Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways announces earning of QMiles on British Airways

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From next week - if your primary programme is Qatar Airways QMiles, you'll be able to earn miles from British Airways flights from the 2nd September, with burning options from Qatar Airways say: "Effective 2nd September 2013, Qatar Airways and British Airways will enter into a frequent flyer partnership. As a Privilege Club member, you will now have the opportunity to earn … [Read more...]

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...]