Earlier today, Germanwings flight 9525 departed from Barcelona, heading towards Dusseldorf. As you're probably aware - this plane sadly did not arrive at its destination, and crashed near Barcelonnette in the French Alps. Statement from Germanwings: We must confirm to our deepest regret that Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Düsseldorf has suffered … [Read more...]
Estionan Air offers Wireless IFE its planes using AirFi
Estonian Air has rolled out a Wireless IFE system aboard its planes that allows customers to access newspapers, magazines, use instant onboard messaging, games, destination guides and such. The system is available across Estonian Air Embraer E-170 and Bombardier C-900 NextGen aircraft, and looks a bit like this in action: Estonian Air AirFi interface on an … [Read more...]
Scottish winds and storms – affecting travel
For those of you who are setting off on travels today, it could be wise to check before you travel as UK travel will be disrupted today due to high winds in the North of England and Scotland - with reports of 100 mile per hour gusts. At the time of writing (08:00GMT),9th January : ScotRail has suspended the majority of its services - See … [Read more...]
Review 2014: October to December
Time to wrap up the end of year review in the news and blog with the final look back at 2014 between October and December. October CityJet abandons Cambridge airport Etihad rolls out Wifi on its fleet Virgin Atlantic's Little Red calls it quits. I look at some of the reasons why Little Red didn't work Alaska Airlines add 10 more 737-900ERs I realise I have a … [Read more...]
Review 2014: July to September
It's time to continue a review of 2014 as seen through my eyes, as I recap the ups and downs of the aviation world during the year. In this episode, I'm going to look back from July to September July: Top of the month was the sad news that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was lost of Ukraine, with all passengers and crew dead, sparking major diplomatic rows against Europe … [Read more...]
Review 2014: April to June
It's time to continue a review of 2014 as seen through my eyes, as I recap the ups and downs of the aviation world during the year. In this episode, I'm going to look back from April to June. April British Airways bumps up its cancellation fees. Wonderful. Air Canada defects from Airbus and buys Boeing 737 MAX aircraft Delta moves in with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow … [Read more...]
Review 2014: January to March
As we come to the end of the year, its time to look back at 2014 in the world of Economy Class and Beyond (and GhettoIFE), as I take a look at some of the events that have helped shape the year. In the first of the reviews, I'm going to look between January and April January Delta adds more 717 routes American Airlines decide on their new tail... something I'm still … [Read more...]
UPDATE 3 – BREAKING/DEVELOPING: Air Asia QZ8501 reported missing
A bit of unwelcome news at this late hour - and that is Indonesia Air Asia flight QZ8501 operating a flight from Surabaya-Juanda International to Singapore Changi has been reported missing according to Sky News as well as BBC News. CNBC states: Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said the aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control … [Read more...]
Black Friday in the UK
One of those imports that I can take or leave, is the over-promotion of Black Friday in the United Kingdom. The US readers will well be aware of it... but what's going on in the UK? For some of the best deals to watch, HotDeals UK is not a bad place to start. Most of the major retailers are in on the act with Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys are in on the act, with the department … [Read more...]
Rememberance Sunday
It's the Sunday closest to Remeberance day in the United Kingdom - a time when the nation comes to remember their dead from conflicts past In solemn silence, at 11am, we remember those fallen. This year I'm going to leave the words Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae who wrote this war-time poem in the First World War - In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies … [Read more...]
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