LOT Polish Airlines is preparing to refit its Boeing 787 fleet, fitted with the airline going exclusively with Recaro Aircraft Seating/ The LOT Boeing 787 refit will cover the installation of seats in Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy seats, using the CL6720, PL3530, and CL3810 seats in the business, premium, and economy classes, respectively. This will be over … [Read more...]
Alaska Airlines selects additional Recaro seats for their Boeing 737 MAX
With Alaska Airlines adding additional Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to their fleet, naturally, they will need more seats. Once again, Alaska Airlines have turned to Recaro Aircraft Seating to provide seats for their new aircraft. New seats for Alaska Airlines - Image, Recaro Aircraft Seating. Alaska Airlines have added 13 additional shipsets- containing the CL4710 … [Read more...]
Marriott International set to face a £99 million GDPR breach fine
Hot off the heels of the intended fine that the Information Commissioners Office intends to levy British Airways, Marriott International will be feeling the same wrath of the ICO - with its intent to fine Mariott over £99 million. The Marriott Marquis Washington DC - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The full amount the ICO is intending to find Marriott … [Read more...]
Air Premia signs for Recaro seating in their upcoming 787
Air Premia (an airline of South Korea - currently in its startup) phase has chosen first Boeing 787-9 aircraft exclusively with Recaro seats The Seoul-based airline - a hybrid low-cost carrier - will equip their plane with two of Recaro's long haul seats - the CL3710 (for an economy class product) and the PL3530 as a premium economy product. Let's look at the seats … [Read more...]
German Union Verdi calls for a strike – Major Disruption Ahead
If you're travelling to, from or through Germany on the 15th January, you might want to reconsider your travel plans, with the Verdi union calling it's security workers out on strike over a pay dispute. This will impact a lot of the German airports including Hanover, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle, Dresden and Hamburg, with considerable disruption to the security screening … [Read more...]
Hyatt hit with Malware. Again. Check you statements
The joy of Malware has hit Hyatt Hotels again - this time affecting hotels chain in Asia, The Middle East, South America and the United States of America. The full statement from Hyatt is below. The malware was loaded at Hyatt-managed locations between 18 March 2017 and 2 July 2017, affecting locations in The USA (Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) Brazil … [Read more...]
Normality continues to resume – Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways clear electronics ban
More good news broke out on Sunday with two more airlines clearing the large electronics ban to the USA. Welcome to the club Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways. Continuing to prove that Royal Jordanian continues to be on top of its social media game (as they have been for quiet some time), the airline revealed that things were back to normal in a Tweet: The electronic … [Read more...]
Turkish Airlines clears the US Large Electronics Ban
It seems where Etihad have gone, Turkish Airlines have followed - with the announcement on Twitter that the ban is being lifted tomorrow (5th July 2017) on US-Bound flights. Here's the tweet below: Dear Passengers, #WelcomeOnBoard to our US-bound flight. Please fasten your seatbelts and enjoy your own electronic devices. pic.twitter.com/WbcZwNPhrf — Turkish Airlines … [Read more...]
Emirates tries to help in its own way around the the Electronics Ban
It seems that Emirates has been thinking how to handle its way around the large electronics ban that affects it from its Dubai to USA direct departures. Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Emirates will allow its customer travelling to the USA via Dubai to use their laptops, tablets and large electronic items for first part of … [Read more...]
UK DfT/Foreign and Commonwealth office update travel advice for the Electronics Ban
The UK Government yesterday followed the USA and placed a ban on large electronic items being carried in hand luggage from various countries into the UK. Lets start with the Department of Transport who have set down the new rules. There are new size restrictions for phones, laptops and tablets for air travel on selected routes to the UK https://t.co/uVLxTZ5tSz … [Read more...]