Economy Class & Beyond

Flight-Fight! Back to Dublin Airport

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Flight-Fight! Back to Dublin Airport Flight-fight? Fight-FIGHT! Round 1: Booking and Check in Off to Birmingham Airport Round 2: Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin Airport Interlude: Spotting in Dublin Back to Dublin Airport Round 3: Ryanair FR666 Dublin to Birmingham Airport Quickie ride home And the knockout blow goes … [Read more...]

British Airways complete the re-fit of 18 747s

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British Airways continue to sweat its assets a bit more, with the completion of a refit of part of the Boeing 747 fleet. Club World refreshed cabin - Image, British Airways World Traveller refreshed cabin - Image, British Airways. 18 of the Boeing 747-400 fleet have gone in for the refresh So what's new? These planes have been configured with a high seat … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing at London Heathrow Airport is a Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200, as it prepares for the trip back to Beirut. Middle East Airlines (or MEA) operate a fleet of five Airbus A330-200s in its long haul fleet. The SkyTeam member also operates a fleet Airbus A320 and A321 … [Read more...]

Eurostar Strike Suspended

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For those of you who are travelling this weekend on Eurostar, expecting a strike, there's good news... and that is the strike is suspended. Eurostar Class 373 at Paris Gare Du Nord - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. According to the BBC the strike has been suspended to allow the RMT and TSSA unions to get around the table with Eurostar to have talks. The train … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines adds India to its network

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Brussels Airlines is to re-forge an old connection, with the airline to connect Brussels and India together. Brussels Airlines Airbus A330 at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The plan calls for Brussels Airlines to connect Brussels and Mumbai with a five times a week service between the two cities. Brussels Airlines see this as an important link, with … [Read more...]

Top Tip: Don’t fly your drone near a plane

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If there's something that does annoy me - there are those who operate drone aircraft dangerously. The majority of operators fly them within the law and regulations. However, there is a minority who insist on being class one idiots, risking lives as they strike for the perfect air-to air footage. In Newquay, a  Flybe aircraft was flying at about 900ft (275m) and was about … [Read more...]

Ethical Hacker wins 1 million miles. They’re United Miles…

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If you're good at breaking things (pretty much a prerequisite for working in the IT industry), something to consider is ethical hacking, and bug bounties. Some companies offer cold hard cash. Others offer other items... such as United Airlines. United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER on approach to Chicago O'Hare, Image Economy Class and Beyond According to The Register, a … [Read more...]

Eurostar strikes ahead…

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It seems there's more trouble and strife on the railways, this time affecting Eurostar. Eurostar Class 373 at Paris Gare du Nord - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Workers from two different unions will walk out on different dates. The list is below: RMT members will walk out from 12 to 15 and 27 to 29 August  TSSA members will strike on 14 and 15 and 28 and … [Read more...]

The day after the datacentre goes *foom* – Delta continues its recovery.

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Delta continues its recovery after the incident at their data centre that caused their operations to be halted. Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, as the airline tries to get back to normal, there is of course the mess still to clean up - one of those messes is the cancellations still in the … [Read more...]