Economy Class & Beyond

ALL operators ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners *UPDATED*

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In a cascade effect, more Civil Aviation agencies and airlines are pulling their Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleets Known grounding so far (Latest ones at the bottom): All Nippon Airlines  (17 aircraft) Japan Airlines  (7 aircraft) United Airlines  (6 aircraft) LAN Airlines (3 Aircraft) LOT Polish Airlines (2 aircraft) Qatar Airways (5 Aircraft Air India (6 … [Read more...]

FAA Grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners – UPDATE x 2

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The Federal Aviation Administration has taken the action of grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliners according to a release at www.faa.gov Direct quote: As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily … [Read more...]

Etihad to launch Amsterdam service, KLM/Etihad codeshares announced

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Etihad is to launch a service to Amsterdam in May, with KLM codesharing on day one on the route. The route will be operated as such: EY077 DEPART AUH 09:30 ARRIVE AMS 13:40 EY078 DEPART AMS 22:00 ARRIVE AUH 06:35+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Commences: 15th May 2013 Operates: Daily Etihad's code already exists on the current KLM service to Abu Dhabi as … [Read more...]

ANA Grounds its 787 fleet after an emergency landing in Japan – JAL follows.

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BREAKING:  JAL is to ground its fleet of 787 Dreamliners as well according to AFP. Well, its finally happened - the first airline who had 787's delivered have grounded their 787 fleet pending safety inspections. According to Reuters and BBC News, All Nippon Airways flight NH692 operating from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo's Haneda made an emergency landing at Takamatsu  after a … [Read more...]

A Last Star Alliance Fling? To Chicago – Part II – To London

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A Last Star Alliance Fling? To Chicago with United Airlines and Air Canada LHR-IAD-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR To London and Lounges Index: An Apology and The Introduction To London Heathrow, BMI Lounge, Star Alliance Lounge (this entry) United UA923 London Heathrow – Washington Dulles International TSA Shenanigans, United UA221 Washington Dulles … [Read more...]

How long to self tag a bag? 24 seconds according to LCY…

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London City Airport has a habit of being fast over anything - be it turning around a plane, quick immigration or luggage claim. Well according to their web site, they're managed to get self bagging down to a lightning 24 seconds. The service offered by London City Airport and British Airways allows passengers to print their own luggage tags at the airport. Simply visit … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines firms up more A380’s and A350’s

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Time to turn our attention away from the Boeing 787 and turn to the other new big aircraft in the air/in development. Singapore Airlines has finalised an order with Airbus for five A380's and 20 A350-900 aircraft, with a list price of US$7.5 Billion. This will boosts the Singapore Airlines cadre of A380's to 24 aircraft - with 19 in operation at the moment. Only Emirates … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines 737-800

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, its an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 in landing configuration, on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on a late autumn morning (Taken from the Hyatt Regency O'Hare). The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your … [Read more...]