Economy Class & Beyond

Unite Vs BA: Here we go again – Ballot to Strike

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Well I haven't had the deep joy about writing about this for months as it's been bubbling away. But Unite has decided to call for strike action against BA again. This time, it's over travel perks, and reinstatement of those perks for members who striked who had had them revoked. Unite's mouthpeace Tony Woodley quotes that the decision that BA took was "needless and vindictive", … [Read more...]

Surely you cannot be serious? I am serious – and don’t call me Shirly – Leslie Nelison passes away

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A sad loss in the world of entertainment, and one who allowed many a frequent flyer to laugh out loud in "Airplane", Leslie Neilson has passed away yesterday at the age of 84.A serious actor at first, he found his comic timing, and it delivered in Airplane! followed by Police Squad and the Naked Gun Series. A very sad loss indeed - but his humour will live on in the films. … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Delta 757 & CRJ-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane p0rn. This week, it's a Delta 757 lined up on the runway at Los Angeles, with a CRJ-200 sneaking into shot as it'll be next to take off - whilst I'm lining up for landing in a United A320. More next week! … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Delta 757 & CRJ-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane p0rn. This week, it's a Delta 757 lined up on the runway at Los Angeles, with a CRJ-200 sneaking into shot as it'll be next to take off - whilst I'm lining up for landing in a United A320. … [Read more...]

UK – A dusting of Snow – Except Delays

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For those of you travelling from the regions, expect delays as snow has fallen and is starting to cause minor to major delaysCheck your airline, and double check your airport - you can find a list of UK airports at GhettoIFE.com, and visit their depature/arrival boards.Good luck! … [Read more...]

TSA Bumper Stickers – in full

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Me? TSA (Transportation Security Administration) Bashing? Could be - dread the thought some of them are competent, but alas - I seem to get the ones who are 1) deaf or 2) don't understand the meaning of "Manually Scan my Film".And I'm looking forward to the day I'm selected for a Millimetre Wave Scan - as we all know, these scan are X-Ray based, and X-Rays's are a cumulative … [Read more...]

OS: Releases new seat. And it’s a vision of hell.

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Some people like them, but I'm not a fan. Austrian Airlines (as well as Lufthansa and BMI) show off their new Europe Seat. And oh dear. How thin does this look?And spin forward to 50 seconds or so, and you'll see thisImage - Austrian Airlines, grabbed from Video. Oh dear. Silm seats, zilch padding, and it does look... ermm. Yes well.Can anyone say uncomfortable? … [Read more...]

787 – Further delayed

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As you may have read elsewhere, Boeing has had a few more problems with their 787 fleet, and having to ground the entire test fleet due to an onboard fire aboard a plane during testThe findings are out - and it's not good news with Boeing have to develop “minor design changes” and updates to power distribution panels and system software.Tests have been carried out … [Read more...]

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