Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up at Phoenix Skyharbour international airport is a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 as it queues up for departure. Southwest operate an all Boeing 737 fleet, divided between the classic Boeing 737 (737-300, 737-500), the NextGen 737s (737-700 and 737-800). The airline also has orders … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Memories…

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Memories. I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of Hamad … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Time to head homeward

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Time to head homeward I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of … [Read more...]

Dealing with the unfamiliar….

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I'm in the midst of organising my tradition autumn trip to the USA at the moment. And I'm facing a quandary. Namely - dealing with the unfamiliar. If you look at my trip reports, you'll notice that there's a commonality in my trip reports namely: The Hyatt Regency O'Hare The Crowne Plaza O'Hare Both of these hotels have served me well in the past - however - the … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! More time in Frankfurt Airport

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The Five Yen of Happiness! More time in Frankfurt Airport I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of … [Read more...]

British Airways Flight 2276 – Fire At Las Vegas Airport

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News from Las Vegas International Airport this evening with a British Airways flight BA2276 suffered a major incident as it prepared to depart. It appears the left hand engine on the Boeing 777-200ER fitted with GE90 engines suffered a failure, causing a fire. The take off was aborted, and all passengers aboard - 159 passengers and 18 crew were evacuated via the emergency … [Read more...]

Here we go again… It’s another Lufthansa Strike!

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It's been in the offing for a while, but it seems that Vereinigung Cockpit is still annoyed at Lufthansa over retirement ages and benefits, and is going out on strike on the 8th September. Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This time, Long Haul and Cargo flights will be hit, with 90 long haul flights being axed, and all … [Read more...]