Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad launches a UK Credit Card

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Etihad has been worming around the industry, snapping up bits of airlines, setting up strategic partnerships... and is now seemingly joining the ranks of those who offer credit cards in the United Kingdom with the release of the Etihad Guest Credit Card The card is issued by MBNA (who also issue Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa Miles and More, American Airlines and United Airlines … [Read more...]

Airbus to fly the A350 at Paris? Maybe…..

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According to Reuters, there is a chance that the Airbus A350 could make a surprise turn at the Paris Air Show 2013. The indications are that due to the limited time in the air if it makes it airborn and passes checks is that the Airbus A350 MSN1 will conduct a flypast and not a landing. The confidence in the ranks that the A350 is flight ready is growing, with a predicted … [Read more...]

Cambridge Airport to start scheduled services

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A lot of you are probably going "Huh? Cambridge Airport?" So was I if I was honest. But this little airport could be in for slightly bigger things. Cambridge Airport (CBG) is about 2 miles from the historic centre of Cambridge and about 50 miles from London - so not out in the sticks, but a local airport that has possiblities for those who work in the education, science and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – SAS Airbus A330

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, to celebrate Denmark's win the in the Eurovision Song Contest, it's a Scandinavian Airlines System Airbus A330 parked at Newark International Airport More airplane art (with no Eurovision link) next week! … [Read more...]

Trouble at DXB ahead – runway resurfacing work from May 2014

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If you're thinking of going through Dubai - and more specifically Dubai International Airport in 2014, you might want to rethink your travel plans. Between May and July 2014, one of the runways at Dubai International Airport is being resurfaced, with major engineering work taking place During this period it means that flights may be cancelled, delayed, rescheduled and in … [Read more...]

Delta to resume flights from New York to Stockholm and Copenhagen for the summer season

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Delta is preparing for the Summer season as it readies to serve both Copenhagen and Stockholm for their seasonal services to Denmark and Sweden. First up is New York to Stockholm which will get a 757-200 for the summer, with 6 services a week in June, reducing to 5 services a week in July and finally 4 services a week in August: DL 202 DEPART JFK 21:45 ARRIVE ARN 12:20+1 DL … [Read more...]

Asiana Airlines appoints their latest ambassador… PSY

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If you've only managed to get Gangnam Style out of your head, and Gentle men is ear-worming it's way in - a bit of news that you'll all appreciate as K-Pop star PSY has singed with Asiana Airlines as their Ambassador. Image - Asiana Airlines From this, PSY will be doing publicity for Asiana via Facebook and Twitter, working with the airline to promote it at events and … [Read more...]

American Airlines adjusts its boarding policy for those with small bags

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I was looking at my Google+ feed today, when this gem appeared.. It seems there is minor fiddling with the boarding process where those with not much baggage can skip ahead The table on the AA site has been updated too: Source : http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/boarding.jsp?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=boarding As airlines seem to decrease load times and … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce A380 to Brisbane

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As Emirates continue to refine their network, more A380's seem to be serving more destinations. Their next stop seems to be at Brisbane as part of a stopover onto Auckland. The timetable looks like this: EK434 DEPART DXB 10:25 ARRIVE BNE 06:05+1 DEPART 07:50+1 ARRIVE AKL 14:15+1 EK435 DEPART AKL 18:30 ARRIVE BNE 19:15 DEPART 21:00 ARRIVE DXB 05:20+1 Effective from 1st … [Read more...]