Day four of the Paris Air Show 2019 has come to its conclusion. With most of the profession crowd starting to wander off as the show welcomes the public, let's look back on the orders of the day. Airbus Airbus kicked things off with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flynas for 10 A321XLR aircraft. As part of the commitment, the airline will also upsize 10 of the … [Read more...]

It's bee another busy day at the Paris Air Show, and it's time to unpack the orders, MoU's and LoI's that have been made today Airbus First up is Indigo Partners who will acquire 50 of the new Airbus A321XLR. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 32 A321XLRs and the conversion of 18 existing A320neo family orders. The 50 aircraft will be distributed amongst the group … [Read more...]

Another day has passed at Le Bourget - so lets dive into the order books Boeing International Airlines Group (owner of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL) signed a letter of intent for 200 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft. The airline did not disclose a specific split between the two MAX models, though it anticipates deploying the aircraft at a number of the group's … [Read more...]

With the doors closed on day one of the Paris Air Show, it's time to take a brief look at some of the headlines of Day One. Airbus Airbus kicked off the show with the formal launch of the Airbus A321XLR. The A321XLR adds more range to the A320 family, with Airbus offer up to  4,700nm – 15% more than the A321LR. Some routes are shown on the infographics … [Read more...]

It's coming up to that time of year again - where the aviation community gathers together to show off their latest wares. Yes - it's the 53rd edition of Salon du Bourget - or the Paris Air Show 2019. What to look forward to? There's going to be a fair bit to look forward to, with a fair bit going on. Orders - The order book will be interesting this year. Normally … [Read more...]

For those of a certain age, if I said the words "Microsoft Flight Simulator", there will be a lot of misty eyes, empty wallets and many base purchases and expansion pack boxes everywhere in mis-spent youths. Well - good new - it seems the Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! This was announced at E3 today as part of the Microsoft and XBox announcements. The trailer is … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic has announced discounts on their Premium Economy and Economy Delight products. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline is offering £50 off Premium (the airline's premium Economy product) for flights to the USA and £30 off Economy Delight (the "all the frills" economy class product) across the Virgin … [Read more...]

Etihad is extending their Abu Dhabi stopover programme, which offers two nights hotel stay free in the city. Etihad Boeing 777-300ER at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The campaign has been extended for bookings until 1st December for travel until 31st December. The free Abu Dhabi stopover promotion is available for bookings online through … [Read more...]

Herein is a warning about things that don't go together. For example: Old seats and 29" seat pitches Low Cost Airlines and Free Food Airport security and densely packed bags AMD and Intel Optane memory Grammarly and Microsoft Word's Grammar checkers fighting each other. I'd like to add a new one to this - Espresso with Tonic Water. Yes. You read that … [Read more...]

One of the more relaxing ways to travel is by high-speed rail - and Eurostar is putting out a special offer this weekend - with Standard seats starting at £35, and Standard Premier Seats starting from £79 each way until the 15th April.  Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Amazingly the London - Amsterdam route has been up for a year, … [Read more...]