Economy Class & Beyond

Swiss replaces BMI on BSL-LON Route, Returns to LCY

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Well it seems the leases of British Midland International planes doing turns for Lufthansa group airlines is beginning to draw to a close. Swiss have announced they are going to be switching from BMI's Aircraft to Brussels Airlines AvroJets. Consequently, the Basel<>London Heathrow route will be killed off, and replaced with a Basel <> London City Airport route. … [Read more...]

British Airways goes for the tacky Valentines jugular … I mean.. REALLY?

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This peice of gold wafted through the interwebs today from British Airways. It seems that someone has been listening to Love is in the Air by John Paul Young. Or a PR bunny got a good supply of free chocolates out of someone. At Gatwick, British Airways customers have a double chance to be romantic this month.On Valentine's Day, every passenger will be given a heart-shaped … [Read more...]

A380 grounding hit Qantas

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Well it seems the problems with the A380 wing ribs are getting more serious with Qantas withdrawing one of their aircraft during inspections. Qantas report that it found "minor cracking has been found on some wing rib feet," and is working with Airbus to resolve issues, with Qantas reporting they believe these to be from manufacturing issues rather than turbulence issues. … [Read more...]

Air Canada to go 5 x Daily on the London-Toronto run

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One of my favourite carriers down the back of the plane - Air Canada - has announced that it is to be boosting its frequencies between Toronto Person International and London Heathrow, starting 2nd June 2012. This will take the service to five-times daily between London and Toronto for the summer season. Air Canada will be running the following (based on data from … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to refresh Upper Class Product

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It seems the PR bunnies over at Virgin Atlantic are working overtime with a £100 Million investment in its Upper Class Product (Business Class Equivalent). The upgrade to take place over three years will feature: An "enhanced" seat A "futurist" bar Revised Upper Class menus Other Cabin Upgrades An updated Clubhouse at JKF - which is believed to be … [Read more...]

Wizz Air attempts to fill the Malev sized hole at Budapest

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It seems that Wizz Air is racing to try and plug the gaps that have been created by the failure of Malev last Friday morning, with plans to invest money at Budapest, and base two Airbus A320's from March. By some magic means, this will boost a 66% increase of capacity for them. Plans are afoot to launch a three times-weekly service from Budapest-Bucharest. Meanwhile, Wizz … [Read more...]

Air Astana annouces 787/767 purchases

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Air Astana (Based out of Kazakhstan) is on the expansion path with the purchase of  four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s. The order, at a list value of US$1.3 billion will make it the largest order of aircarft in Kazakhstan’s civil aviation history. For those who love winglets, tthe 767's will have them installed from the outset, and will replace the existing leased … [Read more...]

The Japanese Low Cost Carrier battle is about to go into full swing….

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Well it seems the existing low cost carriers are about to tough it out, as the Air Asia Japan (A Joint Venture between Air Asia and ANA) has been granted it's Air Operators Certificate The certificate will allow Air Asia Japan to operate from Tokyo Narita both international and Japanese domestic services. A target date of August (with no specifics) is the current … [Read more...]

Snow falls in the UK – Cancellations ahoy.

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Well the white stuff has descended on the UK (and outside GhettoIFE Towers, it is white indeed), and as the UK can't cope with a flake a snow falling without panic descending, here is an update on what airlines are planning to do tomorrow. Heathrow is throwing an Emergency Timetable, with tomorrow's schedule cut by 30%. According to the airport: … [Read more...]

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