Economy Class & Beyond

MBNA (UK) – United Airlines Credit Card now has a 15K signup bonus!

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Well here's something rare in the UK - a signup bonus for a credit card. MBNA with United Airlines is offering "MileagePlus American Express Credit Card" The skinny on the card isn't that bad: Earn 15,000 bonus award miles - if you spend £300 within 60 days of account open date Paperless Statements Earn miles on your everyday purchases – Earn 1 mile for every £1 … [Read more...]

Glasgow Airport reopens after an emergency landing

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Glasgow Airport today had an emergency incident where a Jet2 flight declared an emergency as it was preparing for take off. The flight - LS117 operating a Glasgow to Alicante was operated by a Boeing 737 made an emergency sop on the runway prior to take off due to smoke in the cabin at 07:40 BST. The emergency slides were deployed for evacuation with all 189 passenger … [Read more...]

Garuda Indonesia buddies up with Etihad – signs codeshares

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In another day of  the ever increasing Etihad alliance (well - it feels like it some days), Garuda Indonesia and Etihad have launched a a "worldwide strategic cooperation deal" Gaurda Indonesia  will codeshare Etihad operated on the following routes from Abu Dhabi commencing 28th October 2012: Amman,  Athens, Bahrain, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Dammam, Dublin, … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – From the Tower

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Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – From the Tower Behind the Scenes: London City Airport: The Introduction Peak rush to London, aLoft ExCeL Morning time at LCY – Inspecting runway lights Ramp Operations At the JetCentre Ramp Walk 1 Ramp Walk 2 From the Tower (THIS SECTION) Watery Inspections with the Fire Service Leaving London and … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – Ramp Walk 2

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Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – Ramp Walk 2: Future Plans Behind the Scenes: London City Airport: The Introduction Peak rush to London, aLoft ExCeL Morning time at LCY – Inspecting runway lights Ramp Operations At the JetCentre Ramp Walk 1 Ramp Walk 2 (THIS SECTION) From the Tower Watery Inspections with the Fire Service Leaving … [Read more...]

Two Two-days sales from ANA and Lufthansa…

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There seems to be a flurry of two day "snap" sales at the moment that appear and disappear faster than you can say "Can I have a week off work please?". Here are today's offers which have wandered past my eyes: ANA is at it again, this time with fares from Europe to Nagoya and Osaka. Prices start at £579 from the UK, €679 from Austria and Germany, €629 from some west … [Read more...]

British Airways begins preperations for its first A380

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With the first British Airways Airbus A380 almost complete and now running engine tests, the time for BA to get ready to operate the new bird in time for Summer 2013. Rolls Royce Trent 900 Engine being mounted onto British Airways first Airbus A380 - Image Airbus S.A.S. And that involves a lot of training. To assist, BA are commissioning a simulator at Gatwick to … [Read more...]

Air India deploys its 787 to Frankfurt

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Air India is getting to grips with its new aircraft - the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and has successfully deployed it to regionally, to Dubai and now to its first European destination - Frankfurt Flight AI120/A121 has been switched from a Boeing 777-200LR to a Boeing 787-8, with an increase in seating from 238 seats to 256 seats - a small capacity bump, but always … [Read more...]