Economy Class & Beyond

Quidco boosts cashback on Accor properties

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Since every person and their dog seems to be an Accor LeClub Platinum, here's a good offer for UK residents (or those who hit the right number for PayPal) via Quidco ***. And it's extra cashback time with the earnings back up to the nice and high level. Dependant on which part of the Accor chain you're staying at will depend on how much cashback you get (as well as how long … [Read more...]

SAS to boost US Services

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SAS is refining its North America routes with a couple of announcements today. First up, is the launch of a six times-weekly service between Copenhagen and San Francisco starting the 8th April 2013. Copenhagen to San Francisco SK935 DEPART CPH 1225 ARRIVE SFO 1445 Operates Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun SK935 DEPART CPH 1255 ARRIVE SFO 1515 Operates Sat Commences: … [Read more...]

Tesco let slip a major Avios bonus

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For a lot of us in the UK, one of the ways to get extra Avios is to go shopping in Tesco and use the Clubcard programme get the extra points when we can. Head for Points has spotted something VERY interesting on the Tesco web site Text: Every £2.50 in Clubcard vouchers exchanged between 16 July – 31 Aug 2012 will receive an amazing additional 50% … [Read more...]

UK Rail Network to get a major shot in the arm with upgrades

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It seems that the state of the UK Railways isn't going unnoticed (least of all when I'm asked to pay sky-high fares ), with a formal announcement today over the upgrades Over the weekend, it was widely reported that the Midland Main Line (connecting London to Sheffield) would be electrified, but more meat on the bones has been added with today's … [Read more...]

Birmingham bus network changing on SUNDAY 22nd July – and chaos is around the corner

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The award for "Inability to Communicate" today goes to Centro/Network West Midlands for their apparent lack of communication in the changes to the Birmingham Bus Network. Now, this shouldn't come as a shock to most of us who have lived in Birmingham for many years, but this change-around is going hit in a big way with the reorganisation of a lot of the bus routes in and out … [Read more...]

Air Berlin to commence Berlin – Chicago route

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It's looking like Air Berlin is going to try another US expansion with the introduction of a Berlin to Chicago O'Hare route. The route (due to commence on 23rd March 2013) will be the first direct link between the city, operating as follows: AB7420 DEPART BER 10:00 ARRIVE ORD 12:10 AB7421 DEPART ORD 15:25 ARRIVE BER 07:00+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Schedule … [Read more...]

Farnborough Day 4 Roundup

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Well Day 4 of Farnborough has wound up with a bunch of big orders. Lets see who's flashed the cash today... United Airlines have signed for 50 Boeing 737-900ER's and 100 Boeing 737-MAX 9's, taking the 737 order book to over 10,000 units. See http://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2012/07/12/united-to-order-150-boeing-737s/ for more on this news Bombardier and Air … [Read more...]

United to Order 150 Boeing 737’s

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Well this one is a bit early to break on the Farnborough daily round-up (that'll be later tonight), but a big order has hit the books with United Airlines confirming an order for 150 new Boeing 737's. The order is comprised of: 50 Current generation Boeing 737-900ER's 100  new generation Boeing 737-MAX-9. At list prices, this order is worth over $14.7 … [Read more...]

The fate of UK Airport Expansion….squandered once again by politics

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Where I turn up to work, sometimes the word "decision" is a very dirty word. No one wants to make one in case it offends someone along the way. The same can sadly be said of the fate of Airport Expansion in the UK, and more specifically, the expansion of the South East of England. The options on the table sound simple: Expand Heathrow and pop that extra runway … [Read more...]

787 Update: United goes for swoosh, Ethiopian shows off a product.

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Time for another 787 update. Firstly, United Airlines have updated how their Boeing 787-8's are going to look. Alas, no tulip to return, not nice conservative blue with a gradiated tail. Instead, it's still the old Continental colour scheme with a swoosh on the side of it. Images - The Boeing Company Very Swooshy. For those who remember the pre-production test … [Read more...]