Economy Class & Beyond

First Airbus A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) heads towards the paint shop

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With the first A350-1000 delivered, Airbus can concentrate on the next variant of the A350 - the A350-900ULR. ULR in this case means "Ultra Long Range" Airbus A350-900XWB Ultra Long Range at Toulouse - Image, Airbus The A350-900ULR will enter service initally with Singapore Airlines in 2018, with the airline considering flights between Singapore and New York on a … [Read more...]

Also a rooftop bar: JOON heads off to Mumbai

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It seems that Joon - the airline in an airline that some refer to as a rooftop bar, but masquerades as a lower cost version of Air France has found anohter location to operate long haul services to - and it will be Mumbai Joon will take over the route from Air France on the 18th June 2018, operating a daily service between Paris and Mumbai. Also includes Mumbai - the … [Read more...]

Norwegian double Dublin to Stewart International (New York State)

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Norwegian has announced that it is to double its service between Dublin and Stewart International Airport (I'm sorry - New York Stewart International Airport), with the service due to go twice daily. Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8 with Irish Explorer Tom Crean on the tail - Image, Norwegian Air Shuttle, used under CC3.0 The service double-daily will go 26th April 2018, with … [Read more...]

Lost property on Aer Lingus? It’s going to cost money to get back….

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It seems the drive to monetise any service continues as Aer Lingus is outsourcing its lost property services. WeReturnit.com will now run the service for the airline for items left on the plane and in the Aer Lingus lounge at Dublin Airport. We are delighted to announce @aerlingus as our latest #propertypartner We look forward to repatriating #lostproperty worldwide to … [Read more...]

Back to the Future – the Nokia Bananna phone returns (8110 4G)

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Nokia (or rather HMD Global who hold the rights to use the Nokia name for phones) is back again with another retro handset for you... and this time, there's a few interesting features. Introducing the Nokia 8110 4G Nokia 8110 4G - Image, HMD Global/Nokia Those who are old enough to remember - will remember this last time around when it was introduced in 1996 (and was … [Read more...]

UK – “The Beast from the East” – Snow due, cancellations ahead

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With the national obession with weather in the United Kingdom - of note is the cold snap that is hitting the country - that will make it colder than Norway when adding the wind chill in. The UK Met Office has announced Yellow warnings for today and Amber warnings for tomorrow  So is travel going to be affected? Of course it will. British Airways has confirmed … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing Manchester

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Departing the wet and cold of Manchester Airport is an American Airlines Airbus A330-200 as it takes off for a transatlantic hop, bound for Philadelphia. American Airlines operates both version of the Airbus A330 (current engine) - the A330-200 (the range optimised variant) and the A330-300 (the payload … [Read more...]

REVIEW: The Manchester Airport Escape Lounge (T3) – A viable alternative?

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Once again, Adam is back looking at lounges for me whilst I'm trapped in the office. This time, he's at Terminal 3 in Manchester Airport, and at The Escape Lounge. I've been to the British Airways T3 lounge a few times before. How does The Escape Lounge compare to the BA offering next door? Over to you Adam... Manchester Airport Terminal 3 is a severely overstretched bit … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines next Boeing 787-10 destination: Perth

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Singapore Airlines have confirmed their next Boeing 787-10 operation - and it will be Perth, Australia.  Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10  The airline will convert one of the airlines four daily services to Perth operations to operate a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. These planes will be operated in a two-class configuration, with 36 Business Class and 301 Economy Class … [Read more...]