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Guess Which Major European Legacy Airline is introducing charges for seats?

06/09/2013 by Kevincm

The correct response is Guten Tag Lufthansa! According to Airliners.de (Google Translation here) and SZ-Online (Google Translation here), the German carrier will be introducing advanced seating reservations for those on the lowest economy fares, charging an extra €5-15 on short haul segments to €40 per seat on long flights. No date has been set for implementation yet. A lot … [Read more...]

LAN Colombia will Join Oneworld from 1st October.

05/09/2013 by Kevincm

LAN is made up of lots of bits of LAN (LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru) have all joined oneworld, and now LAN Columbia will join the airline alliance. LAN merged with TAM, and these have yet to be integrated. LAN Columbia serves 23 airports with a mixture of Boeing 737s Boeing 767s, Airbus A320s and Bombardier Dash8-200s, with 3.7 million passengers in 2012. … [Read more...]

Delta turns to Airbus for new aircraft

04/09/2013 by Kevincm

Airbus has scored a significant order today from one of the giants of the air - Delta. The order is for: 30 Airbus A321ceos (current engine option) 10 Airbus A330-300s Looking at the A321s, these will be based on current design with sharklets - not the A321neo that a lot of airlines are interested in. They will be configured in 20 First Class seats, 22 Economy … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines adds capacity to Shanghai with an A380

04/09/2013 by Kevincm

As the Winter Timetable continues to settle, Singapore Airlines are fine-tuning their deployments, with the addition of a service to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport, with SQ836/825 being switched to an A380 from a Boeing 777-200 five days a week. The complete timetable is below: Singapore - Shanghai SQ826 DEPART SIN 01:10 ARRIVE PVG 06:25 Boeing 777-200 SQ828 DEPART SIN 07:30 … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle announces its Spring/Summer 2014 routes.

03/09/2013 by Kevincm

It seems Norwegian Air Shuttle have gone a bit mad today, and have announced its Long Haul 2014 programme, which will involve a lot of new routes. In particular, the cities of Oakland, Los Angeles and Orlando gain services, with New York gaining extra services during the timetable Here's a quick list: - Copenhagen – New York (2 times weekly from 28th February 2014, 4 … [Read more...]

Swiss First Redemptions – restricted to Miles and More HON Circle and Senator Members ONLY

02/09/2013 by Kevincm

A bit of worrying news for those of you who like Swiss International Airlines First Class product when it comes to redemption - and according to Statusfactory on FaceBook and this Flyertalk thread, the airline will be restricting First Class redemptions from 1st January 2014. The text on the Miles and More website goes a bit like this: As a Miles & More member … [Read more...]

Jet Airways to add extra capacity to Singapore

02/09/2013 by Kevincm

Jet Airways of India is to increase its capacity to Singapore, by adding an extra daily service between Mumbai and Singapore. The new timetable looks like this: 9W010 DEPART BOM 09:50 ARRIVE SIN 18:00 9W012 DEPART BOM 23:30 ARRIVE SIN 07:35+1 9W011 DEPART SIN 19:05 ARRIVE BOM 22:00 9W009 DEPART SIN 20:05 ARRIVE BOM 23:10 Commences: 1st November 2013 Flights 9W009/9W010 … [Read more...]

Bombardier CSeries FTV1 gets its flight certificate – clears the way for first flight

31/08/2013 by Kevincm

Transport Canada has certified FTV-1 - The first Bombardier CSeries CS100 aircraft for a flight test permit. Bombardier CSeries FTV-1 - CS100 aircraft. Image Bombardier Aerospace With the test certificate issued, the aircraft has cleared the last required regulatory hurdle, which will allow FTV-1 to take to the air. It also means that the test flight of … [Read more...]

Big Plane, Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways – Trains and Holiday Inn Ariel

30/08/2013 by Kevincm

Big Plane, Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways To Heathrow, Holiday Inn Ariel Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways announces earning of QMiles on British Airways

30/08/2013 by Kevincm

From next week - if your primary programme is Qatar Airways QMiles, you'll be able to earn miles from British Airways flights from the 2nd September, with burning options from Qatar Airways say: "Effective 2nd September 2013, Qatar Airways and British Airways will enter into a frequent flyer partnership. As a Privilege Club member, you will now have the opportunity to earn … [Read more...]