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Data Storage Adventures – With UGreen NASync – PART 5 Growing the Storage Pool

05/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Inserting the populated drive into the NAS

Data Storage Adventures - With UGreen NASync 4800 Part 5: Make my Storage Monster Grow by adding an Extra Hard Disk To quote the most wonderful Rita Repulsa, MAKE MY MONSTER GROW!  Part 1: Some Background and “Why Now?” Part 2: Which NAS to go for? Some thoughts and design work Part 3: Building, Configuring and Deploying the UGreeen NASync DXP 4800 Part 4: … [Read more...]

United Airlines partners with Spotify for content

05/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

United Airlines and Spotify annouce a partnership - Image, United Airlines

United Airlines and Spotify today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration that delivers an even more entertaining travel experience in the sky, with 450+ hours of content now available for free on the airline's seatback screens. The move marks the first time Spotify has offered audiobooks and video podcasts onboard an airline, allowing United Airlines flyers to enjoy … [Read more...]

Royal Brunei selects Intelsat for Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity

04/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Royal Brunei Airlines Airbus A320neo at Singapore Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Royal Brueni is stepping up its connectivity options, with the airline selecting Intelsat for in-flight connectivity, with a focus on Multi-Orbit connection. Royal Brunei Airbus A320 at Singapore Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline has selected the Intelsat network to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service to the airline’s Airbus … [Read more...]

Lufthansa activates Free Inflight Messaging for intercontinental flights

04/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 climbing out of Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

After promising it for some time, Lufthansa has enabled free messaging on its intercontinental flights. Passengers can send and receive any number of messages from their own smartphone or tablet via the familiar apps (WhatsApp, Messages, etc), regardless of their travel class during the flight, including photos. This is a little different to offerings from other … [Read more...]

JetBlue and Brightline to lauch multimodal travel options in Florida

03/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

JetBlue and Brightline working togehter - collage, Jetblue Image, Economy Class and Beyond, Brightline image, Brightline

Multimodal connections are important in travel, as we seek to reduce reliance on cars and non-required flights. Well, JetBlue and Brightline have launched a partnership to offer more travel connections across Florida, bringing a multimodal travel option. For the first time, JetBlue customers can book Brightline tickets directly on the airline's booking engine as part of … [Read more...]

Data Storage Adventures – Part 4 – Moving data around using ROBOCOPY

03/06/2025 by Kevincm 1 Comment

Data Storage Adventrues with a NASsync 4800 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Data Storage Adventures - With UGreen NASync 4800 Part 4: Data Migration using ROBOCOPY (or don't let a GUI do what a command prompt can do better...) Time for the bit that everyone loves - data migration.   Part 1: Some Background and “Why Now?” Part 2: Which NAS to go for? Some thoughts and design work Part 3: Building, Configuring and Deploying the UGreeen … [Read more...]

Emirates plans its return to Damascus, Syria

03/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Emirates Boeing 777-200LR - Image Emirates

Emirates is preparing to re-link Damascus (Syria) back its network. The move comes after flights were suspended in 2012, with the return only authorised in conjunction with the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority. It also follows FlyDubai reentering the market. Emirates is planning a phased reintroduction into service, with flights commencing from … [Read more...]

Etihad Airways to move its Sydney flights to all-A350 aircraft

02/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Etihad Airbus A350-1000 - Image, Etihad

For those looking for an improved passenger experience, Etihad Airways is planning to introduce its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft during the winter season, then converting the operation to all A350 flights. On its way to a land down under soon - Image, Etihad. Beginning 1 October 2025, the A350 will join the Sydney schedule on select flights, complementing the Boeing 787-9 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Play Airbus A320neo departing Dublin Airport

01/06/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

Play Airbus A320neo taking off from Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Play Airbus A320neo taking off from Dublin Airport as it heads home to its base of Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. Play operates six Airbus A320neo aircraft in its fleet, with its A321neo aircraft being reassigned to its Maltese-based subsidiary.  These aircraft … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st May)

31/05/2025 by Kevincm Leave a Comment

There's always an Aviation Angle - National Express West Midlands, in a Emirates advertising livery

As we head out of May and into the Mid-point of the year, it's still the end of a short week, but busy enough. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.   There's always an Aviation Angle - National Express West Midlands, in an Emirates advertising livery (Colmore Row, Birmingham).  Data Storage Adventures Something different this week from … [Read more...]

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