Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – South African Airways Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, and time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting on the tarmac at the maintenance pads at London Heathrow airport is a South African Airways Airbus A330-200. South African Airways operate six Airbus A330-200s in their fleet, which support the quad engined Airbus A340s in their long haul operation based out of OR Tambo International … [Read more...]

United to bring Illy Coffee to its planes and lounges

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Airline coffee. I think it's the one thing that we can all agree that needs drastic improvement in the air. Let's face it, in economy class coffee is akin to day-old dishwater. Even business class coffee is a disappointment more often than not. In fact, thinking about it, the only really decent cup of coffee I've had in the air was when I flew Openskies. Coffee aboard … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus pulls Belfast City to London Gatwick services

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It seems that Aer Lingus will be pulling its Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick services next year. Aer Lingus Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The three times a day service between Belfast City and Gatwick will be pulled on 26th March 2016 to release slots that are required when International Airlines Group brought Aer … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Miles and More Credit Card offer – bonus miles on offer

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If you're collecting Lufthansa Miles and More miles - this could be up your street as MBNA are making a new bonus of up to 10,000 miles for signing up for their credit card. So what's the offer? 1,500 bonus miles on first spend 8,500 bonus miles after spending £1,000 within 90 days of opening the account There is an additional offer on the card, which if you redeem 7,500 … [Read more...]

KLM to start charging for Advanced Seat Reservations

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In news that is sadly not surprising, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will now be charging for Advanced Seat Reservations. KLM CityHopper Embraer 170 and Fokker F70 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So to the nitty-gritty - the Advanced Seat Reservation fee will be €20 per person per segment - and goes into effect on the 1st December, for flights from 26th January. The charges … [Read more...]

The Kubler Ross Change Curve… and American Airlines AAdvantage

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So by now, if you're an American Airlines AAdvantage member, you've read and digested the news. And if not, hit One Mile at a Time, Mommy Points, Pizza In Motion, The Gate, etc And it brings me back to the Kubler Ross Change Curve. This was hanging in my office a year and a bit ago. Oddly, I was using to describe another devaluation at that time. Or what some … [Read more...]

Bombardier’s CSeries completes flight certification testing

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Some good news for Bombardier today, as the CSeries (the CS100 subtype) completes its flight certification test programme. With the flight test programme wrapped up, it's now down to Transport Canada to review and issue a "type certificate" - allowing the CSeries to move from a development phase to a phase where they can deliver planes to customers. Bombardier in the … [Read more...]

TAP Portugal goes shopping, comes away with new aircraft

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TAP Portgual is in the midst of change. With a partial sale of the airline to a consortium comprising of Azul Linhas Aéreas and Barraqueiro group (known as Atlantic Gateway), the future aircraft orders were always up for review. Now the review is complete, TAP Portugal has been shopping for 53 new aircraft. TAP Portugal will be ordering a mixture of single aisle and … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle gets UK Operators Licence – plans expansion

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It seems Norwegian Air Shuttles appetite for growth is insatiable, with the airline to open a UK subsidiary. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Rendering, Norwegian Air Shuttle The subsidiary - Norwegian UK has gained its own United Kingdom Operators Licence, which allows it access to bilateral traffic rights from the United Kingdom to new destinations in Asia, … [Read more...]