It's Saturday, so it's time to play your luggage in the overhead bin, place your seat in the upright position and ensure your tray table is stowed as we go to this weeks safety video. Earlier, this week - we has the ever innovative Air New Zealand get Betty White to show you their safety. Our regular slot goes to Royal Jordan who go for something... well... a bit more … [Read more...]
Germanwings continues Dusseldorf Transfer from Lufthansa
From the 30th March 2014, Lufthansa's transformation plan to make its European service will hit Dusseldorf with a bang, as 243 flights over 31 routes will switch from Lufthansa Mainline/Lufthansa Regional to Germanwings. The full list of routes is at http://airlineroute.net/2013/10/11/lh4u-dus-s14/, with services being operated by a mixture of Airbus A319s, A320s and … [Read more...]
Lufthansa offers £15 vouchers for sharing your “Royal” Name
Lufthansa is giving away more £15 vouchers. This time you, have to share your "Royal" name with the airline to get a voucher. Go to https://promotion.lufthansa.com/royal_baby/ gets you the usual discount form: As tenuously linked promotions go, this stretches it, but should be useful for those who need £15 off a Lufthansa flight..... Want to keep up with me … [Read more...]
Safety Video Thursday – Air New Zealand get Betty White
It's Thursday, so it's time to stow your tray table, bring your seat into the upright position as we go to an early safety video this week - and once again Air New Zealand are showing other airlines how to safety videos. This time, they have enlisted Golden Girl Betty White to give the old school version of Air New Zealand's in-flight safety. Again - Air New Zealand does … [Read more...]
French ATC Strike – 10th October
Well, this has been bubbling along, and the French are going to have a strike tomorrow, with the strike expected to 0430-1800 UTC (06:30CET to 20:00CET) according to EuroControl. The strike is being called over the European Single Sky plans. The strike will impact most on the South of France/Spain/Portugal border, but will hit most of France with some action expected … [Read more...]
Teetering on the edge again? Alitalia faces new concerns about its finances
The Cranky Flier calls it the Worst Airline Ever, whilst some of wonder ponder how it is still in business. I'm referring of course to the Italian flag carrier Alatalia. News today comes in that the airline is risking having its supply of fuel cut by ENI on Saturday unless Alitala's management and government can reassure that the airline will pay its bills. ENI has a … [Read more...]
Finnair to introduce tablet IFE systems on their A321-Sharklet aircraft
Finnair is planning to make a switch from traditional In Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems towards tablets according to http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnair_to_save_on_fuel_with_tablets/6871490?origin=rss. The main reason seems to be the weight of traditional IFE systems (be they old generation systems or the new generation ones) is having an impact where it hurts - fuel costs. … [Read more...]
British Airways prepares London – Toronto Summer service… with three different types
For those going between London and Toronto in 2014, there's going to be quite a lot of choice to which aircraft you fly with British Airways. The Summer timetable re-instates 17 services a week, operated by Boeing 747s, Boeing 777s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners. How it falls will depend what flight you're intending to be on and when London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson BA093 … [Read more...]
Japan Airlines Turn to Airbus for Long Haul Aircraft
In one of the most unexpected orders of the year, Japan Airlines have turned to Airbus for long haul aircraft, with an order for 31 aircraft. The order will be composed of the new Airbus A350, made up of: - 18 Airbus A350-900 - 13 Airbus A350-1000 Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 flying in formation - Rendering, Airbus Additional orders for 25 Airbus A350 aircraft are … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – TAM Boeing 777-300ER
It's Sunday, so it is time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a TAM Boeing 777-300ER resting at the outer edges of London Heathrow Terminal 1, awaiting its return trip to Brazil The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep up with me at … [Read more...]
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