Economy Class & Beyond

Lets Tallinn that again! – AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn

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Lets Tallinn that again! AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you transit … [Read more...]

British Airways add direct services from Dublin and Edinburgh for the summer

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It seems someone at British Airways route planning/capacity planning really wants to work the Embraer fleet work hard during the weekends, with the announcement of new routes from Dublin and Edinburgh to the Balearic Islands. British Airways Embraer E-190SR at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The routes will operate from May onwards for the summer … [Read more...]

Air India goes neo – takes delivery of their first A320neo

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The list of Airbus A320neo operators continues to grow, with Air India taking delivery of their first A320neo. Air India Airbus A320 neo - Image, Airbus Air India will be obtaining 14 its A320neo aircraft via a lease agreement with ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company of Kuwait. This A320neo is powered with CFM LEAP-1A engines - making Air India the first … [Read more...]

Peace breaks out – Lufthansa and Cockpit union agree pay deal

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In a rare sign of peace breaking out, it appears both Lufthansa and the Cockpit pilots union have agreed to remediation measures with an arbiter over the long-running pay dispute. Lufthansa Airbus A380 taxing at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The recommendations from the arbiter include: A pay increase for the 5,400 pilots in the Group tariff … [Read more...]

Mr Kevincm returns to Washington – Short and Sweet

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Mr Kevincm returns to Washington - Short and Sweet In this... well.. mess: How far can you go for a £1 (+Tax)? Off to Manchester Airport, Manchester Airport and the BA Terraces Lounge AA735 Manchester Airport to Philadelphia A long Philadelphia layover featuring the US Customs and the TSA at their best. AA4545 Philadelphia to Washington Reagan Holiday … [Read more...]

Steam trains returns to regularly timetabled services… for a few days

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In the UK, it's not unusal to see steam trains on the main line railway as they operate on railtours or train cruises. But on timetabled services?  Not since the last steam service ran nearly 50 years ago. Until yesterday. Northern Rail and the A1 Locomotive Trust teamed up to operate the steam Locomotive "60163 Tornado" on the Settle to Carlisle Line. 60163 Tornado at … [Read more...]

Finnair Singers sing for Valentines Day

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I've noticed in my travels that Finnair like to do things differently to some airlines. And that includes in the air. The Finnair Singers were aboard the New York flight today (14th February) to bring some Valentine surprise and cheer to the passengers aboard the flight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esg-aMCLw-s&feature=youtu.be I may have been won over by … [Read more...]

Embraer’s E190-E2 Launch operator is…

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... Widerøe! Widerøe will launch the updated Embraer E-Jet - the E190-E2 in the first half of 2018. This will be the first member of the new series of the E-Jet family - the E2 family. Widerøe has a firm order for three E190-E2 aircraft, with options for twelve more E2 Family series E-jets. The airline will configure their E190-E2 with 114 … [Read more...]