Economy Class & Beyond

Easyjet announces denser seating from May 2016

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It seems EasyJet is joining the ultra-dense party, with something buried in their latest results for the period of the last six months. Easyjet Airbus A319 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The line in the release should cause those who have long legs or want extra legroom shiver in fear: Or for those who wish to read the text: <From May 2016 all … [Read more...]

United Airlines plans its 787-9 deployment from Houston

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With United Airlines bringing more Boeing 787-9 aircraft online, the airline is outlining its plans for the deployment of the larger 787s from its Houston Intercontinental hub. United Airlines Boeing 787-9 - Image, (c) The Boeing Company Six routes will be switched over in the Autumn of 2015, starting in August and through to March 2016 (and yes - we're now talking about … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Express Embraer EMB-120

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a United Express Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia operated by SkyWest arriving at San Francisco International Airport. The venerable Embraer EMB 120 has been removed from service this week for services operated by SkyWest, connecting local communities to bigger hubs. SkyWest at its peak … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Hong Kong Airlines

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It's Saturday, so its time to place your luggage in the overhead bin, stow your tray table and bring your seat to the upright position as we go to this weeks safety video. This week, it's back into the wild world of computer generated graphics with Hong Kong Airlines as they demonstrate safety aboard their aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flO5xBlouJY With a … [Read more...]

Travel Plus… Photography: Snapselect is free (and it works quite well)!

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One of the problems I have when I take photos for trip reports is that I sometimes shoot a few too many photos. If you can call 5.5TB of photos "a few" photos. Snapselect by MacPhun is a tool that allows you to go through duplicates and easily identify them.  Currently, Snapselect is FREE from the Apple App Store. Is it any good though? Firstly, check what it … [Read more...]

Avianca confirms its order for 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft

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Earlier this week, Avianca has firmed up its order with Airbus for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft Avianca Airbus A321neo and A320neo - Rendering, Airbus. Avianca signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus in February and have converted it into an order for A320neo family (including the A321neo, A320neo and A319neo). This brings the total A320neo family … [Read more...]

Bombardier confirms Swiss will be the first CSeries operator

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Bombardier has confirmed at long last who the first operator of the CSeries aircraft will be... and it will be Swiss International Airlines. Swiss International Airlines Bombardier CSeries. Rendering - Bombardier. The Bombardier CSeries programme has been through major ups and downs - however, it seems Bombardier is buckling down on the programme, with the manufacturer … [Read more...]

Improved UK Uber sign up – now £20!

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I've slowly warmed to Uber in recent months - namely because they now operate out my home city of Birmingham (as well as Leeds, Manchester and London). What's good is when they offer decent sign-up bonuses - and Uber is offering one at the moment - which is double their normal signup bonus. So in other words, you get a £20 bonus if you sign up before 20th May 2015. … [Read more...]