Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing at London Heathrow Airport is a Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200, as it prepares for the trip back to Beirut. Middle East Airlines (or MEA) operate a fleet of five Airbus A330-200s in its long haul fleet. The SkyTeam member also operates a fleet Airbus A320 and A321 … [Read more...]

Top Tip: Don’t fly your drone near a plane

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If there's something that does annoy me - there are those who operate drone aircraft dangerously. The majority of operators fly them within the law and regulations. However, there is a minority who insist on being class one idiots, risking lives as they strike for the perfect air-to air footage. In Newquay, a  Flybe aircraft was flying at about 900ft (275m) and was about … [Read more...]

The day after the datacentre goes *foom* – Delta continues its recovery.

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Delta continues its recovery after the incident at their data centre that caused their operations to be halted. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, as the airline tries to get back to normal, there is of course the mess still to clean up - one of those messes is the cancellations still in the … [Read more...]

Delta begins to recovers from its IT outage… but what do we learn?

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Things are starting to head back to normality for Delta after the major IT outage they had that brought the airline to a halt today. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400ER "The Breast Cancer Foundation" at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond There's some interesting background on ArsTechnica, pointing to issues in a Delta data centre. 650 flights today have … [Read more...]

Delta check-in systems down world-wide

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It seems there's some major issues with Delta this morning with their check-in systems being affected world-wide. According to the airline: Due to a computer outage, flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights enroute are operating normally. — Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) August 8, 2016 Customers should check the status of their flight before … [Read more...]

London City Airport cleared for expansion

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At Economy Class and Beyond, I like London City Airport... a lot. It's sheer convenience and friendliness has always struck me how an airport should be run. Well, London City Airport got some good news today, with its plans to expand green-lighted. London City Airport Check-in Area - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.    The expansion plan calls for: Seven … [Read more...]

Turkish Airlines purge staff

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As you're aware a few weeks ago, there was a coup attempt in Turkey - with the coup failing. What has happened since has been purging of political elite, military, academic and others who are not deemed to be loyal to the current president. Earlier, this was taken a step further, with staff from Turkish Airlines being affected by the purge according to Reuters, The … [Read more...]

Fast moving situation in Turkey – Istanbul Ataturk Airport Closed

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Things seem to be unstable in Turkey at the moment, with an attempted coupé by the military. The situation appears to be very fluid - although for travellers, Istanbul Ataturk and Ankara Airports are closed. Turkey - Data - OpenStreetMaps You can follow the situation through most of the major press channels (BBC, CNN, Al Jazeria, The Guardian, etc. Advice … [Read more...]

Istanbul Ataturk Airport closed after an attack

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Reports have come of Istanbul Ataturk Airport has been attacked, with the airport being closed. According to Reuters, three suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at the entrance to the main international airport in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding dozens more. All the major feeds (Sky, BBC News, Al Jazeera, CNN etc have … [Read more...]