Economy Class & Beyond

Iberia strike continues

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Well day 1 of the Iberia strike has passed, and we're now into day 2 of it. Firstly, today's listed cancellations are at here (from Iberia.com). Meanwhile protests by striking workers have been met with riot police at Madrid, adding extra chaos to the situation by blocking access roads to the airport. Iberia is faced with high costs, and is trying to cut them via the … [Read more...]

Accor Hotels offer double cashback via Quidco

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For those of us who use Quidco*** for cashback purposes and for booking hotels, they have a good offer with Accor Hotels***  than can really slash the cost of hotel stays (especially if you're a member of Le Club which then gets you the lovely points). The magic numbers you're looking for are: 3% for Etap Hotel, HotelF1 and Formule 1  * 3% for Ibis Budget 7.5% for … [Read more...]

Iberia Strike: Commenced

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If you're planning to fly Iberia over the next 5 days (18th to 22nd February), be aware that proposed strike by union members support Iberia staff has gone into effect. The updated lists from Iberia.com show the following cancellations: List of Iberia flights cancelled on February 18 List of Iberia flights cancelled on February 19 List of Iberia flights … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Express Dash-8 Q200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, in the winter sun is a United Express Bombardier Dash-8 Q200 taking off from Newark International Airport 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...]

Safety Video Saturday – United 747-400 – NEW VERSION.

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It's time to stow your tray tables, put your seat in the upright position and fasten your safety belt as we go to this week's safety video. I spotted this on Matthews blog at Live and Let's fly... and thought this deserved a viewing here as... well - GhettoIFE seems to be the home of safety videos it seems ;) This week, it's United Airlines who have redone their safety … [Read more...]

Airbus to abandon Li-Ion Batteries for the A350

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The fallout continues from the Boeing 787 battery incident, with the other major aviation player Airbus deciding to abandon the use of Lithium Ion batteries about its new A350, whilst going back to nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries as a "risk reduction strategy" according to Flight This will apply to the production aircraft - however MSN1 (the first Airbus A350), as well as … [Read more...]

Aer Arran to operate more Aer Lingus services

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If you're wondering why I'm not writing about the AA/US Merger, it's been well covered with a lot of different angles. I'll have my commentary on it as the merger/takeover/reverse takeover continues. Moving onto matters a bit closer to Ireland and the United Kingdom is the news that Aer Arran is reciving a new fleet of ATR 72-600's beginning in May, with major changes to … [Read more...]