One of the things I get shouted at in my office (amongst many things I get shouted at) is that I must take my annual leave holiday entitlement each year. For those the USA, in some places not  taking leave or holiday appears to be a serious thing - with 40% of workers not taking all their time off in 2015. And that's quite worrying - a person needs time to wind down … [Read more...]

Yes parents, it's still the summer holidays. Thankfully, easyJet are trying to make things a little easier for you with the introduction of the Little Travellers Log Book for kids Flight Log for kids! - Image, easyJet With easyJet estimating that over 750,000 are flying with them over the summer and in an effort to appease a few "are we there yets", the airline is … [Read more...]

It seems there's one heck of a lot of buying and selling today, with Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM all involved. Delta, Air France and Virgin Atlantic Crews together - Image, Virgin Atlantic So let's first look at Virgin Atlantic. Virgin group will selling 31% of the total ownership of Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM, with the Virgin Group … [Read more...]

Time to turn out attention to the back of the plane - and in particular - Delta's Airbus A350. There's been a lot of fanfare over the Delta One Suite (manufactured by Thompson Aerospace), but not a lot has been mentioned about seating in Economy Class. Step forward Recaro who are supplying their CL3710 seat for Delta. The CL3710 Seat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond … [Read more...]

A lot of tourists and locals default transportation method is a simple one: head for the Tube  But if you have time.. do yourself a favour and take the bus.  Whilst the Underground is great getting from A to B - you're missing out a lot of the city and it's sights.  Holborn Baker Street Kings College The Thames from Waterloo Bridge.  In … [Read more...]

It seems logic is beginning to prevail, with the Electronics ban being lifted between Abu Dhabi and US destinations - allowing Etihad passengers to carry their laptops, cameras, tablets and large electronic items in their hand luggage. The US Transportation Security Administration and Department of Transport lifted the ban yesterday, with EY171 to New York being the … [Read more...]

Today gave me a realisation of one of the reason why I love taking to the air and travelling to places. It's people and community that make the aviation hobby - or the #avgeek hobby the a lot of the fun that it is. Today, I went to Dublin for a fly-in, doughnuts and plane watching. Whilst that may sound boring to some of you - that wasn't all the reason for me to go. … [Read more...]

I haven't written much about the British Airways strikes recently - mainly as the airline has had something else on its mind to fix. But it seems that Unite is suspending the upcoming Mixed Fleet strike action according to the BBC. British Airways Airbus A320 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Around ,900 staff had been due to walk out for this … [Read more...]

This is a special message for those in the United Kingdom who are registered to vote in today's General Election. And it's a simple message. GO AND VOTE! Today's the day to head to the polling station and vote! We all have a duty to make sure our voice is heard today - and with the political elite deciding that we need to judge who leads Brexit, the economy, social … [Read more...]

It seems that SNCF (the French National Rail operator) has been busy with branding gurus, and has begun to re-brand its classic TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) network. It's to be re-branded to.... wait for it. inOui inOui branded high speed train... it's still a TGV. Image, SNCF. Sooo.. What can we say to this? Well, it seems SNCF Voyages (the section that … [Read more...]