Economy Class & Beyond

Wandering over to TravelMagic tomorrow… (and a giveaway AT TravelMagic)

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Tomorrow, I'll be joining a variety of other travellers, mile collectors and bloggers  (including  Points to be Made and Lucky - after he recovers from Crazy Taxi) at TravelMagic 2013 After the last trip, I'm praying for something a bit simpler this trip (as well as making the plane there and back... I don't think I'm going to live that down in a hurry). The … [Read more...]

Miles and More prepares more cuts to earning miles using low fare tickets

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When you are in the hunt for miles, there are some words that you never want hear. This came from Lufthansa: For flights from 1 January 2014 onwards, the mileage credit in Economy Class will be linked even more closely to the value of the airline ticket. Uh oh. More follows Consequently, the mileage award in the lower-priced Economy booking classes will be reduced for … [Read more...]

Emirates to launch a service to Boston

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Emirates will be launching its 8th US destination as commences a service to Boston next year. The planned timetable is below: EK237 DEPART DXB 09:45 ARRIVE BOS 15:15 EK238 DEPART BOS 22:55 ARRIVE DXB 19:10+1 Commences: 10th March 2014 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Boeing 777-200LR Emirates Boeing 777-200LR product will feature on this plane, offering: 8 First … [Read more...]

Lufthansa fleet renewal – A350s and 777-9Xs on the way

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Lufthansa has confirmed today that it is continuing its long term fleet renewal for the main fleet, with an order from both of the major manufacturers The order will be comprised of: 34 Boeing 777-9X aircraft 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft The fleet will be phased in from 2016. There are additional option of 30 aircraft from each supplier, with the ability to chop and change … [Read more...]

EVA Air presents… Hello Kitty Boeing 777 – “Hand in Hand”

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I know a lot of people who are devotees of differently painted planes. I also know a lot of people who are devotees of a mouth-less cat promoted by Sanrio. Well, Hello Kitty finally has her Boeing 777-300ER, painted up by EVA Air. The scheme is called "Hand in Hand" Hello Kitty Jet "Hand In Hand" - Image EVA Air via Facebook The Boeing 777-300ER being painted - … [Read more...]

Air France prepares for big layoffs and fleet cuts

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Air France-KLM Group seems to be suffering still, with further deeper cuts to be made, with a further 2,800 jobs on the line as the airline tries to cut costs. Air France will try and make these cuts via voluntary redundancy. Already, the airline has is to cut 5,100 staff from its global 69,000 workforce, but the group is missing the savings required. For those remaining in … [Read more...]

£15 off Lufthansa Mobile Bookings

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For those of you who like paying less for fares on Lufthansa, there's good news for you as Lufthansa are offering £15 off to UK visitors who book through their mobile devices. The link is: http://mobile.lufthansa.com/pmo/start.do?cpg=mobile-booking-2013&c=GB&l=en If this is like previous promotions however, I'd expect you could tweak this to the country of your … [Read more...]

First Boeing 787-9 completes its first test flight sucessfully

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A short while ago, ZB001 - the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner completed its first flight from Paine Field to Boeing Field in Seattle. The plane completed a five-hour sortie, which took it over Washington State and Mount Rainer according to Flightaware: Image and Data: Flightaware - http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE1 The plane landed safely at Boeing field at … [Read more...]

Boeing 787-9 makes its first flight

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You wait a long time for a first-flight, then all of a sudden, it's two first flights in two days. Today, Boeing let the first stretch of the 787 - the 787-9 take to the air for the first time today.   Awaiting clearance Lined up Awaiting Clearance Rolling Wheels up! Airboune Airborne with one of the Boeing T-33 … [Read more...]

Aeromexico tweaks upcoming 787 Operations

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Aeromexico has been tweaking its upcoming Boeing 787 long haul operations from Mexico City. Both services to Paris-CDG and New York-JFK have had changes made to their operation timetables Mexico City to Paris CDG This route has been delayed into entry for a third time. Originally the service was commence on the 14th October. This has been put back to the 21st October, then … [Read more...]