down... and then run off for a pane again. The Ibis Paris CDG is almost a capsule hotel - with how crammed it was, I could swing one cat in the main room... and no cats in the shower/bathroom I hate Paris Charles … [Read more...]