Economy Class & Beyond

Horrendously geeky: How to build a plane engine

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Whilst the BBC laughably calls this "How to build a Jumbo Jet Engine" (and they feature no 747's - the traditional jumbo jet), it actually gives a very geeky insight and the sheer work that goes into the construction of a Rolls Royce Trent Engine, some peeks at the 787 and some of the first engine parts of the A350XWB.Worth the 60 minutes it's on for.UK Users can access it from … [Read more...]

Google buys ITA Software

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Now you're thinking "why the hell am I talking about Google buying yet another company?"Well this is important - as it's the engine a lot us use to get the base fares, tax breakdowns and fare comparison tools. In addition from a commercial viewpoint, it's the software that drives some airlines booking  engines (Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Continental and US Airways) as well … [Read more...]

BD: Wha? You actually *fly* BMI? 10% off sound any good?

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For those few people who actually fly BMI, courtesy of www.vouchercodes.co.uk, there's a lovely 10% code of 10FLYBMI. Unlike previous codes, this is valid on the whole network. However as usual, you've 1) got to be quick to book it as it expires on the 01/08/10  and 2) find somewhere you want to go that BMI operate to (which is a challenge in itself) Now there are a bunch … [Read more...]

FR: Ryanair cuts capactiy at STN, Odious Little Man blames APD.

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Well, Ryanair is doing a repeat of last year, cutting services and frequencies at London Stansted, with 22 aircraft based at there for the Winter season, and 135 less servicesIn general, UK Capacity will be down 17%, with Stansted's capacity dropping by 16% over the winter months. However, as usual Ryanair goes on the attack, and a full on rant about Air Passenger Duty (APD - … [Read more...]

Coming soon: Maggots on a plane!

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It seems that life is just fun on US Airways, when a discovery of maggots halted and forced a service back to the gate. Let the video do the talking:There's a whole peice on Syracuse.com, but there can be only one word to describe this.EWWWWW!Hat tip: The Register … [Read more...]

JL/NH: JAL and ANA annoucnes it’s Haneda intentions…

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Whilst JAL isn't out of the fire when it comes to its financial troubles, it is continue to innovate with the opening up of Tokyo Haneda. And there are some interest routes opening up including:BangkokHonolulu Paris Charles De Gaulle San Francisco.SingaporeTaipei SongshanANA on the other hand has made it's move, which makes it a practical head to head on lots of them. The … [Read more...]

Welcome to Star Alliance Aegean Airlines

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So, Star Alliance grows to 28 members now with Agean Airlines confirming it's membership, expanding the influence of Star across Greece now, 12 months since it was announced they were joining up. Aegean Airlines operates a fleet of 30 aircraft covering a total of 54 domestic and international routes on more than 150 daily flights. This is made up of 26 Domestic routes and 28 … [Read more...]

BD: Analysis – Diamond Club upcoming changes.

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Well a little PDF of the presentation given by Wolfgang Prock-Schauer - the Chief Executive Officer of bmi, and whilst it takes a little reading, I draw your attention toThe good news to take away is that Lufthansa will be keeping BMI more or less in its current form, however for frequent flyers, the news is not so great with on throwaway line in the presentation.I … [Read more...]

Belfast and Dublin Pictures slowly going live….

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The trip picrtures are slowly going live.You can find them if the left hand bar ever refreshes, or at the following links below:BHX-BFS with BMI BabyHotel Ibis, BelfastEnterprise Rail Service, Belfast Central to Dublin Connolly DUB-BHX with Aer LingusIs a trip report coming? Depends. Gotta finish writing it first....  … [Read more...]

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