In a not totally unexpected announcement, Boeing and ANA have announced that 787 entry into service had been pushed back to March 2011, with international use put back to June 2011. These dates are subject to the aircraft arriving in February 2011. ANA says the delayed entry into service is "regrettable".Issues have emerged with both the horizontal stabilisers and with the … [Read more...]
DL: Makes more moves on LHR thanks to OneWorld….
From the airline that brought you a flight attendent who wags her finger at you, Delta are hell bent on increasing their capaicty at Heathrow by bidding for the slots that have come up due to the OneWorld Joint Venture.Their proposals are to increase LHR-BOS to 2 flights a day, and LHR-MIA to one flight a day.Delta bleats that it'll benefit SkyTeam as it's the smallest alliance … [Read more...]
Confuseoploies: The UK Rail System – or “When is peak time?”
The consumer magazine "Which?" have been accused of being masters of the art of confusion with each operator deciding "what is peak time travel". The dfact is every operator in the UK has their own definition of "peak time" (both in the morning and the evening)For example, peak time on the core trunks of the West Coast and East Coast Mainlines (Operated by Virgin Trains and … [Read more...]
BD: A321 Refurbishment, Paint work, Domestic cuts ahead and the long haul dream
Heer Prock-Schauer has announced a revamp of the A321 fleet and a few other titbits as part of the restructuring of BMI. Speaking to Flight, some announcements have been made which could make for interesting times in BMI land..So whats up for work?A321 going for refurbishment works, with new business class seats and IFE being installed. In addition, they will finally be getting … [Read more...]
Pre Trip Planning: Seoul and Hong Kong
Well in a few short days I'll be undertaking one of my most intresting runs that I have attempted to do - and that's to Seoul and then onto Hong Kong.I'll be explaining a lot more in my trip report that I'll be knocking together, over the next few weeks, but here's a quick overview - and some of this can be laid at the doors of BMI.Why? With the uncertainty of BMI's Diamond … [Read more...]
An alternative take on Lakmé’s Flower Duet….
I'll let the video do the rest... … [Read more...]
It’s new passport time according to IPS…
Well the Identity and Passport Service has rolled out it's new Passport design. Now we'll do the spin from IPS then we'll rip it apart...The new 10 year passport will be issued from October,The paages of the passport containing well-known UK scenes, including the White Cliffs of Dover, the Gower Peninsula, Ben Nevis and the Giant's Causeway - well lets face it - it's got to … [Read more...]
OFF TOPIC: A Message to all A-Level and GCSE Result people
Dear Successful Exam Student.On this results day, you've got a mixture of feelings - be it joy, happiness, anger or despair depending how your results have gone today. From someone who has been all four at once (and at 16, I was pretty much written off by my old school), some words of advice:Joy - You've got the result at last. Celebrate - And seriously, I mean that. 2+ years … [Read more...]
* Update * Henan Airlines crash in China
More detail are emerging on the Henan Airlines incident The Henan Airlines E-190 Flight 8387 (VD8387) aircraft burst into flames after overshooting the runway at Yichun City's airport at 2210 local time, with at least 91 passengers aboard.The flight was operating from Harbin, Heilongjiang to Yichun, Heilongjiang.The plane has broken up after crashing. The fire that ensued has … [Read more...]
* BREAKING * Henan Airlines aircraft reportedly crashes in northern China
Both CNN and FlightGlobal are reporting that a Henan Airlines aircraft has crashed innortheastern China.Reports indicate that the aircraft had 96 people aboard and camer down Yichun City at around 22:10 local time. Early indications say this was an Embaer E190 was involved.More on this sad story as it breaks. … [Read more...]
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