Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – TAP Portugal

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It's Saturday again, so its time to put some samba on, put your seat in the upright position, fasten your seat belt on and stow your tray table as we go to this week's safety video. This week, TAP seem to doing it on the cheap and getting their own passengers to do their safety video... with interesting results... Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

LionAir crash at Bali – All survived

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LionAir Flight JT904 from Bandung to Denpasar (Bali/Indonesia) today landed short of the runway at Denpasar, ending up in the ocean about short of runway 09. All passengers and crew survived the impact, however there are at least seven passengers who were with head wounds and broken bones, whilst most passengers only had with wet clothes and bruises. 101 passengers and 7 … [Read more...]

Korean Air formalises 44% stake in CSA

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Skyteam member Korean Air has taken a 44% share in fellow member CSA Czech Airlines This will split the ownership of CSA Czech Airlines between the Czech Republic (56%) and Korean Air (44%). There is a provision that Korean Air must have a holding of 34% for up to five years. Korean Air will expand its network at Prague, with increased codeshares on CSA and connection … [Read more...]

More Photos – Both on Photoblog and GhettoIFE

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Believe it or not, I run another blog in my increasingly diminishing spare time (and my first and oldest blog), on Photoblog.com - www.photoblog.com/kevincm. However, since the Hong Kong Trip report was completed, I've left it in a state of "something to do later" due to the Sword of Damocles that I've been dodging since November last year and only managed to successfully … [Read more...]

Porter to head towards Bombardier C Series CS100

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Porter Airlines of Canada have signed a conditional order for 12 Bombardier C Series Aircraft - CS100's - with options for an additional 18, with purchase rights for an additional 6 Dash8-Q400's. The purchase of the aircraft is subject to an expanion of the runway at Toronto City Billy Bishop Airport  - which require approval from the authorities to expand the airport, as … [Read more...]

Emirates to launch a service to Stockhom

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Emirates continues its Scandinavian expansion by serving Stockholm - It's 2nd Scandinavian destination after Copenhagen. The service between Dubai and Stockholm looks a little like this EK157 DEPART DXB 07:15 ARRIVE ARN 12:00 EK158 DEPART ARN 13:55 ARRIVE DXB 22:25 Commences: 4th September 2013 Equipment Booked: Boeing 777-300ER ina 3 class As you're all probably … [Read more...]

Turkish Airlines signs for more narrowbody aircraft – this time 737’s…

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Turkish Airlines is busy bolstering its future fleet. After the announcement it was purchasing Airbus A320neo aircraft, the airline has gone to Boeing to further expand its fleet The airline will be ordering 95 aircraft - 70 on a new order, 25 on options. The break down is a mixed group: 65 Boeing 737-8 MAX 10 Boeing 737-9 MAX 20 Boeing 737-800's Delivery of the aircraft … [Read more...]

A Point of View: Dear Parents. Control thy Child on a plane please…

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So I'm on the way home, and will crashing quite shortly once I'm back at GhettoIFE towers (well.. there's a tower... honest...), but I've been thinking about the recent flight I had.. and here is a point of view. And it's about Children on planes (so sorry MommyPoints... I'm on a roll this this afternoon)... I know for children being on a plane is an exciting time - heck … [Read more...]

Homeward bound

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Whilst the nice flight in BA's Club World is over (what a shame), I'm heading homeward bound. However, kids in business class... Especially on a sleeper night service... And when the parents make little effort to control them.... Sigh. More later as I begin the long slog home. … [Read more...]