Economy Class & Beyond

Growing Old in Style – Holiday Inn Express Soho, Sheung Wan

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Growing old in Style - Holiday Inn Express Soho, Sheung Wan Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf … [Read more...]

Growing Old in Style – Exploring some Kowloon Sights

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Growing old in Style - Exploring some Kowloon Sights Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf Airport to … [Read more...]

Emirates to operate A380s to Washington DC from 1st February

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Emirates is not known for its subtlety. From showers at 35,000ft, gold, and all the fake walnut you can pack into a plane to the destinations, with the song and dance that goes along when one of their Airbus A380 Well, in another demonstration of being as subtle as a gold plated brick through a window, Emirates has announced plans to up-gauge its Dubai to Washington DC … [Read more...]

Psst? Wanna buy an Airbus aircraft?

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If you're rich, or a billionaire hell-bent on becoming a millionaire - then it's time to set up an airline. Airbus have released their price list for 2016. Expect eye-watering prices for these new planes... if you're paying out of your own pocket. Want an Airbus A350-900? That'll be US$308.1 million please... Yes, we accept cash. Pocket change if you're waiting for … [Read more...]

Air France prepares to say Au Revoir to its Boeing 747 fleet

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Another operate is preparing to say goodbye to its Boeing 747 fleet, with Air France the latest airline to put the jumbo jet out to pasture. Air France Boeing 747 Arriving at CDG after its final International Flight - Image, Air France via Twitter Air France completed its long haul operations with a flight between Mexico City and Paris Charles De Gaulle. All that remains … [Read more...]

The case of the vanishing Delta Boeing 747 fleet….

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Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 operations are getting decidedly thinner in 2016, with only three routes due to operate during the summer. Delta Boeing 747-400 at Detroit Wayne County Airport - Image, RenesPoints (source - http://renespoints.boardingarea.com/2013/11/17/are-the-days-of-flying-delta-747s-numbered/) The Boeing 747-400s will be confined to operating between the USA … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380

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It's Sunday again, at it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, on tow from the maintenance hub at Heathrow Airport to the passenger terminals is a British Airways Airbus A380. British Airways currently operate ten Airbus A380s in its long haul fleet, with an additional two aircraft due to join. These are used on long haul services from Terminal 3 and … [Read more...]

Emirates plans 2nd daily Los Angeles service, 2nd daily Geneva service

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Emirates continues its march of increasing capacity to destinations with several more routes getting a second daily service, and one service getting an A380 upgrade. Emirates Airbus A380 taxing at Heathrow Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond Let's get onto the changes. Firstly, Dubai to Los Angeles will gain a second daily service with EK217/EK218 joining the … [Read more...]

Growing Old in Style – Over to Kowloon on the Star Ferry

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Growing Old in Style - Over to Kowloon on the Star Ferry Index: 40.. wait? You're 40??? Off to Heathrow with National Express Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and British Airways Galleries First BA936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe Düsseldorf airport and the most boring lounge... in the world (Lufthansa Business Lounge) CX376 Düsseldorf Airport … [Read more...]

West Coast Main Line Closure between Carlisle and Glasgow

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One of the major arteries remains shut after the storms that battered the United Kingdom and Ireland over the Christmas period. The route - The West Coast Main Line - serving London Euston to Glasgow (via Birmingham, Stafford, Crewe, Manchester, Preston) is currently blocked between Carlisle and Glasgow Central due to a bridge needing urgent repair at Lamington - located … [Read more...]