Economy Class & Beyond

LH: One A380 to have an engine changed.

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Well it was to be expected, but Lufthansa is change one of the engines in their fleet of Airbus A380's "as a precaution"This is after the QF32 uncontained engine failure last week.The change has been made, even though no findings have been discovered in relation to the Qantas incident. Lufthansa has been carrying out checks recommended by Rolls-Royce. Meanwhile Rolls-Royce has … [Read more...]

Free Gogo WiFi inplane!

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Providing you can put up with adverts for Google Chrome, Gogo is offering free WiFi in-plane with Google. This is for US Internal flights operated by Air TranDeltaVirgin AmericanThis starts on November 20, 2010 and operates to January 2, 2011. Of course, the WiFi as usual will be disabled for important parts of the flight and some services are limited (such as VOIP), and is … [Read more...]

QF/SQ – A380 Engine Changes and odd oil.

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Singapore Airlines is modifying three of its A380 aircraft after the inspection run that's been recently inspected. These aircraft are in London, Melborne and Sydney, and will be returned to Singapore for the engine swap. To quote Singapore Airlines:"Based on further analysis of inspection findings as the investigation into last week's incident involving another operator's … [Read more...]

BA: Off to RAK (Marrakech), and bigger to LAS

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British Airways have announced a new route operating from London Gatwick to Marrakech. With service due to recommence next year, this is a continuation of the route previously operated by GB Airways (which EasyJet brought).This will bring BA into conflict with EasyJet and Royal Air Maroc (who also fly from Heathrow), and with Ryanair from London Luton.  BA will be … [Read more...]

BE: FlyBe makes it’s Frequent Flyer programme even worse….

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Flybe has released a statement, that it's changing it's frequent flyer programme by blocking redeptions to destinations in Croatia, Portugal, or Spain due to "heavy demand" on those routes Excuse me. For a scheme that is limited in the first instance (in terms of routes, earning and otherwise), least of all the amount of tax you'd have to pay on a redemption, this is rather … [Read more...]

QF: A380 Safety checks to continue until Wednesday

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Don't expect Qantas A380's back in the sky for a few days yet, as inspections are still ongoing. Qantas estimates it may not finish inspecting the engines on its grounded A380 fleet until Wednesday, and no re-entry into service has been given. Inspections on the damaged A380 are still on-going with the damaged aircraft that safely returned to Singapore after the failure. During … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – JAL 777-300ER

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Time for this weeks Airplane p0rn, and this is shot from the balcony of the hotel where I was staying in Chicago. This week, it's a JAL 777-300ER with wheels down in its landing configuration, about to complete the long journey from Nartia to Chicago. More of course next week! … [Read more...]

Trip Report – Mixed Classes, Infinite fun and/or Madness: The Autumn Run with United Airlines

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Mixed Classes, Infinite fun and/or Madness: The Autumn Run with United Airlines LHR-ORD, ORD-LAS, LAS-LAX-SFO-DEN-LHR   For those of you who have forgotten, this is my semi-regular audit to see how things are with United - if the service has improved, deteriorated or other. Whilst not perfect, it provides entertainment, amusement and of course, iPhones in sick bags … [Read more...]