It seems that a new home has finally been confirmed for the Alstom Class 175 Coradia 1000 trains - and they're heading to the Great Western Railway (GWR). Class 175/1 and a Class 175/1 in the rear - Image, Great Western Railway  GWR will take on the entire class, comprising of 26 trains. This is split into 10 two-car trains and 16 three-car trains. GWR currently have … [Read more...]

It's time for another airline to activate Apple's "Find My Share Item Location" to help them find missing baggage. And it's KLM Royal Dutch Airlines who is next to join the party. Customers traveling with KLM can use the new Share Item Location feature to privately and securely share the location of their AirTag or Find My network accessory with KLM customer service to … [Read more...]

It seems Delta Air Lines is planning a new route starting this upcoming winter season - this time Marrakech, Morocco. Delta Boeing 767-400ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  It marks an expansion of Delta's African network, with the airline planning to operate the route between Atlanta and Marrakech. The new route will start on the 25th October 2025.  The … [Read more...]

With HM Goverment backing a third runway at Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Airport is planning to move forward with expansion projects. Expect Changes Ahead - Heathrow from the Sky in January 2025 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  In an address delivered at British Steel Scunthorpe, Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye, they announced the largest private investment programme … [Read more...]

Bikes are a great way to get around a city (especially if you can maintain a sense of balance to ride one). However, with the bike hire schemes, there are two types - docked bikes (where you go to a docking station to pick up a bike and return it later such as the TfL scheme) and dockless bikes - where you pick one without having to use a docking station (such as Lime and … [Read more...]

When I was travelling to Romania, I needed to get some local currency out. Sometimes hard cash is a useful thing to have to hand (and in the end, I didn't need hard currency - but that's beside the point, it's better to be prepared than not). Rather than hitting a cashpoint at the airport (least of all they have the EuroNet ones which have... more than a few issues, which … [Read more...]

STARLUX has launched enhanced service with Viasat’s high performance in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution, expanding their relationship. The phased rollout of Viasat’s high-speed, reliable in-flight Wi-Fi service will span STARLUX’s entire active fleet. In total, 48 aircraft, including Airbus A330-900s, A321neos, A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft will install or … [Read more...]

It seems that "We are the Borg. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile." is the order of the day, with The Latvian Ministry of Transport, airBaltic, and Lufthansa Group signing an agreement for the sale of a stake in the airBaltic. airBaltic and Lufthansa together - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa … [Read more...]

London City Airport is an odd little beast. Based in the Albert Docks in the East End of London, it has grown its operation multiple times over since its operations commenced in 1987. It seems the airport wants larger aircraft to operate there, with the airport filing an application with the UK Civil Aviation Authority to allow the Airbus A320neo to operate to and from the … [Read more...]

Northern Trains has been busy in the background, as it edges forward to a fleet renewal programme. Northern Trains CAF Class 195 Civity at Manchester Piccadilly - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The renewal programme could over up to 450 new trains. In the mix to offer new trains - with the first part of the ‘Invitation to Negotiate’ step in the procurement process are … [Read more...]