Well as you know British Airways has relaunched it's "To Fly, To Serve" brand. Easyjet are not being slouches, and have struck back with their advert. Nothing like a war of words eh? … [Read more...]
Stelios is up to something…. but what?
It seems Stelios Haji-Ioannou of EasyJet fame is planning something called FastJet.... www.fastjet.com But what is he up to? Certainly EasyJet aren't over impressed. EasyJet say: it has received notice from Haji-Ioannou that he "intends to set up airline branded Fastjet and that a website, www.fastjet.com, has already been established". and "To the extent … [Read more...]
D7: The Push For Sydney and Japan
AirAsia X is beginning it's push to serve Sydney from Kuala Lumpur LCCT, adding to the served destinations to Australia. However, there are little completion issues - namley the Malaysian authorities refusing to fly the rote. That privilege has been reserved for Malaysian Airlines. As one of the bigger cities in Australia, it's a no-brainer for an airline to launch a … [Read more...]
NH: Boeing 787 Number 1 Delivered
Boeing have formally handed over and delivered the first production Boeing 787 aircraft to All Nippon Airways yesterday, which marks a big landmark for the 787 programme - a delivery to the customer. Image - The Boeing Company The ceremonial handing over of the keys (and the cash in Boeing's bank account) now complete, the first production frame will be heading off … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Singapore Airlines Airbus A380
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week, it's a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 taxiing at London Heathrow Airport, on the way to Singapore. More of course next week! … [Read more...]
YYZ2: Trip Pictures Loaded
Good news! The trip pictures are now all loaded for your entertainment. Again, they're all listed on my Photoblog, but for now, here's the full list: They're available on the sidebar to the left, but here's the direct links to them The trip bits: Part 1: To London - http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2011/09/13/yyz2-to-london.html Part 2: London to Brussels on … [Read more...]
Safety Video Saturday – Classic – Continental 767-400
It's Saturday, the end of the month almost so it's time to drag Larry Kellner back to see the now non-existent Continental Airlines to see what safety was like aboard a (now United) 767-400.... (Dear CO Fanbois. My blog, my rules. You've got your logo on United birds now... so just take this change you might like....) More next week! … [Read more...]
A Warning for those who collect Tesco points and convert them to Air Miles/BA Miles
Highlighted on Money Saving Expert, is the ending of the "Double Points" promotion that has been running at Tesco Supermarket/Store chain for for the past 2 years. What was 2 points a £1 is slashed back to 1 point a £1. Tesco say this is so that they can fund £500m of price-drops (whilst the cyncist would say this is an extra £500m of reduced … [Read more...]
BD/BA: The continued canablisation of BMI – sells 6 slot pairs to British Airways
It seems according to http://www.thebasource.com/ that IAG have purchased 6 pairs of slots at London Heathrow from BMI. According to the site, the six pairs of daily slots will start to be used from late October with both longhaul and shorthaul expansion. Whilst 6 pairs is not a lot, it's still a fair lump. Early indications suggest that slots from the Berlin and … [Read more...]
AK: Guess who is launching a Loyalty Scheme?
Our low cost carrier friend AirAsia is on the brink of launching it's own loyalty scheme it seems. Working with another Tony Fernandez company - Tune Money - a programme is being launched called BIG in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange. This will be a loyalty point programme, and customers will collect the from AirAsia and other merchants. Once you've got a small … [Read more...]
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