Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – Volaris

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It's Saturday again, so its time to turn on the television, get out the popcorn, and ... Oh, wrong announcement ;) It's time to turn off your mobile phone, place your seat in the upright position, stow all tray tables and legrests as this weeks video plays from Volaris who present it in the style of a soap: More next week! … [Read more...]

FAA to review Boeing 787 Dreamliners – No Groundings at present

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Well this isn't unexpected, but its been coming after some high profile news articles, with the US Federal Aviation Administration announcing they are to launch a review into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner - in particular they will be reviewing its design and construction. It's important to note at this point, the 787's that are out in the real world can still fly, and are not … [Read more...]

Kingfisher Airlines aircraft – now impounded

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For Kingfisher Airlines, it just got a lot more tougher to restart services with news that the remaining aircraft in the Kingfisher fleet have been impounded by the Indian Service Tax Department. The impounding notice states the aircraft cannont be flown outsite the airports where they are parked since the grounding of the airline. This is due to a high service tax bill that … [Read more...]

Air France goes “Mini” on some routes to combat Low Cost Carriers

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The spread of Low Cost Carriers has raised questions for some legacy carriers on how to handle them. Some set up airlines (Lufthansa and Germanwings), some operate an airline within an airline (who remembers Ted by United, Song by Delta) and some do LCC pricing inside the airline to fill extra capacity. This is the line that Air France are taking, with the introduction of … [Read more...]

50% Avios on Avios eStore Purchases in certain shops

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It seems to be that time of the year again for Avios/BA Avios eStore purchases where they're running a promotion on the UK eStore, with 50% extra Avios on the following: 50% extra Avios at the following stores until 25 January: Adidas - 4 Avios/£1 Apple Store  -2 Avios/£1 Austin Reed - 4 Avios/£1 Boden 4 - Avios/£1 Cath Kidston 4 - Avios/£1 Charles Tyrwhitt  - … [Read more...]

Boeing goes on the defensive over the 787

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It seems Boeing is going on the defensive on the 787 project, with the company stating the plane is "100% Safe to Fly". In a conference call, Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP and 787 chief project engineer Mike Sinnett spoke to reporters during a Wednesday conference call from the company. Due to the ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation of the JAL APU … [Read more...]

150 years of The London Underground – and win with GhettoIFE!

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Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the first Underground service in London, operating between Bishop's Road and Farringdon Street by the Metropolitan Railway. Tube 150 Banner - Transport for London That link (which operates still today as part of the Circle Line, Hammersmith and City Line and the Metropolitan Line - as Paddington (Bishops Road), Edgware … [Read more...]

More JAL 787 problems – Fuel leak this time

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Things are going from bad to worse for JAL and their 787's, with reports today of a second 787 in an incident at Boston. A second 787 suffered a fuel leak incident at Boston, where after the plane left the gate, about 40 gallons (151 litres) of spilled fuel was found. Passengers and crew were de-planed (187 passenger, 11 crew), with no one hurt,and the plane re-entered … [Read more...]

JAL 787 Fire incident at Boston – More trouble for the Dreamliner

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It seems the 787's are starting to run into real trouble, as a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 operating a Tokyo-Narita to Boston service has suffered an a fire after landing at Boston. It seems that a battery in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) had overheated, causing the combustion. No passengers or crew were aboard the plane at this this point when the fire occurred. Carol … [Read more...]

When will Berlin Brandenburg Airport open? Umm. No-one knows now….

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In what is descending into farce, it seems that the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport has now been delayed indefinitely. The airport was due to open on 27th October 2013, but it seems this has been put back again. Currently, the airport's opening has been shifted 3 times already and is already 2 years late in opening. Details are thin on the ground but according … [Read more...]