Economy Class & Beyond

Flybe fills in a BA gap between Aberdeen and London City

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The regions are a tough fight for carriers - like British Airways finds when it decided to focus its fleet on taking on Dublin, and dropping Aberdeen in the process from London City Airport, and when the low cost carriers go full speed ahead, concentrating on heavier routes,waving thinner/lower earning routes to suffer. Well, there's good news from Flybe who will restore the … [Read more...]

Safety Video Monday/Tuesday – United Airlines (2014)

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It's Monday/Tuesday, and it's time for a new safety video from United Airlines. Prepare to go around the world with United, in this mini round the world tour with safety instructions put in their "Safety is Global" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqAAQ0ZZMyw The notes in the Youtube video states We’re onboarding a new safety video. Nothing is more important than the … [Read more...]

American Airlines boosts US to London flights

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American Airlines are boosting their services to London Heathrow from their Dallas Fort Worth fortress hub and from Miami for the winter season. American Airlines Boeing 777 at London Heathrow - Image, GhettoIFE. The strengthening of the services adds more connections for passengers connecting to the vast network. Lets have a look at the flights. Firstly, between Dallas … [Read more...]

Vodafone UK introduces cheaper international roaming

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International phone roaming is a pain.  Seriously, I cannot think one thing I hate dealing with is the costs of being connected when on the road aboard. Whilst within the European Union, there are cost controls that force down the price of roaming (in terms of voice, messages and data). Thankfully, various UK phone companies are picking up the baton to reduce roaming rates. … [Read more...]

FAA lifts ban on flights to Tel Aviv

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The US Federal Aviation Administration has chosen to lift its ban on US based carriers on flying to Tel Aviv. The lift comes at 23:45 EST will allow operators to re-commence services if they choose to. In their release, the FAA states: The FAA has lifted its restrictions on U.S. airline flights into and out of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport by cancelling a Notice to Airmen … [Read more...]

FAA updates Tel Aviv guidance, suspensions extended

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The US Federal Aviation Administration has updated its guidance over flying into Tel Aviv Airport, with the body forbidding US airlines from serving the airport on the grounds of safety. The guidance states: Today the FAA issued another Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) informing U.S. airlines that yesterday’s NOTAM flight remains in effect for Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport … [Read more...]

Asiana Airlines brings forward its LA A380 service

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For those of you who are tracking A380 inaugural flights, Asiana Airlines will be commencing their Airbus A380 superjumbo services to Los Angeles by a week. Asiana Airlines Airbus A380 rolling out of the paint shop - Image, Airbus The service will now commence on 20th August (instead of the 26th August) between Seoul Incheon and Los Angeles International, according to their … [Read more...]

US FAA Suspends flights to Tel Aviv, other carriers follow

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It seems the current conflict between Israel and Palestine is beginning to impact airlines, after a rocket landing near 1 mile away from Ben Gurion Airport. The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) stating prohibiting landing at Tel Aviv for 24 hours stating: "U.S. airlines that they are prohibited from flying to or from Israel's Ben Gurion … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific pulls A340s out of Europe

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It seems as Cathay Pacific moves their fleet around, aircraft are being switched out in favour of different planes. This is visible in Cathay Pacific's plans to switch out Airbus A340-300s for Boeing 777-300ERs on their from Amsterdam, Paris and Rome. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. First to switch over will be the service to Amsterdam, … [Read more...]

MH17: Repercussions and changes

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With the MH17 disaster turning into something that it shouldn't be, lets take a step away and look at some of the repercussions for people intending to fly on Malaysia Airlines. For those looking at MH17 in the future, the flight number will be retired on Friday, and replace with MH19 as the Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur service.  The new flight pair will operate as: MH16 DEPART … [Read more...]