Economy Class & Beyond

S7: Joins OneWorld, makes Star Alliance’s life a bit more of a pain

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S7 Airlines have today formally joined the OneWorld Alliance, making it the 12th member to join.With S7 joining, it also brings in another airline - Globus Airlines who will join OneWorld as an affiliate. With this move, OneWorld's coverage will now serve 90 extra destinations extra in 28 countries, with 55 new cities within Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent … [Read more...]

BC: Postive A380 news! Skymark to order 4 A380’s for Japanese Domestic use

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It's time for some positive A380 news after the QF32 engine incident - and we'll kick off with Skymark Airlines of Japan who have confirmed to Airbus they wish to order Four A380's for Japanese Domestic operations only.That's right. Domestic Operations.Japan has a habit of needing to shift a lot of people around - and it's not uncommon to find 747-400's that were build for … [Read more...]

Rolls Royce: Engine Component failed on QF32

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News is emerging from Rolls Royce over the QF32 incident with their inital investigations of the QF32 uncontained engine incident.Rolls Royce has concluded that that a component failure in the turbine section of an engine fitted to a Qantas A380, the ultimately led to the oil fire which destroyed the powerplant in-flight. This was located in a specific component" in the turbine … [Read more...]

Austria follows Germany… another country to avoid for high departure taxes

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Well if you're planning a mileage run, redemption or a trip that starts in Austria, prepare to be stung for the latest fun from their government... another environmental tax akin to Air Passenger Duty, dressed up as an "Eco" Tax. The exact date has yet to be announced but it could be as early next year.Unlike Germanys tax or the United Kingdom's APD, this seems to be easier to … [Read more...]

DL: Nabs BA/AA JV Routes to BOS and MIA, Services and Dates TBA…

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It seems that the slots British Airways and American Airlines vacated due to the join venture tie up are to be awarded to Delta.Delta's request has been granted by US Department of Transportation and the European Commission for:London Heathrow - BostonLondon Heathrow - Miami As approved, services are due commence in March next year. Like BA/AA, and the Star Alliance Joint … [Read more...]

Rememberance Day in the United Kingdom

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I'll take a moment to stop yattering about broken A380's, Alliance Memberships, and all the normal stuff that I talk about about to talk about something a bit more important - Rememberance Day.If it was not for those people who have given their lives in conflicts around the world, it would simply be not possible to travel the world in freedom.On the 11th hour on the 11th day in … [Read more...]

LH: One A380 to have an engine changed.

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Well it was to be expected, but Lufthansa is change one of the engines in their fleet of Airbus A380's "as a precaution"This is after the QF32 uncontained engine failure last week.The change has been made, even though no findings have been discovered in relation to the Qantas incident. Lufthansa has been carrying out checks recommended by Rolls-Royce. Meanwhile Rolls-Royce has … [Read more...]