Economy Class & Beyond

The Long Road to Denver…

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Well with everything kicking off at work (not least of all due to a certain action that is occurring next Wednesday), I'm in the midst of preparing for my end of year mileage run. Because those miles aren't going to earn themselves as I get to my end of BMI year. For a challenge, I've set myself with a tiny itinerary next week. It's not complex in any way, shape or … [Read more...]

Government postures for Public Sector Strike – Whitehall Civil Servants Training for Border Security

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It seems Her Majesty's Government has got it through its head (no matter what thinly vield threats it is trying to state through the media) that the UK Public Sector Unions are taking their members out on strike on the 30th November 2011. And this will impact the UK Border as the members of the UK Border Agency are members of the PCS Union who are joining the day of … [Read more...]

Lion Air puts in an order for up 380 737’s… wha?

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This is one I've been trying to get my head round since I first read it on Flight earlier. And that is Lion Air of Indonesia has ordered 29 Boeing 737-900ER's and 201 737-MAX's (being the second operator confirmed to operate the new 737-MAX series, with options for another 150 aircraft. That makes a grand total 380 aircraft possible on the order books, at a list price of … [Read more...]

The saga of Comtel Airlines

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If there is a "How not to run an airline guide", it seems that Comtel Airlines seem to fit the bill right now. Comtel Airlines started up a route between Birmingham Airport and Amritsar in India and commenced the route a few weeks ago using wet-leased 757's by Mint Lineas Aeras. But it seems travel agents didn't pass all the money onto the airline, as when they landed in … [Read more...]

Airlines band together to fight Air Passenger Duty rises

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What do British Airways (IAG), EasyJet, RyanAir and Virgin Atlantic all have in common? It seems  they all have a genuine hatred of Air Passenger Duty (APD), and have called for the UK Government and want it scrapped. APD was originally a "Green" Tax, that strangely by the government of the day - not ring-fenced. Since then, further administrations have tried to greenwash … [Read more...]

Pan Am on tonight!

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For UK people, it's that time where we see the romanticised images of a bygone age on when Pan Am takes to the skies on BBC2 tonight Image - BBC/ABC/Guardian It's on a 21:00 and 21:45, with the first two episodes. For those who missed as well tonight, Come Fly With Me (The Story of Pan Am) with Honor Blackman will be repeated Of course, these are also available on BBC … [Read more...]

Tiger Australia cleared to fly more flights

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Tiger Airways Australia have been beavering away in the background since they were given the all clear to fly again. Well the regulators seem to satisfied over the progress they have made, and have been allowed to operate at total of 32 sectors a day. This is up from the 22 they were operating when the were re-cleared to fly, but way down on the 60 sectors a day that were … [Read more...]

Kingfisher… floundering?

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It seems that the airline Kingfisher is foundering. Quite badly. On Friday, Kingfisher cancelled more flights, and its shares sunk on it revealing it is almost $1.2billion in debt, and is trying to raise cash. The founder - Vijay Mallya - insists the airline will not close, but will rationalise itself and reconfigure itself. And that could be too little too late with … [Read more...]

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