Economy Class & Beyond

Japan Airlines firms up 787 route relaunches

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Japan Airlines is on track it seems with its 787 fleet testing as it confirms the routes that are to resume/commence on the 1st June. In addition, JAL will have a second crack of launching the the Narita-Helsinki route due on the 1st July which was suspended initially due the the 787 grounding. The Japan Airlines 787 route list looks like this: From 1st June - Tokyo Narita … [Read more...]

Bombardier CSeries moves closer to first flight

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One jet I haven't talked much about is the upcoming Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The CSeries is going to be the next step up from the CRJ series of aircraft, with a design that would hold from 110 to 150 people in an aircraft. The first unit will be the CS100, with capacity for 110-125 passengers. The plane would be powered by 2 Pratt and Whitney PW 1500G Geared Turbofan … [Read more...]

Etihad switches to Boeing 777-300ER for New York Service

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Etihad will be changing their deployment from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK, shifting from A340-500 operation to Boeing 777-300ER's flying the route. The daily from 1st June 2013 with 777-300 equipment configured as: - 8 Diamond First Class seats - 40 Pearl Business Class seats - 280 Coral Economy Class seats As well as all the usual onboard amenities, the plane will feature … [Read more...]

SAS to dispose of Wideroe

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In an attempt to shore up cash, Scandinavian Airline Systems is to dispose most of its Wideroe unit. 80% of the shares are to be sold to a group of investors, with an option to sell the final 20% of Wideroe in 2016. For SAS it's the best of both worlds - it gets the cash from the sale, whilst maintaining links with Wideroe to provide regional services. The sale is valued … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus explains cabin baggage allowances… simply

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One of the wonders of the Interwebs is how information can be explained a lot more simply. A good case in point is Cabin Baggage... and what you can take. Aer Lingus explains it a lot better than most in the form of a video. Simple and to the point... with an advert for buying a luggage allowance in advanced. Well, to be expected I suppose in these low cost travel … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300X

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300X parked on the far Heathrow T5 pads 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! … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – Making the 747-8

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It's Saturday, so please grab your popcorn, uncork your wine, crack open a drink for for Video Saturday. Today, I found a great documentary about the making of Boeing's latest iteration of the Boeing 747 - the 747-8 (presented by National Geographic, uploaded to Youtube. Back to Safety Videos next week! … [Read more...]

Boeing moves closer to launching the 777X

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The Boeing 777 is one of the most successful selling commercial long haul airliners out there with it's 777-200/200ER/200LR and its 777-300/300ER models. Well it seems Boeing is preparing to release to market a new plane - the 777X, with the manufacturer now authorised to offer the 777X to airlines and leasing companies. This is the last step before a formal launch … [Read more...]

Through a Lens: Sunset down the Median

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Down the Median of I-90, heading to O'Hare, staring through the drivers window of a CTA train. Starting next week, Through a Lens will change from a twice a week post to a single post a week on Wednesday morning... This is actually a harder series to do than I originally thought... … [Read more...]