Economy Class & Beyond

LOT 767 Gear up incident at Warsaw

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Major news from Warsaw, with news of a LOT Boeing 767 having to land with a landing gear failing to deploy before landing. Flight reports video footage from Reuters... and it doesn't look good. The 767-300ER - forming flight LO016 from New York  - Newark to Warsaw was carrying 220 passengers and 11 crew. Thankfully all were safely evacuated from the … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines formally introduce “Scoot”

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It's been rumbling away for a few weeks, but today, Singapore Airlines launches another Low-Cost Carrier, called "Scoot" Image - FlyScoot.com Yes. That's what I was thinking too. Scheduled to begin operation in 2012, Scoot will operate Medium and Long Haul Services, aiming to "offer airfares up to 40% less of legacy carriers". Scoot will operate four Boeing … [Read more...]

I feel dirty……. (paying for luggage)

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... because I just paid for luggage. Yes. Handed over real cash to stow a bag in the hold. And worse than that - I'm flying FlyBe in December. Or in UK parlance - FlyMayBe. £14.99 to stow a bag - I ask you.... All because I want to bring back a few pressies on my next trip that are 1) liquid and 2) over a 100ml. And as much as another ferry trip and coach journey … [Read more...]

BREAKING: Qantas to be cleared for flight from 15:00 AEDT

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A literal grab from the Reuters/BBC News feed (before I close the computer down for the night). According to a breaking news headline, Qantas has been cleared to fly by the Australian Regulators from 15:00AEDT. Mentioned on the Qantas Twitter feed: Qantas resuming services today, subject to approval. All customers booked on afternoon flights should go to airport. Some … [Read more...]

CONFIRMED: Qantas grounds ALL Aircraft

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This people, is big. In the ongoing spat between the unions and Qantas management, Qantas is ground it's entire fleet.  What will operate: QantasLink Jetstar, Jetconnect services, Qantas freight services (Express Freighters Australia and Atlas) Codeshares (eg BA flight 16) Everything else is off the table. The grounding occurred at 5pm (AEDT) on Saturday … [Read more...]

British Midland International to sell it’s regional unit (BMI Regional)

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Well it seems the break up of BMI is beginning, with news from Donnington Hall that BMI Regional (the ERJ operation BMI has, serving regional destinations within the UK, as well as abroad) is now in the process of being broken away and sold to a UK based investor group. The memo is below (copied from FlyerTalk and Business Traveller): You are already aware that the … [Read more...]

Transareo signs MOU for 4 A380’s… with *700+* Seats

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Yes, you read that right. 700 seats. Transareo - Russia's 2nd largest airline - will be the first Russian airline to take delivery of Four Airbus A380's according to airbus.com Image - Airbus SARL. Transareo will be planning to operate these aircraft on long-haul routes from Moscow, in a 3 cabin layout seating about 700 passengers. Olga Pleshakova, Transaero … [Read more...]

Air France to send an A380 to LA…

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News from over the channel, with Air France preparing to commence an A380 equipment service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles International (LAX) from the 28th May 2012 The proposed schedule is : AF066 DEPT CDG 10:30 ARRIVE LAX 13:05 AF065 DEPT LAX 15:50 ARRIVE CDG 11:20+1 Commencement: 28/05/2012, All times local Booked Equipment: Airbus … [Read more...]