Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane p0rn – Eithad A330

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some airplane p0rn. This week, it's am Eithad Airbus A330 taxing into Frankfurt Airport (with an Air Canada 767 in the background) More next week! … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn Extra: Ed Force 1 Retakes to the Air….

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Yes, Iron Maiden return for another tour... and have chartered an Astraeus Airlines 757-200 Combi to help them on the tour. And of course, Ed Force 1 (better known as G-STRX) will be captained for parts of it's journey by the lead singer - Bruce Dickinson who is a qualified pilot who works for ... That's right Astreaus! Bruce is quoted as saying "As a professional pilot … [Read more...]

UA/CO: CO’s International 757’s to start serving from IAD, regauging of services begins

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What some may feel is hell in a can, the 757's that Continental have are good at flying transatlantic routes that are by their nature "thin and long". The Combined United will be starting to fly these aircraft from Washington Dulles - a stones throw away from the Newark Hub they're used to being at. This part of the regarding of services, be they upscaling, downscaling or … [Read more...]

UA/CO: CO Birds to get Economy Plus Seating

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With the merger moving apace, United is slowly combining the fleets together. In the next stage, and what will be good news for United/Continental Elites, as well as those who are willing to pay, Economy Plus will be deployed in the Continental fleetHowever for those who are preparing to jump on a Continental flight and expecting to see it tomorrow morning, hang fire, as the … [Read more...]

NYC: Trip Videos Now Loaded!

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After bashing Youtube with a pole last night, all the videos from the trip are now loaded!You can find them on my YouTube Channel or for those of you who are feeling just a tad lazy, here's the list...Take off in a UA 777-200 from AMSLanding at IAD in the same UA 777-200 Take off in a UA/Shuttle America ERJ-170 from IAD  into the sunset (and lovely colours … [Read more...]

QF: Nancy Bird to fly again.

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It seems that Nancy Bird, the Qantas A380 damaged in the QF32 Engine incident will fly again later this year. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce states:"We'll be in the air by the end of the year with that aircraft"However..."it could take as long as September until it is fully repaired."Since the incident, Nancy Bird has been stuck at Changi parked in a corner. Repairs are estimated to … [Read more...]

FR: Cities won’t pay subsidy, Ryanair pulls services….

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Expatica has an interesting article about the City of Pau in SouthWestern France pulling it's subsidy to Ryanair to maintain flights there because the Irish low-cost airline's demands were "intolerable" and amounted to blackmail.Ouch. Ryanair had asked The City of Pau to hike its subsidies to 1.4 million euros ($2 million) a year to 1.5 million if it wants it to maintain … [Read more...]

Thinking of using the Passport gates at Manchester Airport? Think again – Out due to Security Breach

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Oh dear. It seems the use of Passport Security Gates is being suspended at Manchester Airport is being suspended due to software issues. And it's a damming software issue as a couple swapped passports and exited through the gates without an issue. These biometric scanners work on facial recognition - and seem to have failed badly here. The UK Border Agency says"Following the … [Read more...]

BD: Need Diamond Club Destination Miles? Now is the time to buy….

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BMI is once again doing a 20% extra on miles purchases offer.So at the moment you can pick up 24,000 miles extra for £255 (£240+£15 transaction fee!), which works out to& 1.0625p/mile.You can buy up to 24,000 miles a year to a Diamond Club account, as well as gift miles. You'll have to log into your account at www.flybmi.com to action this. The promotion … [Read more...]