Economy Class & Beyond

BMI continues its downsizing stratagy – Kills off Dublin crew

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BMI is a funny old beast of an airline.  It launches into brand new markets guns ablazing, only to pull out less than a year later, or it kills routes at random. It's preferred method of doing this is to: Let Revenue management take over setting wild prices Realising no one want to travel because prices are to wild Cancelling the route citing load and yield … [Read more...]

JAL: Approching Endgame?

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JAL's shares have once again taken a nosedive as people fear it's heading into bankruptcy - even though American has increased its bid to $1.3 Billion and it's employees have voted to take cuts in the pensions scheme. With further cost cutting concessions - The Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan will happily inject new cash - providing JAL goes bankrupt, … [Read more...]

Maxmising LHR-ORD (The Spring Commute) – Part I….

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So it's coming up to that time of year again when I visit the USA. As I'm on limited time to, there will be little time for mileage running, or doing great hops here and there. So what's the obvious answer? Either nest a trip inside a trip (which 9/10 times isn't allowed) ... or try to maximise mileage vs cost. So whilst A) is a nice idea - it isn't going to happen (least of … [Read more...]

Korean Air show how to get decals on a plane

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Ok - this one passed me by, but it's a good little video of how Korean Air tart up one of their 747-400 fleet to show the sponsorship of the British Museum Well you can't say they didn't make an effort with the plane. Very cute... if the music is slightly annoying... … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Delta MD-88

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It's Sunday again, so therefore it must be time for some more airplane p0rn!This week, A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 in Delta colours at Philadelphia International More of course next week! … [Read more...]

The fallout of NW253 – Trouble on EK004 (LHR-DBX).

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It seems what some considered as "little things" are making airlines lock down quickly. Three people made verbal threats on the plane as it was taxing at Heathrow. The plane was brought back to stand, and Police swarmed on board. These people were arrested, and the plane brought back onto Heathrow T3, with armed police and sniffer dogs checking the plane out.  Other … [Read more...]

BA and Unite – Back to to the negotiating table….

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Well it seems BA and Unite are heading back to the table to try and avoid the oncoming storm of more strike action. Unite has agreed to the talks with BA in an attempt to find a settlement over jobs, pay and conditions.  As you remember, on the run-up to Christmas,  strike action was around the corner until it was deemed illegal by the courts. In response, Unite … [Read more...]

Yes, the weather is still bad…

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... and there are many disruptions at airports, airlines, train and public transport. And roads too. Whilst the snow threat has receded, it's now turning from a Snow into an Ice problem with black ice developing everywhere. Allow extra time for your journeys, and check with your carrier if a service is running! … [Read more...]