Economy Class & Beyond

Another step towards Miles and More – HON Circle and Excutive Bonus miles now earnable on BMI.

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Well the long march continues, with Miles and More Members now able to earn Executive bonus and HON Circle miles on BMI. Normally, earning these bonuses is restricted to fully integrated (ie fully owned) members of Miles and More. FTL and SEN can earn 25% too (expect on BMI Baby flights). So for all Miles and more Members, this is good news. BMI announced that it would offer … [Read more...]

BA/VS: Both post losses.

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Earnings season is in full swing at the moment, with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic releasing their numbers today.And for both, neither is good reading.BA reported a pre-tax loss of £164m, larger than the £148m loss it made in the same period last year, whilst Virgin Atlantic announced a pre-tax operating loss of £132m in the 12 months to February.BA of … [Read more...]

AZ: Wha? You actually *FLY* Alitalia? How does £20 off sound?

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Let it not be said I pay attention to my inbox, as I had a lovely public voucher drop through it today for Alitalia.Providing you book between now and 31st August, and flying 1st November to 15th December, you can get £20 off using code AUTUMN2010 at the checkout providing you do it via www.alitalia.co.uk. Usefully, it's also valid across the network, apart from domestic … [Read more...]

FM: Confirmed – Shanghai Airlines to leave Star Alliance

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In a not too unexpected move, Shanghai Airlines will be leaving Star Alliance.Recently, Shanghai Airlines have merged with China Eastern Airlines - who themselves are joining SkyTeam and as such keeping one airline in two alliances is a no-no.This opens up one hell of a hole in China for Star Alliance and leaves Air China as the sole partner within China, and a bigger hole of … [Read more...]

LH: Lufty post a loss – no thanks to the ash….

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Another day, another set of account out. This time, it's the Lufthansa group posting another loss of of €104m for the first half of 2010, an improvement of the loss made last year. Of course, it's time to trot out the reasons why, and in no particular order:Pilots strikesCosts of integrating BMICosts of integrating Austrian "That" Volcanic ash cloud causing EU Airspace to … [Read more...]

Airblue A321 Crash in Pakistan:

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Unlike yesterday's crash where the pilots survived, a crash today did not have same fortunate results.An AirBlue Flight 202 (a private Pakistani Airline) Airbus A321 crashed today, at around 10:00hr on the outskirts of Islamabad, running a a Karachi to Islamabad service, with 146 passengers and6 6 crew aboard. The Aircraft left left Karachi at 0750 local. The aircraft crashed … [Read more...]

SQ: Singapore Airlines has a good quarter….

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Well, the upturn is in full effect, with the news from Singapore Airlines has made a first-quarter profit of 253 million Singapore dollars ($184.7m; £119m).Singapore Airlines put this down to a rise of passenger and freight traffic - which is good to see, and are expecting these numbers to hold for the remainder of the year. Passenger numbers climbed by 5.5% in the first … [Read more...]

AB: Confirmed – Air Berlin to Join Oneworld in 2012.

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So as revealed yesterday, Air Berlin has formally invited to join OneWorld with a memorandum of understanding signed. So lets take a deeper look.Air Berlin itself will join OneWorld as a full member, with Niki joining as well as a OneWorld affiliate (as at is owned partially by Air Berlin). They will both be joining OneWorld in early 2012 (with no defined actual date yet), … [Read more...]

LH: Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 crash at Riyadh

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Not good news coming from Riyadh airport, with reports of a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 Flight LH 8460 crashing at King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane was piloted by a two-man crew, according to initial reports. Both pilots are being treated in hospital.On board Flight LH 8460 were 80 tonnes of freight. It is not yet known exactly what type of freight it was … [Read more...]

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