Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates launches the shortest distance A380 route

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Emirates seem to have an abundance of Airbus A380 aircraft, and it seems the airline will deploy the double decker superjumbo plane on a 1 hour and 45 minute flight between Dubai and Kuwait. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing for take off at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. I think Lucky could probably squeeze in at least one shower during that flight length, but he'd have … [Read more...]

The Farnborough Digest – Day 4

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It's time for one final look at the Farnborough International Air Show, with a final flurry of orders on the last day of the airshow. The spoils of the final day went to Airbus, who scored some two sets of orders. First up is a Letter of Intent from TransAero who are seeking to purchase 20 Airbus A330 aircraft, split into 8 A330-300ceo aircraft and 12 A330-900neo … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 lost over East Ukraine

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Malaysia Airlines Flight Number MH17 has been reported lost at 14:15GMT today (Thursday, 17th July).  Flight 17 was operating its normal service between Amsterdam Schipol Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, utilising a Boeing 777-200 (registered as 9M-MRD) when contact was lost at 33,000ft. Up until that time, there were no emergency calls, with the flight … [Read more...]

Ryanair updates its Mobile App, adds mobile boarding pass

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Ryanair has been working behind the scenes tidying itself up and trying to shake off its old image - from its booking engine to customer service initiatives and now - to its mobile device applications. Ryanair 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image GhettoIFE.com. One of the nasty points of its past was when the airline charged for its mobile app - and yes, I documented … [Read more...]

The Farnborough Digest – Day 3

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As Day Three of the Farnborough International Airshow closes, lets look at the news and orders that has been coming forward from the show today. First up is Qatar Airways who have confirmed an order for 50 Boeing 777X aircraft, with an options for another 50 aircraft, along with four orders and four options of the Boeing 777F Freighters. Boeing 777X and 777F in flight - … [Read more...]

Swiss adds “Swiss Choice” (and more optional extras)

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Swiss International Airlines are introducing a new "value added" options called "Swiss Choice". Swiss International Airlines A340-300 at Zurich Airport - Image GhettoIFE Swiss Choice has various options you can add to your flight including: Advanced Assigned seating Booking Hold for 72 hours Extra Luggage booking "Arrange a Surprise for a passenger on board" Duty Free … [Read more...]

The Farnborough Digest: Day 2

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Welcome to day two of the Farnborough Digest, as I continue to take a look at what orders have been stacking up today at the Farnborough International Airshow, and what aircraft you'll be flying aboard in the future. Kicking off the day is the impact the Airbus A330neo is making, with Air Asia X taking signing a Memorandum of Understanding for FIFTY A330-900neo … [Read more...]

Etihad Premium (First and Business Class) sale from Paris

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Etihad are having a sale from Paris, with lots of different options for those who like premium cabins. First up is a "Buy Business class, get First Class" offer from Paris to: Bangkok from €2307 Ho Chi Min from City €2307 New Delhi from €2360 Perth from €3987 The offer is subject to availability, subject to weekend surcharges, blackout dates and needs to be booked by … [Read more...]

The Farnborough Digest 2014 – Day 1

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Welcome to the GhettoIFE Farnborough Digest 2014 - Day 1, where I take a short look at the happenings at Farnborough International Air show - examining the orders and happenings at the airshow, and how they'll impact you as you get on the planes in future years. So let's kick off with the big news of the day from Airbus, with who after much discussion, debate and consternation … [Read more...]

Video Saturday- Norweign and The Olsen Brothers…

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It's Saturday again, so it must be video time. This week is actually something that brought a small smile to my face when it played - and its Norwegian Air Shuttle with Denmark's Eurovision song contest winners in 2000 - The Olsen Brothers , performing it on a plane, and around the airport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvP-ZR6iN1U And for reference, here's the original … [Read more...]