Economy Class & Beyond

** BREAKING ** BA Staff vote to strike – by 81%

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In a completely unexpected move(!) British Airways staff in the Unite union have voted to strike with 81% of staff polled voting in favour of industrial action.However British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA) say this may not end in a strike.Quote: "We don't want to strike," said spokesperson Ken Ablard. "All we want is for BA to negotiate and not … [Read more...]

Lufthansa and Germanwings strike: It’s a Go!

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With the German Pilots union not willing to budge, nor Lufthansa - the strike action and emergency timetables are now in effect. Luftansa's replacement timetable is here.  Lufthansa Italia routes are unaffected.Germanwings replacement timetable is also up here The action is expected to end Thursday (25) midnight.   Good luck if you're caught in these … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – KLM Fokker F70

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It's that time of the week again and time for some more airplane p0rn.This week, to celebrate the additions to SkyTeam, it's a KLM Fokker F70 on a CityHopper service from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Schipol.More Airplane p0rn of course - next week! … [Read more...]

SkyTeam expands – Vientam Airlines an TARON to join

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Well it seems SkyTeam has finally got a bit busy and have formally invited Vietnam Airlines and TAROM (Romainan Airlines) to join it's alliance.In theory, this will boost SkyTeams presence in Eastern Europe (with Alitalia nearby), and strengthen it in Asia (where it has Korea Air and China Southern) In membership terms, Vietnam Airlines will join as a full member, where as … [Read more...]

Meanwhile, Lufthansa has a strike on the horizon (Lufthansa Strike)

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So if you've been laughing at BA and it's upcoming strike action decision, spare a thought for those who are flying Lufthansa and GermanWings next week.The German flag carrier and the "Vereinigung Cockpit” (VC) Union (Pilots union) are locked in a dispute that is leading to full strike action, schedule to run from 22 February 2010 to 25 February 2010 for both Lufthansa … [Read more...]

BA vs Unite: BA 2, Unite Nil….

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Like warring couples, the BA and Unite seem to be continuing to have their little fallouts in public.Unite's bid to overturn in the modifications of the contract have failed.  Whilst Unite insists it was not consulted properly, BA insists "the changes do not alter contractual terms and conditions for individual crew member"BA is of course is rather pleased with the … [Read more...]

Tokyo Haneda (HND) begins to open up – Why should you care?

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I'll demonstrate in some simple graphical steps...Tokyo and her airportsView Larger MapIn distance terms (driving) it's 82.5km from Narita, or 25.2km from Haneda - or in other words, 1 and a half hours vs 30 minutes or so. Any way you cut it, that's a time saving. Japan and the USA are starting to open up HND to long range traffic (with BA having a poke around too when an Open … [Read more...]

Eurostar to Brussels? Not likely at the moment…

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Yesterday there was one hell of a crash in Belgium that has affected Eurostar services from London to Brussels via Lille.As the Eurostar lines run next to the crash site, the area has been closed off, and services cannot run at this time. Also Thayles services suspended during this time.  Eurostar reports their service between London and Brussels will be affected at least … [Read more...]

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