Economy Class & Beyond

BA: Suspends Sharm El Sheikh flights

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It seems the actions occurring in Egypt, and the lack of tourists has forced BA to suspend the routeQuoting BA:“We have taken the decision to suspend our flights to Sharm El Sheikh from May 2, 2011. “Based on current market conditions and current levels of expected demand for the summer, a Boeing 777 with 280 seats is not the right aircraft for Sharm-El-Sheikh. … [Read more...]

BA: Unite vs BA – when in doubt – ballot again

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Oh dear. Once again Unite and BA are on the attack with each other with Unite calling more action and it's staff out to ballot.Ballot opens  on 1 March and close on 28 March, with the decision to be announced soon afterwards.Round 4 of balloting.And it's getting tiring for both sides. And bloody annoying for it's passengers.And there's not much more to say than that. … [Read more...]

BA/BD: Flight to TIP suspended.

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Both British Airways and British Midland International have suspended their Tripoli operations due to the unrest in the area.For BMI this is very bad news as the service litrally begun the day before.Both BA and British Airways have updated their travel information. Check before you set off Meanwhile, the FCO has updated it's advice for Libya: We recommend against all but … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Re-Creating a Photo with United, British Airways and BMI Baby – Kevin goes to New York.

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Re-creating a photo - To New York (AKA The Spring United Audit) BHX-AMS, AMS-IAD-LGA, LGA-IAD-FRA, FRA-LCY A mileage run with United, British Airways and BMI Baby --- So nice to see you so soon! One mileage run tends to lead to another, and this trip is no exception. Except as you know I prefer my mileage runs with benefits. Like some of my friends. In terms of … [Read more...]

MS: An unexpected result of the Egypt Troubles – Egyptair to sublease a 1/3 of it’s fleet.

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As a result of losses, it seems Egyptair is hurting badly - to the point where they will now be entertaining leases of a 1/3 of it's fleet - including it's entire recently acquired 777-300ER fleet. They will be offering around 25 aircraft with a crew compliment for leasing purposes. So if you're an operator looking for a 777-300ER fleet to borrow on the cheap - this could be … [Read more...]

FCO: Travel advice upgraded for Bahrain and Lybia

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The Foreign and Commonwealth office has update it's travel advice in light of the issues that have happening in the Middle East. In Particular: BahrainWe advise against all but essential travel to Bahrain until further notice.Following violence over recent days, and most recently on the evening of 18 February, we advise British nationals to avoid all but essential travel to … [Read more...]

DL: Contained Engine Failure

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It seems that Qantas aren't the only ones who are suffering engine failures, with Delta having issues with one of their 737-800's.The Delta Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing today after it experienced a contained engine failure (i.e. - all within the engine as opposed to bits falling out of it)shortly after take-off, with shredded engine parts falling onto … [Read more...]

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...]