Economy Class & Beyond

The News: A New base, Cuts, Profits causing trouble…

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Continental: Joins Star Alliance 27th October (Official) Continental have confirmed they are to leave SkyTeam on the 24th October and formally join Star Alliance on the 27th October. Expect trouble if things go wrong - and knowing how other airlines have handled integrations before - trouble isn't fare off. (Continental) Ryanair Opens a new base a Jimmy Savile … [Read more...]

I’m a photographer – not a terroist!

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Time to divert from planes and trains... and move back to photography. It seems the photographer (professional, armature or anywhere in between) is now the thought "If you have a Digital SLR you logicly must be a terrorist in police thoughts. Lets remember a key tenant of the law: "the law does not restrict the right to photograph in the UK." Lets examine some … [Read more...]

Branson Makes Noise. Rest of the World Rolls eyes

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Time to talk about Tricky Dicky Branson and Virgin Atlantic. Today's subject is: BA and AA - Don't merge! Some readers might be concerned... why am I going after Branson as opposed to O'Leary. Alas, Mr Branson likes to make a lot of noise, and time and again - fails to deliver. - "I'll sponsor the London Eye" - that died a quiet Death - "I'll change the Railways" - Oh … [Read more...]

Delta shows lots of Pretty planes!

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Back to Deltaland - and this time they've uploaded a very nice diagram on their blog of what their fleet is comprised of: Source: http://blog.delta.com/2009/08/05/image-delta-fleet-in-livery/#comments Very nice indeed. Something to keep the spotters happy! … [Read more...]

Jumping up on Status – FREE STUFF AHEAD!

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Hat tip to Lucky at One Mile at a Time - But it's that time of the year - Free beanies for those who want them!!!! Free Star Alliance Silver for 90 Days with US Airways Ok it is US Airways, but hear me out, but if you want Star Alliance Silver on the cheap, and a way to avoid luggage fees and have the remote possibility of upgrades for 90 days, US Airways is waiving the … [Read more...]

Heathrow East – The New T2

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Well it seems BAA is going to press ahead with the new Heathrow East Project to increase capacity. T2 is old for those in the know. Those low celings and dankness hark back to the 1960's when it first opened as the Europa Building in 1955. This along with the Queens Building are being swept aside sometime this year and will be replaced with this: Picture - … [Read more...]

Money Saving Expert on LCCs – A few ideas to save you a few more pennies.

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Note - this article is now heading to "Out of date" with the recent happenings. Check here and here. Martin Lewis Smiths Money Saving Expert is a semi regular read of mine when I have 5 minutes to catch up. He published a very good article on trying to save money when flying some of the Low Cost Carriers (Ryanair, BMI Baby, EasyJet, WizzAir, Aer Lingus Short Haul, … [Read more...]

News Roundup – Loss, Loss, Loss, Cuts, Losses… Profits? and Orders?

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Its Friday, so it's time to do the news British Airways - Bleeding Cash. Oh it's been over the wires last week - BA managed to make a £148m loss this quarter. Not as bad as some of it's competitors, but still pretty bad. Of course, the changes they're making have been well documented in this Blog... Air France/KLM Group - Air France/KLM lost 496m euros … [Read more...]

Lufthansa catches a bit of sun: Takes responsibility for the weather!

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Lufthansa is going to try an new idea, and offer travellers compensation if their holidays are washed-out, with a claim of up 20€ a day, up to a max of 200€ per trip. The airline defines a rainy day as one having at least five millimeters of rain per square metre based on results at www.wetteronline.de. “If the sunny stay hoped for by many is spoiled by rain, … [Read more...]