Economy Class & Beyond

Royal Brunei goes to the Strategy Boutique for a rebrand

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Royal Brunei is not an airline that you hear much about, but has a small visibility connecting various destinations via its hub at Bandar Seri Begawan. But in an effort to increase viability, the airline has decided to ditch its old colour scheme of yellow and white for... well more white and yellow with a simplified livery The new Royal Brunei colour scheme rendered … [Read more...]

British Airways to drop London Gatwick to Manchester

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According to multiple sources, British Airways is throwing in the towel on the London Gatwick to Manchester route. The service will be terminated from 31st March 2013, with three rotations a day lost. In a statement, Britsh Airways says: “British Airways retains a strong presence in Manchester where it currently employs over 400 staff at the airport, at the airline’s … [Read more...]

Etihad converts options – more A330’s and A321’s on the way

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Whilst not buying bits of other airlines or forming deep codeshares, Etihad runs an airline as well. Etihad has signed a firm order with Airbus for new equipment. For longer range traffic, they have ordered  two  Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans (the A330-200 is range optimised as opposed to the A330-300 which is payload … [Read more...]

Home

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Well a bit earlier than planned, British Airways and American Airlines both managed to find a seat on a plane, re-accommodate me.... Twice... And got me to Heathrow earlier today Whilst not the most ideal of trips, when Mother Nature comes calling, you run as fast as possible. Greetings from LHR (well home now) and good luck to all who are hit by Sandy.... In any way. … [Read more...]

Homeward bound a day early…

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..... and it's been a heck of trip so far... The Crown Plaza and Hyatt Regency O'Hare did great jobs FlAAgship lounges are not that bad... at all. Oh, and I've been rebooked twice due to the storm and had a plane go tech on me. And I've had to curtail my trip a day. So I'm flying back on AA tonight.   More from Heathrow... … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Asiana Boeing 777-200ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane art. This week, it's an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International airport on a sunny morning. 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 – American Airlines

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It's Saturday again, and its time to put your seat in the upright position, stow your tray tables (and especially if you're going near Hurricane Sandy), ensure your seatbelt is fastened as we show this week's safety video. This week, in celebration of the knee-crushing experience I had on a TATL flight this airline, it's American Airlines current safety video More … [Read more...]

The last day: British Midland International

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For those of us who watch the skies, the sight of the White and Blue whale will soon disappear from the sky on bigger birds as British Midland Internationals Operating Certificate expires today. BMI Airbus A320 at London Heathrow A short potted history: The Early Years bmi began life in 1938 as Air Schools Ltd, specialising in RAF pilot training In 1949, … [Read more...]

Hell freezes over – Virgin Atlantic in talks to join “an alliance”

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It seems that snowball in hell has brought itself a very comfy hat to insulate itself as Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it is in "advanced talks" with "an alliance" according to Blomberg Speaking to Blomberg, Richard Branson says: Virgin Atlantic, the airline controlled by U.K. billionaire Richard Branson, is in “fairly advanced talks” to join an aviation alliance as the … [Read more...]

Air Canada and United Joint Business Agreement reached

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Air Cananda and United Airlines have had their plan for a joint business agreement allowing them to share revenue and passengers agreed on all bar 14 routes by the Canadian Competition Bureau. The bureau said the agreement would “protect and preserve competition” on the 14 key, high demand routes between Canada and the U.S. The reasoning is that on these 14 routes. On … [Read more...]