Welcome to yet another review of day to at Paris ... and if we're blunt, not a lot from those IFE units and suppliers today. However Thales (who are providing the IFE on the new QR birds) seem to have a new weez... Wireless IFE Of course, wireless seems to be one of those buzzwords, so we're looking at wireless in terms of Cabin control and systems. Of course - pumping … [Read more...]
Paris airshow and IFE – What’s hot?
Well this week the Paris Air Show is off and running. Obviously, I'm not there (my purse strings are limited y'know), so I'll be analysing some of the stuff coming from Flight International, Cranky, and a few other sources to make some sort of sense of whats going on in the world on In-Flight Entertainment Lets look at the free entertainment first - the world out of your … [Read more...]
Sunday Soapbox – Food.. Make an effort please!
Now moving to a subject close to my heart - Food. I don't expect the finest gourmet dining whilst in the air. Heck, in economy, I expect to be give something resembling food and be done with it. What I don't expect is this: Ok, I'll vaguely attempt to ignore the bad attempt at Salad (hey, chuck some green leaves together), the abomination of Pudding (A triple … [Read more...]
Cashback on Flying!
We all hate ponying up cash for things in life. But what if we could money from a click? We all know about referrals from site to site - generating revenue for the adveriser. Well cashback sites give you that cash...back (hence the name - cashback... rather simples really) Here's a quick look in terms of AIRLINES in what you could get from companies if going through a … [Read more...]
IFE.. of sorts – Pete Doherty found with needles… and Heroin
Pete Doherty. The man who quiet frankly who can't turn a tune or goes out with the Beehive of 2008 seems to be once again in trouble http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090608/en_afp/switzerlandbritainpeopledoherty Nothing in there about the possible dangers to other passengers, or the fact Heroin possession is a Class A drug, with up to 7 years in the slammer. And all he … [Read more...]
United time laspe configures a 747… and what about Economy class?
United seems to be busy with their Youtube Channel (dread the thought - doing a Delta) and has posted this little vid of a reconfiguration of a 747... My interest in this video starts at 0:58 seconds... where we see economy class being fitted in (getting shot of those lovely grey with multi-striped coloured seats to nice corporate blue ones. And SURPRISE! Not … [Read more...]
And now in NJ…
... and SURPRISE... United have managed to ruin my luggage already.Not a happy bunny right now - more to come later .... (and United has taken no resposibiltity as it is external damage and therefore out of the T&C;'s)Waste of fudging space... … [Read more...]
A useful list from Delta!
Shock and horror from the airline that brought us a finger waggle that "Smoking is not allowed on any Delta flight" For some time people have had to guess what IFE is installed onboard an aircraft. Well Delta has taken some of the pain out of the guesswork (and wasting hours on SeatGuru) and published a list on their blog … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – A reflection
Time for some more airplane p0rn - this time from within an actual airplane A United 757-200 in reflection, cruising between Seattle and Chicago. … [Read more...]
Beware the great mobile con – How to try and save money on calls aboard…
Cheapskates way of saving money on Mobile calls in the USA. Lets face it, most of us are married to mobile phones (what, luddite in the corner – you aren’t… oh go and look at some airplane p0rn instead). Unfortunately the moment you step out of the realms of the European Union (or European Economic Area) prices skyrocket. Lets take a simple 1 minute … [Read more...]