Economy Class & Beyond

Paris Taxis go flat fare to and from Paris Orly/Paris CDG

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Sometimes when you get to a city after a long flight, you don't want to argue with public transport providers to get from the airport to a destination - rather you want to get in a cab and go. Paris is the latest city to implement flat rate cab fares to and from its major airports - Paris Orly and Paris Charles De Gaulle. Paris Taxis along the Champs Elysees towards Arc de … [Read more...]

Heathrow Connect – Still Suspended

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The Heathrow Connect service (operating local stopping services between London Paddington to the Heathrow Airport) remains suspended as Siemens engineers attempt to discover what is wrong with the Heathrow Express trains. Heathrow Express trains have been taken out of service for what has been described as "the foreseeable future" according to Global Rail News. For now, … [Read more...]

Delivered: The First Singapore Airlines A350

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After writing about the first routes for Singapore Airlines A350 yesterday, it seems today was the day that Airbus formally delivered the aircraft to Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines first Airbus A350 at the Airbus delivery centre, Toulouse - Image, Airbus The first aircraft left Toulouse for its new home of Singapore - where the plane will be pressed into service … [Read more...]

Thalys launches Izy – low cost trains between Paris and Brussels

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It seems Thalys is launching a fightback against coach operators (and in some ways - itself) with the launch of a new sub-brand called Izy Izy will launch on the 3rd April 2016, promising fares of €19 between Paris and Brussels, offering two return trips a day (with three on Fridays and Saturdays), operated by two train sets. The service will operate between Paris Gare du … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines A350 initial routes available for booking

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With Singapore Airlines edging closer to commencing Airbus A350 operations, routes and planned deployments are now appearing to crystallise for the new aircraft to be delivered to the airline. For the rest of us - it means you can now book seats on Singapore Airlines A350 flights Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 during its first flight - Image, Airbus. So the magic … [Read more...]

Heathrow Connect Services Suspened

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It seems all is not well with Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect, with Heathrow Connect services suspended until further notice. Heathrow Connect Arriving at Heathrow Central (Currently substituting for Heathrow Express trains) - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to a thread on RailForums, it seems the trains that Heathrow Express been pulled for safety checks, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – TAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week taxing in the sun of a Frankfurt summer is a TAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER at Frankfurt Airport. TAM Airlines - the Brazilian brand of the LATAM group - operate a fleet of operate a fleet of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs in its long haul fleet. These are augmented with Boeing 767-300ERs and Airbus … [Read more...]

Ryanair marks its side of the Brexit debate

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For those of you outside the European Union or the United Kingdom, you may or may not heard of the upcoming poll of the British public on if they wish to remain in the European Union (which the media has dubbed the "Brexit"). And normally, I wouldn't write about this - mainly because the wall-to-wall media coverage of this, with politicians tearing each other into bits with … [Read more...]

Embraer rolls out its first E2 E-Jet

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Embraer has rolled out the first of its next generation EJet - the E2 series, and today the E190-E2. Embraer E2 E2-190 Rollout, Image, Embraer The E2 series is an update of the Embraer E-Jet family (E-170, E175, E190, E195). Embraer will be taking forward three updates including: E2-175 (three jets to be used for testing) E2-190 (four jets to be used for testing) E2-195 … [Read more...]