STARLUX Airlines have taken delivery of their first Airbus A350, making them the latest operator of the type. The aircraft is the first of 18 A350-900s to join the carrier and will fly alongside the A330neo and A321neo at the airline in an all-Airbus fleet. STARLUX has configured their new A350s in a four-class layout, featuring four suites in First Class, 26 seats … [Read more...]

Amazon Air (or Prime Air as its branded) has signed a firm agreement to lease ten A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, taking advantage of the A330’s capacity to help fulfil its one-day delivery promise to Amazon Prime customers. The aircraft will be operated for Amazon by Hawaiian Airlines, which has had A330s as a key element of its fleet since 2010. The ten … [Read more...]

Yesterday after getting off a British Airways economy-class flight, I redeemed my most valuable award of the year. … [Read more...]

Passenger Experience is core to flying - and soft products (such as food and beverage) are a key part of that experience. Virgin Atlantic has unveiled its new menu for the winter season - focused on seasonal comfort and destination-inspired dishes. Upper Class Upper-Class customers will be welcomed onboard with a refreshing glass of Hambledon English sparkling wine … [Read more...]

Time for another hotel check – this time focusing on a Holiday Inn Express. This one is located on the outskirts of Droitwich. Price Paid Weekend rates put this Holiday Inn Express at £100 or so a night, averaging around £81. We have a tradition of only seeing hotels at night in this blog. This is a fact of life. Let's move on from it. Where … [Read more...]

It means one of two things in the land of Economy Class and Beyond. Either I’ve got insomnia again, or I’m on a National Express coach, heading off the aviation a peak of the United Kingdom   Sometimes these things are very similar. Things have been… chaotic in the run-up to this trip I’m about to start (to the point where … [Read more...]

For those who want to witness The Northern Lights at 30,000 feet, easyJet is partnering with disabled flying charity Aerobility to host an ‘Aurora Flight’. The flight will be the first Northern Lights experience the airline and charity have operated since before the pandemic. Before then, it operated for eight years to allow passengers to view ‘Aurora Borealis’ from … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again - so it must be time for another National Rail Strike. This time, its the RMT Union calling its members out on strike. What is going to be operating? Network Rail has provided a map of what passenger services may operate. 20% of services are planned to operate (around 1 in 5 if you're lucky) . Map showing open lines for Saturday 8 … [Read more...]

It is time for another rail strike in the UK. If you are planning to be elsewhere on a train today (or trying to travel home from a conference in Birmingham), you might want to see if you can get a lift from your friends. If you have friends, who enjoy Yakety Sax playing when going in and out of a venue. Good luck even getting into Birmingham New Street today, let alone … [Read more...]

Yesterday, Emirates and United Airlines announced a rather broad agreement and codeshare, as well as direct flights. Together as one big happy fleet. The new commercial agreement between Emirates and United will enhance each airline's network and give their customers easier access to hundreds of new destinations* within the United States and around … [Read more...]