Economy Class & Beyond

WestJet looks to the 737MAX for its new fleet

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WestJet are looking to expand the fleet with them signing a letter of intent to order Boeing 737MAX aircraft. The order will be split between two of the aircraft in the family: - 25 Boeing 737 MAX 7 - 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Subject to the Letter of Intent being converted into an order, aircraft will begin delivery from September 2017. WestJet is pretty much a solid Boeing … [Read more...]

You’ll never guess what… Berlin Brandenburg Airport… Delayed. Again.

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In what must be turning from a bad joke to what can be loosely described as a farce, it seems that Berlin Brandenburg International Airport is delayed.  Again. This is now the 4th time this airport has been delayed, with the plan to originally open it in Spring 2012 long since in the dust of history. The last date was mentioned to be "October 2013", although the airport's … [Read more...]

Guess who has been ordered to reduce their holding in Aer Lingus to 5%?

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... You've guessed it - Ryanair. The UK Competition commission has told Ryanair to reduce the stake it owns in Aer Lingus down to 5% from the current 29.8%. The Competition Commission has released a report at http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/our-work/directory-of-all-inquiries/ryanair-aer-lingus, confirming its earlier findings that Ryanair's holding in Aer Lingus … [Read more...]

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways

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Big Plane, Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways The Introduction Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) - THIS SECTION Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA … [Read more...]

EVA Air prepares its first 777-300ER Hello Kitty Jet

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All those who worship at the temple of the mouth-less cat... Rejoice! EVA Air is preparing a new Hello Kitty Jet! The soon to be Hello Kitty Jet - Image EVA Air via Facebook According to Airlineroute.net, Kitty-Chan's 777-300ER will be flying from Taipei to Los Angeles on the following schedule: First Flight: BR012 DEPART TPE 16:40 ARRIVE LAX 14:05 18th Sept 13 … [Read more...]

Bombardier CSeries Watch: Bombardier paint their first CSeries

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The Bombardier CSeries FTV-1 has been out and about, conducting taxing tests, as the systems mature on the aircraft as it heads towards first flight. In the mean time, Bombardier have finally dragged the their test plane (FTV-1) into the paint shop, and given it a rather nice coat of paint: Images - Bombardier via CSeries.com And to go along with it - a … [Read more...]

Four Trains and a Wedding – Heading Homeward

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Trip Report: Four Trains and Wedding. Introduction, Birmingham New Street to London Euston, London Liverpool Street to Norwich The Holiday Inn Norwich and a Wedding Norwich to London Liverpool Street, a quick lunch and London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill After jumping into a cab, it was a quick drive back to Norwich station, where my train to London was … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 Special

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It's Sunday again, so it must time for an Airplane Art special! This week - well, what else could it be really - it's British Airways brand new Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Airport. Look out for the full GhettoIFE review of British Airways A380 in Club World this week! The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – EVA Air

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It's Saturday again, so it must be time to place your seat in the upright position, stow your table, place your luggage in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you, and fasten your seatbelt as we go to this weeks safety video. This week, it's EVA Air... with their safety video for the 777-300ER. And... Umm. Well... Well, it's certainly different!. Another … [Read more...]