Economy Class & Beyond

Heathrow Express fares “Good Value for money”. REALLY?

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Heathrow Express has gone on the defensive in an article Business Traveller calling the Heathrow Express fare "Good Value For Money", comparing it's £20 fare to a value of a £70 taxi fare. Not bad compared to a taxi, but that is a lot of money. So what are the options? Heathrow Connect is another option that runs every 30 minutes taking 25 minutes to Paddington … [Read more...]

Air Aisa Japan/ANA Joint Venture to end – ANA to take control

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It seems the joint venture that featured ANA and Air Asia coming together has floundered quite badly, with ANA Holdings to buy out Air Asia's stake in Air Asia Japan. This will result in Air Asia Japan operating until the end of October 2013 under the current brand. The partnership between Air Asia and ANA lasted for about a year or so. Operating in Japan has been a … [Read more...]

SAS chooses A350XWB’s and A330’s for a fleet upgrade

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The Airbus A350XWB has been getting a fair bit of interest - especially now it's show itself off since its first flight (and its 3rd flight took it past the Paris Air Show for a steal). This is now starting to pay off with SAS (Scandinavian Airline System) signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus - that hopefully will translate into an order for Airbus. The order … [Read more...]

Delta and Virgin Atlantic confirm codeshares

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Delta and Virgin Atlantic have announced they are to code-share 108 routes, allowing passengers to connect between 66 destinations between the United Kingdom and North America. Virgin Atlantic will place its code on 91 Delta routes to include both Trans-Atlantic and US domestic routes. Meanwhile, Delta will reciprocate by placing its code on 17 Virgin Atlantic routes, … [Read more...]

Airbus A350XWB to flyover Paris Airshow

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As I hinted at in my previous post, Airbus has confirmed that their newest aircraft - the Airbus A350 XWB will be making a fly over at the Paris Air Show. MSN1 taking off - Image Airbus. The following was tweeted by Airbus: Weather could be a big thing as conditions in Paris have been... a bit wet to say the least. Reports  place a 20-30% of rain during … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show Day 4 – United orders more Airbus’s….

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Time for your nightly round up at the Paris Air Show United Airlines will be ordering 35 Airbus A350-1000's. This will be made up of 10 new orders, and 25 conversions of Airbus A350-900 orders Image - Airbus Delivery of these aircraft is due to commence in 2018, with plans to operate the aircraft on United Airlines long haul network. Singapore Airlines has … [Read more...]

Paris Air Show Day 3 Roundup – MC21’s, orders and O’Leary…

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Day 3 of the Paris Air Show has been and gone, so lets wrap up the headlines today Towards the MC-21. First up is that Irkut is on course to release its competition to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 - the Irkut MC-21, with the aim to manufacture first one towards the end of 2013. The aircraft's designation has changed from the MS-21 to the MC-21.  These narrowbody … [Read more...]

Hainan Airlines to Commence 787 services

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EDIT: it seems that Hainan Airlines have put back the launch date to 1st August on the Beijing - Shanghai Hongqiao route... Expect further changes... Hainan airlines are putting their recently received Boeing 787-8 aircraft into use, with the airline operating two routes within China on domestic trips. The routes are Beijing to Haikou and Beijing - Shanghai Hongqiao. … [Read more...]

Paris Airshow Day 2 Roundup – The launch of the 787-10

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Well day two of the Paris Airshow has been and gone, so lets look at the big stories of the show today Boeing takes top billing as it confirms it will launch the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. Image - The Boeing Company This aircraft is a double stretch from the baseline 787-8 currently in service. This aircraft has range of up to to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) and … [Read more...]