Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways prepares London – Toronto Summer service… with three different types

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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

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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

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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...]

Emirates offer E-Gate Access… with their *BLUE* Tier

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For those of you who  fly to and forth to Dubai, there is a very good reason to sign up for Emirates Skywards, as Skyward BLUE (the base level)  now offer something rather useful: EGate access for both entrance and exit from the United Arab Emirates This applies to all levels of Emirates Skywards Membership: As shown on … [Read more...]

Aegean follows other airlines – launchs a discount light fare and a flex fare

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It seems that the "Hand baggage Only" fares are continuing to grow, with Aegean Airlines now offering two new fare - GoLight and Flex Go Light is the Hand Baggage only fare featuring: 1 Hand Luggage item at 8kg Changes for can be made  €30/£25 for domestic flights and €40/£32 for short international flights and €50/£40 for longer international flights. Miles and Bonus … [Read more...]

United to open a 787 base at Los Angeles

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United Airlines will be opening a base for their Boeing 787 feet at Los Angeles Airport according to FlightGlobal - http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-plans-787-base-in-los-angeles-391280 It should be pretty clear why United would choose to base their 787 fleet - lots of Asia routes to deploy on, with the 787 making those routes that are don't demand a 777 or … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines returns to Athens for the Summer

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Singapore Airlines are to commence a service between Singapore and Athens, resuming a service between the two cities that was removed in October 2012. The new timetable offers two flights a week over part of the Summer 2014 timetable: SQ382 DEPART SIN 02:05 ARRIVE ATH 08:30 SQ381 DEPART ATH 13:00 ARRIVE SIN 04:55+1 Service Commences: 9th June 2014 Service Concludes: 9th … [Read more...]

Delta prepares electronic flight bag replacement… and turns to Microsoft

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It seems everywhere you go these days - be it in the office, in the street, on trains or in the air, tablet computers are out in force - be they Apple based, Google Android based (such as the Samsung Galaxy or my own HP Slate 7), and occasionally, the odd Windows 8 tablet (either in a convertible PC form or the Microsoft Surface form). They've proved popular with airlines - … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle removes a 787 from service – swaps for A340

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Norwegian Air Shuttle isn't having much luck with their Boeing 787 fleet, as operational issues the airline has had with them (most recently a hydraulic pump failure at Bangkok). So much so, the airline has decided to take a Boeing 787-8 out of service, and lease an Airbus A340-300 from HiFly to cover the routes. The A340 is operating: Stockholm – Bangkok  - 29th … [Read more...]