Economy Class & Beyond

Lion Air confirms itself as the 737-9MAX launch customer

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Well it seems Lion Air is on the march, with another order lodged at Boeing's front door at the Singapore Air Show. Lion Air of Indonesia has confirmed with Boeing and placed a firm order for 201 of the re-engineered Boeing 737-9 (MAX) series, with an additional order 29 Boeing 737-900ER's. Lion Air were first to launch the 737-900ER, so it seems fitting they're first to … [Read more...]

British Airways launch a new Ad Campaign.. and I like it…

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Well, here's the new advert from British Airways in the run-up to London 2012, telling the stories of 5 bags and who gets to the luggage collection belt first. Now if we can put aside the luggage issues that Heathrow T5 suffered on opening (and lets hope they don't suffer the same), it's not a bad advert, with the sentimental build-up for the London 2012 Olympics - least … [Read more...]

Emirates to go daily to Lisbon

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That small and retiring carrier - Emirates - is expanding its sphere of influence and flights, this time expanding operations to Lisbon in Portugal. Operating as below: EK191  DEPART DXB  09:15 ARRIVE LIS 14:45 EK192 DEPART LIS 17:55  ARRIVE DXB 04:35+1 Commences 09/07/2012 Equipment Booked: Boeing 777-200ER The interesting thing is the launch of this … [Read more...]

Peach Aviation confirms first international routes

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Remember I said that the Low Cost Carrier market is hotting up in Japan? Well Peach Aviation (ANA's "sort of by itself" offshoot) has announced it's first international routes. Based in Osaka, Peach will offer International services to Seoul, Hong Kong and Taipei shortly after launching domestic services to Sapporo and Fukuoka. The aggressive rollout seems to be rather … [Read more...]

The fall of Malev – Good for… Shannon Airport?

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As we all know, Malev spectacularly collapsed last week. As a result, people have been moving quickly to recover assets - such as aircraft. International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) was quick to repossess their equipment. But then a question appears... where to park it? Keeping it on Hungarian soil was not an option due to a possibility that the Hungarian Government may … [Read more...]

If you’ve been converting Clubcard vouchers into Avios…

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... it could be worth checking your accounts. The first round of bonus Avios has turned up in my account, taking me to a healthy start in Avios points. It'll look something like this in your Executive Account statement: The promotion of £2.50 of Tesco Clubcard Vouchers to 600 Avios + 400 Bonus Avios runs from the 26th January to 31st March - and lets put it … [Read more...]

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...]